Exhibitors at our conference:

PROGRAMME

Day 1

13:00 – 14:00 Registration In front of Reception

14:00 – 14:30 Welcome and conference opening Okavango hall

14:30 – 15:30 Plenary 1: Sr. Carol Garner – Health and common illness

in the junior phase Okavango hall

15:30 – 16:00 Tea Okavango hall

16:00 – 17:15 Plenary 2: Dr. Anke Brand – Digital Intelligence Okavango hall

17:30 Dinner Restaurant

Day 2

07:00 – 07:45 Breakfast for sleepover delegates (only) Restaurant

08:00 – 08:30 Worship and devotion Okavango hall

08:30 – 09:30 Plenary 3: Robyn Wienand – Changes in the ECD

environment Okavango hall

09:30 – 10:00 Exhibitor session Boma

10:00 – 10:30 Tea Okavango hall

10:30 – 12:00 Workshop session 1 Okavango / Savuti / Savannah

12:00 – 13:00 Plenary 4: Andrea Sciarappa – Curriculum developments

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Restaurant

14:00 – 15:30 Workshop session 2 Okavango / Savuti / Savannah

15:30 – 16:00 Conference closing Okavango hall

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After studying she joined a corporate company as a

trainer for nine years, and then bought and ran a

nursery school for five years before expanding into a

primary school. The primary school grew until it finally

split from the nursery school in 2017. Kerry is a mom

of three children, aged 18, 13 and 7, and has been

happily married for 19 years.

E-mail:

kerry_mcarthur@acsi.co.za

ACSI’s ECD Co-Ordinator, KERRY MC ARTHUR, has a

love for teaching and enjoys working in the ECD

environment, as the energy and fun is contagious.

Kerry has been involved in education for over 22 years

and is passionate about developing teachers and

children.

YOUR HOST

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CAROL GARNER, Managing Director- Global Case

Management Solutions (GCMS), Chairperson: Case

Manager Association of SA.

Carol’s extensive healthcare career began in 1975

where she began her nursing career at Greys Hospital

in Pietermaritzburg.

During 1986 Carol joined CAMAF (Chartered

Accountants Medical Aid Fund) where she embarked

her journey in the medical schemes industry spanning the past 33 years.

Carol is involved in both local and international healthcare markets with

a broad client base across all sectors of the community with a specific

focus on case management and risk control. With her experience in the

funding industry she has a vast knowledge of the South African

Healthcare systems and how to navigate the challenges.

In April 2015 Carol left the corporate world and opened her own

independent case management company focusing on onsite case

management and transition of care and training, ensuring the most

appropriate outcome for patients.

Carol is passionate about case management in SA and as the current

chairperson of the Case Manager Association is involved in the develop-

ment and training of case managers with strong links to the USA,

Australia and the UK.

Carol was the 2018 recipient of the first International Case Manager of

the Year Award presented in Chicago in June.

Carol has a strong personal faith and holds true to family

values, she has been happily married for 43 years and

has 4 married children and 8 grandchildren who keep her

on her toes.

PLENARY 1

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ANKE BRAND is a respected speaker,

consultant, teacher and counsellor on internet

addiction, Internet Addiction Disorder and

Compulsive Gaming Disorder. She has a

B.Comm, Bachelor of Ministry, Master of

Theology in Christian Counselling and did her

Doctor of Philosophy, PhD Thesis: Internet

addiction.

Anke speaks to parents, leaders, schools, teachers and young

people country wide on the important issues of the dangers of

the digital world. Whether it’s gaming, pornography, cyber-

bullying, or depression, she helps them to understand how

technology addiction is affecting our brains, thus having an

influence on our grades, our concentration, behavior and

emotional well-being.

This is necessary teaching our generation, to remind us that our

phone / tablet / computer habits will either amplify or get in the

way of our most important longing of all:

the satisfying glory of our Savior.

PLENARY 2

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ROBYN WIENAND is an international expert in the field of early

childhood education with a degree from the University of

Witwatersrand. The Play-with a-Purpose development concepts

have been trained by Robyn locally and internationally in countries such as

Ghana, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ireland and the UK as well as five other countries.

Robyn sits on the advisory board for Monash University’s Degree of Child

and Youth Development. Her research on education has been published in

the International Research Journal on Relational Child and Youth Care as

well as being the subject of an Honours dissertation at Monash University.

Robyn has appeared in the media many times – including programmes such

as ETV’s ‘Great Expectations – Find the Perfect Preschool’ and on SABC’s

magazine programmes Kaelo and Pasella, as well as on the Good Things

Guy. She is recognised as an expert on Toys and Games for Educational

Development and has been on the professional panel of judges for the SA

Toy Association.

She was Runner up for TLC Africa’s Woman of the Year in 2012 for the work

she has done in uplifting communities through education in South Africa and

abroad.

In 2017 Robyn was named a Paul Harris Fellow by

the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International “in

appreciation of tangible and significant assistance

given for the furtherance of better understanding

and friendly relations among peoples of the

world”. Past recipients of this prestigious honour

include: Mother Theresa and Nelson Mandela.

She also is the civil society co-chairperson on National Department of

Social Developments Committee on ECD Infrastructure and Registration,

a sub-committee of the National Intersectoral ECD Forum.

PLENARY 3

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Andrea’s organisation, Tools for School, is well

known for it’s Curriculum and Governance

resources.

She has curated an ECD-specific website that is

used by a few Municipalities, a large training

college and hundreds of ECD centres in all nine

Provinces of South Africa.

PLENARY 4

ANDREA SCIARAPPA has been in the ECD field

for 25 years. For the first 19 she owner

managed a large ECD centre of 120 children,

and oversaw the complete functioning of the

centre. In 2012 Andrea stepped onto the

National ECD stage and has become a social

media influencer in South African ECD.

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Hayley’s approach to Abuse Prevention Education is underpinned by

her whole community focus, which involves engaging schools via staff

and students, parents and carers, childcare practitioners and

members of other community groups in the process of creating safer

communities. In short, anyone who has anything to do with children

will benefit from the simple yet powerful techniques taught by Hayley,

who as a Childrens’ and family Pastor, felt compelled to search for

answers to the growing problem of child abuse.

With Protective Behaviours and the ‘Holding Hands’ curriculum

emphasis is placed on developing a language and culture of safety for

children and adults alike, improving communication between them

and broadening the networks available to children when they are

feeling unsafe. This involves teaching the basics in easy to understand

ways that are encouraging, non sexual and non threatening.

The Abuse Prevention Education promoted by Hayley is based on the

Protective Behaviours Western Australia system that relies on

participation in primary programs which then lead to the systems

being adapted and developed to suit needs. It does not contain

complex lingo or need expensive props. It is the perfect

package of assistance and facilitation. It can be used across

a variety of client groups and is sensitive to gender and culture.

HAYLEY WALKER is the current Chair

Person of Protective Behaviours South

Africa and an accredited Senior trainer. She

has had extensive experience in presenting

Protective Behaviours to over 3000

children and 300 adults in the last 3 years.

WORKSHOP BREAKAWAY: PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS

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SHANN DE SMIDT studied

primary school teaching, and

has been involved in teaching

learners of all ages through

the years. Making sure each

child is firmly grounded with

the foundations needed for

learning led Shann to study

ECD, and this is where she has

focused much of her teaching

over the past few years.

Shann has taught in rural schools, schools in wealthy urban

environments and small private schools. She is currently the

principal of Sungarden Nursery School and Eastside Primary School

based in the east of Pretoria. Helping children approach life with the

understanding of who God is and how He is the essential centre of

every learning moment is the main focus of her leadership in the

school.

Shann serves on the advisory board of Abba’s Pride, as well as on

the Board of Bethesda. Shann is a wife to Neil, mom to a lovely

large family and proud granny to six wonderful grandchildren.

WORKSHOP BREAKAWAY: STORY TELLING

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After having worked extensively in the corporate

environment for 5 years in positions such as HR

Assistant, Service Controller and Receptionist,

MONJA KRETZEN completed a BA Degree in

Psychology from the University of South Africa and is

a registered Counsellor at the Association for

Counsellors in South Africa (CCSA).

She has 5 years’ experience in

counselling including Play Therapy,

Art Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy,

Trauma Therapy and Parent Guidance

and Psychological Counselling. Monja

is also passionate about, and able to

offer Emotional Intelligence classes,

Reading classes and has completed a

course in Integrated Learning Therapy.

She is currently enrolled in an ECD

course with Compass Academy of

Learning. Monja has a passion to teach

to the hearts of children so that they

believe in who they were created to be,

know that they are unique and special and thereby reach their fullest

potential in God’s plan for their life.

WORKSHOP BREAKAWAY: GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

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WORKSHOP BREAKAWAY: BARRIERS TO LEARNING

Rene’s approach to learning is centred on the belief that each person,

whether child or adult, can learn new methods that will allow learning to

become an enjoyable process. Many people with learning differences

have developed refined coping mechanisms - but she knows that it is

possible to develop techniques that allow her clients to do much more

than just cope! Throughout Rene's teaching career, she has realised the

huge need for learners to be accepted and treated equally and opened

Dynamic Learning Solution.

One of her long-time students diagnosed with Autism, had many forms

of intervention and after years of struggling to read, was diagnosed as

being dyslexic. The book “The Gift of Dyslexia” really embraced Rene's

outlook and approach to teaching and she was pleased to find a method

that explained that her student was not disabled, but different,

specifically in his thinking style. Rene also realised that he wasn’t the

only student she had with a different thinking

style.

Her student completed The Davis Dyslexia

Correction Programme with a Licenced

Facilitator and Rene was trained as the Support

Person. Rene soon realised that the tools he

was given brought him both immediate and

long-term success. After the program he was

able to begin reading and writing independently

within a short time.

She is currently continuing her studies into

treating anxiety and depression in students.

RENE CHRISTIANE is a qualified special needs

teacher and licensed Davis Facilitator specializing

in barriers to learning and Dyslexia intervention.

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Thank you for participating in

our ECD conference!