I have been in post as the Head of Kindergarten at CIA FIRST since 2017. I am originally from the UK and have over 30 years experience in early years education and leadership, including specializing in HR and recruitment for the Early Years Sector. I am happy to say that after living in Cambodia for 6 years, I now consider Cambodia to be my home.
First and foremost it is important that educators make connections with students that will form the foundation for building and maintaining positive, secure and trusting relationships which support learning and social and emotional growth. Young children are by nature investigators who question and explore the world around them, arriving at school with their own experiences and ideas. It is important that adults allow children to build on their own interests and prior experiences working as a partner with them, encouraging them to be active in their environment, to seek out problems and work with their peers to find solutions. An educator is a facilitator of learning who spends time observing students, encouraging them to share ideas, ask questions, wonder and experiment in order to construct their own new knowledge and understanding of the world around them. |