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25.01.2022 The Phoenix Cups book was published recently on Australian Arts Review. This is Christopher’s cool interview on the couch.

25.01.2022 What are you reading today? I’m touching up on my guidance approach with Dan Gartrell. Christopher Phoenix and I are working in paradise, so I’m making the most of a couple days either side to read and write. I needed a whole suitcase just for my books . Let us know what’s on your weekend reading list in the comments. xo Sandi #FarNorthQLD #FreedomCupFilling #palmcove

24.01.2022 We are excited to be teaming up with Nature Play QLD to visit some of Brisbane’s best OSHC services as part of our upcoming Bus Tour on 7 November. The good news for all our Brisbane educators you’re all invited to come along for the ride *beep beep*. Think sing-a-longs and bus games JUST KIDDING! It’s going to be waaaay cooler. What you can expect: ... open an honest Q&A sessions with service coordinators and educators hands-on loose parts activities and challenges specialised workshops focusing on playwork theory and practice, and behaviour and risk management. personalised action plan for your service All the while networking with like-minded educators. If this sounds like something you want to be part of, go and jump on board (no pun intended) - https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/bus-tour But be quick, because spaces are limited.

21.01.2022 We would love to know.... If you designed your own Bot ... * What would you like it to do? * How big is it? * What attachments does it have? * What is its name?... Not only did Dr. Andrew King discuss putting the "E" in S.T.E.A.M... He filled the Fun Cup in his interview with Sandi on The online teacher's and educator's symposium! One of our favourite parts in his interview has been added to the reflection booklet which was to create or design your "Bot", just like Andrew King and Benjamin Johnston’s Engibear’s Dream Bearbot - https://www.bearlyengineering.com/product/engibears-dream/ "Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein - Click on the link below for subscription options to watch Andrew's interview https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

21.01.2022 In memory of Sir Ken Robinson today... his inspiring TED talk about valuing creativity in education. RIP Sir Ken Robinson 1950-2020. Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? https://www.ted.com//sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_crea

21.01.2022 Tag your #FunCup friends who can’t get through a gym session without playing

20.01.2022 Chris and Sandi have been published in the Australian Childcare Alliance's - Belonging Early Years Journal. Their article "Practising self-care during Covid 19", is around how to take care of yourself so that you can take care of others.

20.01.2022 Wise words from Carrie Rose about slowing down and evolving - at The Mastering your Documentation Online Conference "We can be always very rushed, we can be under the pump on time restraints, and this is why I encourage educators to reflect on those daily diaries, daily what we did today, daily uploads to online platforms. Because we need time. Children need time to evolve their games, their play, their thinking, their ideas, their skills and development. And educators need to provide that time by being patient. When we feel like we've got these deadlines that we have to meet. We sometimes can be following around children to get documentation done because it's required at that time. This is not rich and meaningful documentation". https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/documentation

20.01.2022 Lil' Fi joined Sandi on The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium where she launched the song that she wrote about the Phoenix Cups! Fi, it was an absolute pleasure having you fill our Fun Cups on this interview with Sandi. Thank you for sharing your voice, ukulele, knowledge and your love for embedding music into practice Sandi and Fi's recording will be uploaded to the online course this week. ... To find out how to watch the interview and to see subscription options, Click on the link below https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes to see subscription options.

18.01.2022 When David Callan and Gabby Millgate told us they wanted to be the voices of The Phoenix Cups audio book, we could hardly contain our excitment. They are Frank and Dan to a tee... what do you think?

18.01.2022 Hey Western Australian friends - want the chance to WIN a Phoenix Cups pack? Make sure you check out the Western Australian newspaper for your Code Word to enter! #westernaustralian #competition #phoenixcups

18.01.2022 Our favourite hollywood super star is on the telly tonight!! Quick turn on SBS! https://amp.news.com.au///573113282176ac5f47bdf422424b7853

18.01.2022 Last month, Sandi met with Lukas Ritson from Wearthy to record an interview for The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium. Lukas' session is titled "Laying the foundations for Play" and it will launch on Tuesday 29th of September. To learn more about the online Symposium subscription, or sign up for a month's access to the online course and to watch Lukas and Sandi's interview, Click on the link below... https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

18.01.2022 Happy Early Childhood Educator’s day Sonas Early Learning & Care

17.01.2022 "What's this Welcome to Country thing?". The question is "What is Country". Jade Kennedy's answer to that question is profound. And it will hurt a little. #iamsorry #alwayswasalwayswillbe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdYmSByzrL8

16.01.2022 Ohhh a Wellbeing Festival! Christopher and Sandi Phoenix are super excited to be a part of the Early Years Wellbeing Festival for Early Years TV participants. To check out the AWESOME content on Early Years TV and get access to the festival all you need to do is sign up here https://www.earlyyearssummit.com/phoenix . Enjoy!

16.01.2022 Where is the green sheep - coronavirus edition . The green sheep in this story is pretty cool. https://youtu.be/Zx5SuUejlqY

16.01.2022 In case you missed it, the Phoenix Support and Nature Play QLD bus tour will be tripping around Brisbane on 7 November to visit some of the best OSHC venues Brisbane has to offer. Every location offers something a little different and will provide everyone who visits a lot of great tips, tricks and uber cool ideas they can implement into their own environments. For anyone that’s spent the day with the Phoenix Support crew will know that you are in for a treat. Spaces are lim...ited, so get in quick. https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/bus-tour

15.01.2022 Always great to see play happening at Camp Hill OSHC

15.01.2022 Introducing our amazing panel of speakers for the new "Mastering your Documentation Conference', commencing this weekend. There are still spots available, so don't miss out on joining us to explore, and discuss the documentation of children's learning, and the educational program and practice. By the end of the week, we are sure you will have a different relationship with documentation and (dare we say it), you'll probably even be excited about documenting children's learning. Register here - https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/documentation

14.01.2022 The team at Phoenix Support for Educators support the ideas put forward by the Thrive by Five campaign to call on the federal government to invest in a universally accessible, high-quality early learning system, delivered by a skilled and supported workforce. How will this look? What's your thoughts on this? What will this mean for providers? How do we ensure better outcomes for children and educators, as well as small business owners under this kind of structural reform? This is going to require solutions and ideas from all the corners of the sector. Tonight, Sandi, Tara, and Tara's children joined the Thrive by Five campaign launch calling for structural reform. Read the open letter from #thrivebyfive to the federal government here. https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net//R7XZW82-0aXy2i6AaPu2srhT

14.01.2022 We are SUPER excited to be collabortating with Nature Play QLD to host another Bus Tour! This tour will kick off on Saturday 7th of November, The amazing services who have kindly opened their doors (and nature play sites) for us to explore and have conversations about getting children outdoors include:... * Camp Hill OSHC * Spring Mountain OSHC Jabiru Kids * Woodcrest OSHC Tickets are available now! Click on the link below to find out more information on how to get your "Bus Pass"! https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/bus-tour

14.01.2022 Hands up if you have a BIG Mastery Cup! We'd love to hear from you to know what you do to regularly fill your Mastery Cup.

13.01.2022 Lil' Fi is joining Sandi on Tuesday afternoon for a live webinar to bring some joy and music into our day We wanted to share a video from Lil' Fi's website called "A cup of Tea with Lil' Fi" https://www.lilfi.com//2020/05/04/a-cup-of-tea-with-lil-fi/ ... Please click on the link below for more information about the Live session: https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

13.01.2022 Childhood being lived at Urith's Family Day Care

12.01.2022 Dr Chrystal Whiteford who is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood and Primary Mathematics Education, from QUT joined us on The online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium. Throughout this session Chrystal shared some practical strategies, language and terminology to support the exploration of mathematical concepts in the early years. One of the tips from the session to support children to learn shapes in the early years was that young children learn about shapes by feeling it. T...hey need to be able to physically touch them ~ paper pictures won't do. "Young children learn about shapes through moulding, matching, and creating." ~ Dr. Chrystal Whiteford What experiences do you provide children to physically explore shapes in the early years? To find out more about The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium, click on the link below https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

11.01.2022 Our Mastering your Documentation Online Conference is happening, 6-12 September 2020. Let us introduce you to the panel of speakers who are going to help you unpack and explore the documentation of children's learning, and the educational program and practice. - Sandi Phoenix and Tara Hill, Phoenix Support for Educators... - Kellie Bradford and Tennille Zammit, Family Day Care - Angus Gorrie, Camp Hill OSHC - Janice Rocca and Michelle Raikuna-Jones - Carrie Rose, Long Day Care See more here https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/documentation

11.01.2022 This place is the most amazing space for children. They are trusted to assess their own risk in play, and continue through with projects. They eat/sleep/rest and seek adults in their own time and agenda. They carry the control of their days, and are assisted by adults when they need it and ask for it. And they are strong, capable and highly confident young people, who have consistent primary carers for their entire journey in the centre, and spend their days playing and being a part of a multi age community (including the adults!). Living life together is the motto. Among the luckiest kids around I think. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this amazing space you’ve led Trisha Dean

10.01.2022 Because we just can't contain our excitement for our new fancy schmancy audio book any more, we've decided to give you a little sneak peak. Have we got you hooked? If so, get your mits on it before anyone else by signing up to the Phoenix Cups mailing list. Doors open for the Phoenix Cups Book Club on 1 October where you can access the audio book... and a whole bunch more fun stuff.

10.01.2022 We had an AMAZING week working up in Far North QLD! When we weren't delivering PD, we were hiking through the Daintree Rainforest, Kayaking over the Great Barrier Reef, and brainstorming some exciting new projects coming your way soon It was also fantastic to be delivering face to face professional development to all the wonderful educators up here! ... #phoenixcups #childrensbehaviour #educatorwellbeing #fullcups

10.01.2022 **GIVEAWAY ALERT** Our new Mastering your Documentation Online Conference kicks off this weekend (we can hardly contain our excitement), and we want to give one lucky early childhood educator the chance to join us. The week long masterclass, is jammed packed with a panel of industry experts who will provide you with the confidence you need to tackle the ins and outs of the daily documentation grind and leave you with a feeling of excitement and confidence to create your ow...n style within your documentation. AND, because we love you guys, we are also going to throw in an Ultimate Educator’s Bundle (diary, journal, calendar) to help get you O.R.G.A.N.I.S.E.D! (P.S that’s $345 worth of value #winning). To enter: 1. Tag an educator friend or colleague who you think would benefit from getting their documentation in order. 2. Make sure you’re following Phoenix Support for Educators Facebook page. 3. You can enter as many times as you like, just make sure each tag is a new comment Winner will be drawn at random at 5pm on Thursday, 3 September (AEST) and announced via our stories. For more information or to register for the conference: https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/documentation Check out the Ultimate Educators bundle: https://esreproductions.com//pro/ultimate-educators-bundle

09.01.2022 It was a pleasure today to speak to over 175 educators and teaching faculty today for RANSTAD Education of behalf of Phoenix Support for Educators. With a topic of "Play: It's more than having fun", and with 30 minutes to present, I decided to hit hard with play types that challenge many adults (or at least their agendas) but have significant developmental and cup filling benefit. Through a playwork lens we explored these topics and it is with optimism I hope some great critically reflective discussions will come as a result. ~ Angus Gorrie

09.01.2022 Happy Educator’s Day

09.01.2022 Children have 5 Cups that represent their needs outlined in the #phoenixcups framework. Here’s some more information about the #connectioncup

08.01.2022 Documentation is the crux of any early childhood educator, yet something that so many of us struggle with. We’ve heard your cries and have come up with a solution. Our week-long Mastering your Documentation Online Conference will supply you with the knowledge and tools to unpack and explore the documentation side of the early childhood space and leave you feeling (dare we say it), excited about documenting children's learning. Over the seven days, you will hear from differen...t experts in the sector who will provide their experience and perspective to help get your documentation to where it needs to be. Check out the program, and topics being discussed here - https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/documentation

08.01.2022 Sandi will join Lil Fi' for the LIVE interview on The Online Teacher's and Educator's Symposium (TOTES). Date: Tuesday 25th of August 2020. Time: 5-6pm... Join Lil Fi' and Sandi for the LIVE conversation to be inspired to sing your way through your day in an intentional way Click on the link below for more information on how to sign up for the month https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

08.01.2022 A good one to let parents know about... happening tonight https://fb.me/e/dl83fwera?ti=icl

08.01.2022 Angus and I teamed up to kick off a 6 month project with the team at C&K Calamvale OSHC. The afternoon started with a professional conversation to support their thinking about children’s social and behavioural learning and to develop strategies to ensure curriculum decisions are supporting children’s needs aka Cup Filling. This was then followed by coaching and mentoring to have conversations about children’s play within the after school care program. Angus captured this incredible image of a setting rich with affordance and potential. We cannot wait to embrace this journey with the educators and children to no doubt achieve some amazing ludic outcomes! Tara & Angus

07.01.2022 Wednesday 2nd September is Early Childhood Educators' Day! It's the chance for children, families and early learning service providers to say thank you to their early childhood educators on a very personal level. Visit the website to find out more www.EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay.org.au #LoveMyECE #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay <3 <3

07.01.2022 Who is the biggest Fun Cup where you work? What is the funniest thing you have seen them do?

06.01.2022 Q&A with this the presenter for this month's live webinar on The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium We asked Lil Fi: What is a tip you wish you could give to yourself the first year you started working with children?... Lil Fi answered: "Intentionally teach with music, sing into the children - Trust yourself to get it right - don’t worry so much. I think I was so use to performing at festivals, to go into early years was a much harder gig, kids don’t fake it, they’ll just get up and walk out if you’re not engaging them. I had a natural ability to engage them but I was worried I wasn’t doing enough. That’s why I’d say, slow down and trust yourself. As it turned out once I’d worked out the technique of intentionally teaching with music everything just fell into place for my career of working with children and inspiring others to do so too." We are so excited to have Lil' Fi joining Sandi tomorrow at 5pm for this months live interview to hear more about how to intentionally incorporate music into everyday experiences for children. Please click on the link below for more information about the Live session and The Online Teacher's and Educator's Symposium subscription: https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

06.01.2022 If you are not on our Phoenix Cups facebook page you might have missed this. Tell how you will be filling your Cups this weekend?

06.01.2022 To the educators! Happy Early Childhood Educators' Day! We hope that Australia's early childhood educator know how much they are recognised & appreciated - not just today, but every day. ... To each and every one of you, we say thank you. #EarlyChildhoodEducatorsDay #LoveMyECE #YouAreAwesome

06.01.2022 Filling The Connection Cup with The Cure - "Friday I'm in Love." How are you filling your Connection Cup today? #phoenixcups #connectioncup #thecure #fridayvibes

06.01.2022 PSA!! We are soooo excited to announce that we are opening our doors to the Phoenix Cups Book Club on November 1. Eek!! Our book club is a little different though, because it will be working exclusively with The Phoenix Cups audio book. You heard it right... we are FINALLY launching our audio book... *crowd goes wild*.... Joining our new book club will not only give you first access to The Phoenix Cups audio book (that is freakin' amazing, if we do say so ourselves) but it will also give members behind the scenes access to the thoughts and commentary that went into writing the book, from Chris and Sandi themselves. Want in? Sign up to the Phoenix Cups (not Phoenix Support) mailing list for exclusive early entry. https://www.phoenixcups.com.au/

06.01.2022 FUN CUP FRIDAY Describe your favourite movie as boring as possible - and add a gif if you can

06.01.2022 Early Years Wellbeing Festival Sandi and Chris are lucky to be guest speaking on this years Early Years Wellbeing Festival with the amazing Kathy Brodie! The Wellbeing Festival is a bit like a mini Early Years Summit with in-depth interviews with experts available to watch completely FREE on the Early Years Summit website.... The amazing speaker line up includes: - Katherine Tredinnick on How To Discuss the Pandemic With Children and Supporting Parents - Chris and Sandi Phoenix on Filling the Safety Cup - Ann Marie Christian on Safeguarding Issues - Ellen Dodge on Practical Ideas for Supporting Parents at Home - Shana Laffy on Developing Conscious Communication Within Your Team - Tanya Valentin on Reconnecting As A Team After COVID-19 - Annie Davy on The Roots Of Resilience Click on the link below to watch Sandi and Chris - as well as access all the other great speakers https://www.earlyyearssummit.com/phoenix

05.01.2022 Chris and Sandi are super excited to be presenting at the Affinity Education Area 10 Conference online today. It should have been in Sydney, but in true 2020 style, the show has gone on anyway. We had lunch-cam during the break, and loads of fun even if we can’t be in the same room together. #Yay4theinternet #lifelonglearning2020 #sandihasahalo

02.01.2022 What is something that you have always wanted to be brave and implement at your service? Carrie Rose met with Sandi earlier this year on The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium (TOTES), to share the journey into achieving the Excellence rating from ACECQA not once... but twice with her team at Rosies Early Learning Carrie mentions in the conversation "You've gotta be brave to do something that no one else it doing." ... To join TOTES and to hear more about the journey that Carrie has been on with her team to gather documentation to capture the embedded quality at their service Click on the link Below https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes

02.01.2022 One of my most favourite things about Marc's Facebook and Instagram posts is ones just like this that allow me to think back to my childhood and what games we used to play with. I used to call this "Elastics"... Did anyone else play this? What did you call it? What is one of your most favourite memory of games that you enjoyed as a child (or even still today)... Marc's interview with Sandi on The Online Teacher's & Educator's Symposium goes onto the course on Tuesday 27th of October - Check out the subscription options to watch this here: https://phoenix-support.thinkific.com/courses/totes ALSO... Don't forget to also check out Marc Armitage at Play's upcoming events! They will no doubt be fun filled and amazing https://www.facebook.com/marc.armitage.at.play/events Tara