In the midst of all the politics, proposals and changes, I am enjoying, remembering a few weeks ago in one London Borough as part of a series of EYFS workshops a group of inspired child care professional exploring their work with children focussing on the Prime area of Physical Development and Creative and Expressive Arts.
Nothing changes until something moves” – Einstein
Through movement, dance, art work, music and song we explored our own 
creativity and natural capacity for fun, connection and freedom of expression and we discussed how limiting beliefs become installed during childhood.
“I cant’sing”
“I cant draw”
“I can’t dance”
“I am no good at sport”
Learning does not only take place at a cognitive level. There is also learning on the affective, emotional, and visceral level. – Rolando Toro
When early childhood professionals explore their own potential and have fun learning together, they return to their work with young children full of enthusiasm which is infectious.
We played games, engaged in a magical adventure and moved with flexibility, force, agility, fluidity through space and time, balance, coordination, increasing mobility, muscle tone and strength – personal empowerment and freedom in a unique expression of ourselves and we provide the environments that realise these potentials in young children.
Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up – Pablo Picasso
Both hands together clapping with joy, gazing into your eyes, meeting for a moment in complete connection, such pleasure of human connection – the energy of heart and soul.
Movement is what we are, not something we do– Emilie Conrad
Remember to have fun with movement and sound, create stories and take on characters. Laugh and sing nursery rhymes make up poetry for and with children they love this and so do adults too.
Genius is nothing more or less than childhood clearly formulated, newly endowed with virile and powerful means of self-expression.— Charles Pierre Baudelaire
Dance Connection- Tracy Seed
Move and shake, jump high and low
Take a friends hand and move very slow
Now in a circle altogether found
Turning around and around and around
Sitting on the floor now lying down
Crawling on your tummy not making a sound
Wriggling along like a snake in the grass
Up on all fours like a dog running fast
Now like a monkey climbing up a tree
And become a bird flying over the sea
Landing on the water
Swimming to the shore
Back to the land where the rain starts to pour
Hiding in the bushes until it stops
Back home for tea now and some lollypops.
We sing before we talk, we dance before we walk – P. Grendrad
Find out more about this training here
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