Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/barefoot-and-engaged-sustainability-and-design-for-young-children/5021676/
E hiahia ana matou I te wāhi pai hei nohonga kōrero, whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro hoki mō nga pouakokohungahunga e pā ana ki ō ratou mahi me ngā tikanga.Well-designed, beautiful spaces are essential for children, families, and early childhood educators. New Zealand has every style of living you could wish for �" from suburban homes with rooms and gardens for children to play, to city living and places by the seaside. In the rural areas, children have access to animals. We pride ourselves on claiming that New Zealand is a place of beauty where you can raise a family in safety.
According to the United Nations Development Programme’s Human Development Report (2011), New Zealand leads the world in education. Our education system values both academic, practical, and skill-based achievement. Children are encouraged to question, to be flexible, and to seek their own answers. Add in a healthy dose of outdoor recreation and sport, plus a safe environment, and you’ve got a recipe for producing resourceful and confident children.
New Zealand has an early childhood community committed to high levels of degree-trained teachers, small group sizes, and excellent adult-child ratios. This, plus good financial management, produces good outcomes. Added to this is a government committed to ...