Under Eights Week 2009 'CREATIVITY – LET IT HAPPEN!' 22–29 May 2009

Under Eights Week 2009

The theme for 2009 is Creativity – Let it happen.

With 2009 being the Year of the Creativity we want to encourage children to create: to create new ideas, new approaches and new actions. We want to challenge children to express, experiment, consider, create and follow their dreams.

Creativity is simply the act of making something new.

Under Eights Week is an event organised annually by the Early Childhood Australia Queensland Branch through its Under Eights Week State Planning Committee. The committee is comprised of individuals who are members of Early Childhood Australia, representatives from early childhood organisations and community members concerned with the care and education of young children.

All over Queensland, schools, kindergartens, childcare centres, family day care schemes, libraries, councils and other organisations will be holding events to bring to you a fun week for children and an informative week for parents.

To continually publicise your support we need your feedback. Please fax the feedback form to (07) 3352 3256 or email undereightsweek@earlychildhood.org.au

Send us your stories and photos that you would like to put up on our website and printed in our newsletter. Stay tuned to this site as we post up some of the happenings of the week.

We hope you have a wonderful Under Eights Week 2009 celebrating with children in your communities.

—Under Eights Coordinating Committee

Our aims

• Promote quality early childhood activities
• Highlight the needs of young children from birth to age eight
• Increase public awareness of the importance of the early childhood years
• Increase awareness of issues concerning young children
• Arouse public awareness of the range of early childhood services within the community

Promote Under Eights Week 2009

Let it happen in 2009 Let it happen all the time Let it happen at your school Let it happen – it’s really cool! Let it happen in the home Let it happen together or alone Let it happen – at your centre too! Everyone create – children, parents and even YOU! ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO CREATE IN 2009 NEW IDEAS, NEW APPROACHES AND NEW ACTIONS!

CREATIVITY IS SIMPLY THE ACT OF MAKING SOMETHING NEW. Challenge children to make use of each of their senses and encourage them to become open and aware Challenge children to experiment with new and different materials Challenge children to create with their body and try new ways of self-expression Challenge children to create their own stories, rhymes and songs Challenge children to create new solutions to problems Challenge children to consider and create sustainability Challenge children to express their emotions in positive ways Challenge children to create and follow their dreams

Under Eights Week Regional Program 2009

To highlight the theme of Under Eights Week, Creativity – Let it happen, and to bring it into context, the Regional Program will look at recent events in children's lives.

Please stay tuned for regional / rural program details.

If you would like the regional / rural program to visit your area in 2010 please email us at undereightsweek@earlychildhood.org.au.

Under Eights Week 2009 sponsors

Browse the following sites to find out more about the range of early childhood services and organisations supporting the early childhood years.

Department of Education and Training		The Year of Creativity 2009
Sea World © 2008 and TM Sea World Property Trust		Wet'n'Wild Water World
Child Watch Australia		Early Childhood Teachers Association

For discount vouchers from Sea World and Wet'n'Wild email Robert with your details and amount needed: http://mymail.ezemsgs.com/em/mail/view.php?id=1231747588&k=ce7e49c

Contact us: Getting involved

We continue to look for representatives to join the Under Eights Committee.

If you or your organisation feel you could contribute in this way, please contact ECA Qld Branch:

T: 3352 4640
F: 3352 3256
E: undereightsweek@earlychildhood.org.au
Early Childhood Australia – Queensland Branch webpage

NB. Although ECA Qld Branch encourages the involvement of organisations and individuals in this week they cannot be and are not responsible in any way for the actions, philosophies and opinions of the participants and presenters in the program.

Under Eights Week is coordinated by the Queensland Branch of Early Childhood Australia's Under Eights Week Committee.

ECA gratefully acknowledges the contribution of all organisations and individuals who have supported, sponsored and presented activities and events during Under Eights Week. Under Eights Week is celebrated state wide and is an important week for all Queenslanders.