Recognising Impactful & Innovative ECE Research & Practices from Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific Regional Network on Early Childhood (ARNEC) and the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning (KIAEL) invite you to a joint webinar to learn about the state and issues of early childhood education (ECE) in Asia-Pacific and some of the noteworthy practices documented by ARNEC and its partners. This webinar will also discuss how work done by Asian ECE practitioners in the field of Early Learning and Childhood Education can receive international recognition and reward.

Theme:                      Recognising Impactful & Innovative ECE Research & Practices from Asia-Pacific

Topics:                       -General high-level introduction on the state and issues of ECE in Asia-Pacific

-Noteworthy practices based on ARNEC’s report for the WCECCE.

-Brief overview of issues of ECE in Asia

-Example of Best Practice ECE from Asia

-Overview of the Khalifa International Award for Early Learning

-Q&A

Date:                          21 February 2023

Time:                         1pm Abu Dhabi (GST), 5pm Singapore (SGT, PHST, HKT), 4pm Jakarta (WIB), 2:30pm New Delhi (IST), 8pm Sydney (AEDT)

To Register:              https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UNO5pVhgSe6-WKXFf1ZRuw

Event Duration:         60 minutes

Speakers

• On behalf of ARNEC: Dr. Sheldon Shaeffer. He is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network on Early Childhood (ARNEC). He was formerly Chief of UNICEF's global education programme in New York and Director of UNESCO's Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education.  He has taught, done research, and worked in development programmes in Southeast Asia for over 50 years.

• On behalf of KIAEL: Dr. Nirmala Rao, Awarding Committee Member at KIAEL, Chair Professor at the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong and Serena H C Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education