On March 23/24 our two-day festival for Early Childhood Educators was flawlessly produced and organised by the wonderful Shareen Ratnani and Shirley Puspitawati and featured speakers and panelists, including Jeannine Laubner (President of Global Education), Sudino Lim (Chairman & CEO Kipinä Indonesia), Darlene Koskinen (Founder of Moovkids) and Kipinä Worldwide CEO, Kieran Galvin.
Maaret Viskari (Director, Global Education) at Hamk – Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland, welcomed guests and educators, reflecting on the university’s nearly six-year partnership with Kipinä and more than 60 years of experience training teachers.
Kieran Galvin dived into the role of AI in helping Early Childhood Education evolve to the next level, announcing Kipinä will soon have AI assistants for its teachers, helping them to track skills development and identify learning difficulties and opportunities.
Sudino Lim dissected the education sector touching on equity, character development and the importance of creating the right environment for play-based learning.
Jeannine Laubner workshopped the importance of critical thinking and preparing children for the age of information overload and content created by AI.
Guest speaker Darlene Koskinen, founder of Finland’s Moovkids took everyone through their paces in an interactive workshop. She highlighted the diminishing stamina and flexibility she can already see in young kids. Scroll down to see her video .
