Wilton Playcentre

Wilton Playcentre is a sessional parent-led centre, where groups of parents are the educators providing the curriculum.  Parents participate in a range of courses to enhance learning for both children and parents.  They are also responsible for managing the centre and the facility.

Innovation

Schema learning and teaching. Schemas are particular forms of thought or ideas that fascinate children for a time, which are manifested in repeated patterns in their art, constructions, and actions.

Centres of Innovation (COI) research

Major research questions:

The parent educators at Wilton Playcentre investigated: the use of schema learning theory and Learning Stories, and how they help progress learning in a playcentre community of learners. A sub-question addressed continuity across sessions and between home and playcentre.

COI tenure

Mid 2003 to June 2006 (Round one).

COI research associates

Linda Mitchell, NZ Council for Educational Research
Pam Cubey, NZ Council for Educational Research

Service location

3A Gloucester Street, Wilton, Wellington, New Zealand. 

Visitors

Wilton Playcentre completed its COI contract in June 2006 and is no longer resourced to accommodate many visitors.

Contact details

Telephone: 04 475 8361