Drama, arts and play in early childhood education

This workshop will be particularly useful for those interested in early years education.

Chair

• Dr Yuwei Xu - Assistant Professor (University of Nottingham) and Honorary Lecturer (UCL)

Speakers

• Dr Louisa Penfold - Lecturer and Research Fellow in Visual Arts and Early Childhood (Harvard University, US)
• Professor Jinmei Zhang -  Director for Centre for Drama Education (Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, China)
• Shouhong Chen - Former Head of BoAi Kindergarten, Zhuhai (China).

Workshop series

This workshop is part of a series of knowledge-exchange workshops aiming to support Chinese Early Childhood Education (ECE) practitioners to better listen to children's voices, encourage children's participation and empower children's agency in everyday practice - supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promoting sustainability education in early years.

The workshop series is funded by the UCL Global Engagement Funds and hosted by the Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education and the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University.

Related links

• Department of Learning and Leadership (DLL)
• Centre for Teacher and Early Years Education