by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog
A religious holiday celebrating the death and resurrection of a spiritual carpenter? A story of the ultimate sacrifice and redemption? The chance to go wild decorating eggs with paint and glitter? And how does the Easter Bunny fit in? Easter is celebrated by billions...
by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog
“During the stress of a mass craft production for a family event, we all sat back exhaustedly and reflected – what were we doing and why?”Tasha Huddy, Anti-Bias 4th ed, p.116 Like Tasha, you are probably familiar with the questions, conflicts and challenges...
by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
“Learning about where you are and who, and what else is here with you, is fundamental to beginning to create a world where contemporary and ancient knowledges become.”Dr Red Ruby Scarlet Two beautiful stories – one from Garigal Land, one from Gadigal Land – illustrate...
by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
What’s not to love about harmony? Well, nothing. Harmony is wonderful. Harmony Day is also a good time to ask: how are anti-bias and anti-racist pedagogies woven through our curriculum every day, not just today? What is the difference between harmony and...
by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
What does International Women’s Day have to do with early childhood education and care? Everything! From its beginnings in women’s labour protests in the early twentieth century, to its adoption by the UN in 1977, International Women’s Day has long...
by Dr Red Ruby Scarlet | Feb 23, 2022 | Blog
Perhaps more than any other art form, music can be misguidedly perceived as best left to the experts. Three cameos from Becoming with Art show how music can resonate through the curriculum in rich, multimodal, relational and accessible ways. In the first cameo,...