Annual Report 2015
Asia Pacific Region
Asia-Pacific Regional Activities
1. Asia Pacific Regional Activities
∙ 2014 UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in
Nagoya, Japan, November 2014
∙ China-Shanghai: Anji Study Tour November 2014
∙ Myanmar: Visit to OMEP Myanmar, December 2014
∙ Hong Kong: World Principal’s Leadership Institute Conference on 25th April 2015
Asia-Pacific Regional Activities
2. Collaboration with ARNEC
∙ 2014 ARNEC Conference (Early Childhood Development on the Global
Agenda: Building Partnerships for Sustainability and Harmony), Manila,
Philippines, December 2014
∙ Documentation of Innovative and Effective Pedagogical Approaches and
Tools in Early Childhood Care and Education
3. Welcome
∙ Preparatory Committee: Myanmar and Pacific Islands
: Philippine to be joined as preparatory Committee, Malaysia to be reactivated.
∙ Singapore National Committee: Dr. Lily Wong elected as new president
Asia Pacific Region
ASIA PACIFIC (15)
Australia, China,
Hong Kong-China
India, Indonesia, Japan,
Malaysia, Myanmar,
New Zealand,
Pacific Island Nations,
Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Thailand
National Activities
in ASIA PACIFIC
Hong
Kong
New
Zealand
China
ㆍOrganizations
Counts
and
Tick for
ㆍ‘2015 Policy ”Every
AddressChild
of Hong
Kong:
Blueprint
Kids”:
participation
in pre
and post
election ㆍVarious academic exchange activities: ‘Learning
for Active
Developing
Quality
Early
Childhood
Australia
campaigns
Education’
and Development GuideKorea
for Children 3-6 years old
ㆍSubmission
to
Government
for
support
private
ㆍImplementation
of
Free
Kindergarten
ㆍHeld Conference for early childhood education
ㆍFormed
alliance withinother
ECCE organizations
enterprise
Education of Legislative Council
ㆍBuiltan
Kindergarten
19 cities
ㆍWorkshop:
Teacher-child
interaction to fit
and advocated for more play in the Japan
ECCE curriculum
ㆍSupport on Student Chapter
each other and its influence on children’s
ㆍResearch: conducting
poverty
Pacific
Islandsresearch
Nationsand presented
brain
development.”
it at 65th OMEP world
conference
th international symposium by
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ㆍConference:
a ECA
conference
and
seminars
ㆍGuidelineheld
Development:
Raising
of
OMEP
Japan
and awareness
Japan Society
ㆍWestern
Austalia
Providing
School
Starting
Kit
and
ECCE data such asoffree
ECE starting
Fiji
Research:
aboutinECCE
Refugee Kit
komodo fund project: to support
ㆍVictoria
–
Music
program
Dance’
for preschool
India
the‘Rain
ECEC
teachers
and children
ㆍECCE Teacher training and development
Thailand
program: Child centric
pedagogy and free play
ㆍOMEP India: Enegage in program for
Singapore
ㆍWorkshop:
Quality
children’s global
culturalassurance
experience in early
childhood program
for careWeek
givers and World
ㆍCelebration:
World Space
ㆍPreparing
publishment regarding ESD
Tourism Day
ㆍSupporting
Student
Chapter inphysical,
OMEP sexual,
ㆍiCare program:
Preventing
and emotional abuse of children
International Activities
in ASIA PACIFIC
Australia
China
ㆍDonation: 12 wells to Sri Lanka to provide children
clean ㆍResearch:
drinking waterInternational knowledge exchange in
Pacific Islands Nations
with experts
New Zealand
Israel
ㆍOMEP Beijing
Australia:
Paper from
presentation
on and
“Parent
ㆍTeacher
exchange
program: and
Collaborating
Participation
in ECCE
in Australia”
“Developingwith
New
Zealand
andat the
Australia
promote
ㆍConference: Participating in PRC4ECCE
and
Resiliency
in Young
Children”
4th World to
Congress
communication and cooperation within international
ARNEC 2014
Korea
context
ㆍWorkshop: “OMEP ESD rating scale:
SDEC Workshop” by OMEP Korea and
Ewha Institute Thialand
of Early Childhood
ㆍResearch: Participating in annual research projects Education and Care on January 2015
involving Asia Pacific countries
ㆍScholarly exchange:
continued
ㆍHosting 2015 Asia Pacific Regional Conference
exchanging
knowledge
with
international scholars
New Zealand
Singapore
ㆍAssisting
early
childhood
educationa in Myanmar
teacher
Education for Sustainable
Development in ASIA PACIFIC
China
ㆍResearch:
Participating in ESD research project
Australia
New Zealand ㆍTeacher training video: ESD
ㆍ”Rain Dance Music Program” : Raising environmental
Japan
ㆍProject: participated in sustainability
all ESD projectforfrom
part1 to children
preschool
at Cranbourne
5 and uploaded the reports
from Garden
all five parts in the
Botanical
website
ㆍConference: “ESD project, scale and
Thailand
practices in Korea” by Dr Eunhye Park in
Tokyo and “OMEP ERS-SDEC” by Dr
ㆍResearch: ESD curriculum for preschool
John Siraj Blatchford in Nagoya
program
ㆍ Published ‘ESD: 12 exemples from
Nursery school in Japan’
India
WASH from the Start
in ASIA PACIFIC
ㆍCelebration:
Global
Hand
Washing Day
ㆍPromotion: hand wash activity
as a part of everyday life
Japan
Australia
Pacific
IslandsWASH:
NationsNews letter
ㆍPromoting
and website
ㆍWASH program: Providing WASH materials and
Korea WASH in the regional
information posters for poor children inㆍGuidelines:
PNG and in WA
Incorporated
school New Zealand
guidelines for minimum quality service standards
ㆍ”Wash
Your Hands”:
ㆍSchool Starter Kits: Promoting WASH by including
tooth Project in Ewha Institute of Early
Childhood
Education
on the importance of hand
ㆍProvided the
NZ-based
kits
in early
settings
brushes,
tooth
paste
and childhood
information
sheets in the
kits.
washing, steps of hand washing, difficulties of
with UNICEF
Thailand
children
in developing countries regarding hand
washing, and helping them with fund raising for water
ㆍWorkshop: Know-how
pump on hygiene and sanitation in
child development center
Most Important Task or Priority
for 2014 in Asia Pacific
ProfessionalWebsite
development and training for teachers
Workshops, Seminars, Symposium for ESD
(India,
Japan,orKorea,
ㆍPromoted the committee by developing
website
recruitNew
new Zealand,
member Singapore)
(Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Pacific Island, Thailand)
(Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Pacific Island, Thailand)
Important Dates
 2015 Asia Pacific Regional Conference in New Zealand
∙ Date: 27th – 29th November, 2015
∙ Venue: Manukau Institute of Technology(MIT) in South Auckland, New Zealand
∙ Theme: Connecting the Pacific with Asia – Weaving Links across the Ocean
 68th OMEP World Assembley and International Conference in
Seoul, Korea
∙ Date: 4th – 8th July, 2016
∙ Venue: Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea
∙ Theme: Transforming Early Childhood Systems for Future Generations