I have been working with children over 25 year -through dance, movement, pre & primary school teaching, and teaching art, now running mother and toddler workshops and Little Acorns play school. My long term experience led me to develop a keen interest in early childhood development and play therapy. Lately I keep coming across the issue of free/intuitive play vs. cognitive directed learning for young children. The importance of play is not always fully understood and often m

From early years I had a love for movement and dance. Becoming a national and modern dance instructor, I taught movement and dance for many years in different countries and schools including my most rewarding time at Camp Hill village, both in South Africa and Sweden, working with mentally handicap children and adults. I also have a diploma in art and printing which I mostly used for self expression. After the birth of my daughter, while teaching at Michael Oak School in Cap