Social/Educational
Entrepreneur
Yolanda
has the proven ability to develop, motivate and lead teams
and individuals to achieve creative and innovative outcomes
and reach predetermined goals and objectives.
She is the originator of The
Creative Web Method, which is designed to be
applied to the implementation and evaluation of programs to
stimulate innovation through creative expression and productive
outcomes in the management of groups of people of all ages
and backgrounds. The system can be tailored to suit the individual
needs and goals of specific groups.
She
has been recognised nationally and in New Zealand for pioneering
work in Child Studies and planning programs for infants. Her
Instructional
Videos Empowering Infants and Infancy the Crucible of
Instinct are being used in TAFE Colleges and Tertiary Institutes
in every State and Territory in Australia as well as New Zealand.
Yolanda
initiated and co-coordinated The Tullah Peace Book Project
This project involved motivating a large number of school
and community members to contribute to a book of peace which
gained recognition from the then Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
Further contributions have been made by high profile state
and federal politicians. It was later displayed in the federal
parliamentary library and taken to an international children's
literacy convention, convened by the United Nations in Russia.
In
2001 Yolanda won an Award for Inspirational Teaching Practice
from the Tasmanian Minister for Education.
Feedback
from my conference presentations often describes my work as
inspirational. I have presented nationally at the following:
"Boundaries and Beyond" National TAFE Child Studies
Teachers Conference, Hobart
Annual Playgroup Association of Tasmania - State Conference.
Keynote
speaker at "Really Working with Children Under 3's"
conference as guest of Northern Territory Children's Services
Advisory Program, Darwin.
Workshops and seminars in Alice Springs as guest of Northern
Territory Children's Services Advisory Program.
Queensland Kindergarten Association Conference, Brisbane.
"Patchworks" - Annual Tasmanian Association of Children's
Services Conference.
"Weaving Webs" International Early Childhood Conference,
Melbourne University.
Attended Reggio Emilia International Conference, Melbourne
University.
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