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Wendy Shepherd is director/lecturer at Mia-Mia Child and Family Study Centre, Institute of Early Childhood, at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She has had experience working with children and families in elementary school, preschool, and long day care settings. She has also worked as an adviser in children's services. The dual role of directing and lecturing is to date the most challenging. Directing the demonstration center for the Institute of Early Childhood has provided an opportunity for putting into practice the long held belief that environments support the learning process. Working with students is an opportunity to share experiences from the field.Jennifer Eaton is assistant director/lecturer at Mia-Mia Child and Family Study Centre. She has had experience in both preschool and long day care settings. She also works with the Institute students in the academic program, and her particular interests in early childhood education are relaxation, movement, and play. Lecturing in the academic program has provided an opportunity to link practice to theory, and this is an aspect that the students find most valuable.
Attention to the design, organization, presentation, and atmosphere of the learning environment is crucial. Creating an enriched environment that is a space for wonder and delight, a place ...