Learning Together Program
The Learning Together Communities (LTC) program helps families to engage in their children’s learning. This makes a positive difference for both adults and children.
The program offers playgroups and parent education courses facilitated by trained educators. It can help you connect with other families and family friendly service providers.
Focus of the program
We focus on respectful relationships, wellbeing and learning.
The interaction between parents or carers and their children is crucial. We support these interactions by:
- Working individually with families
- Modelling
- Providing an environment and resources for interactions
- Providing a framework for parents and carers to observe their children’s learning
Aims of the program
We want to support your family to be your child’s first teacher. This will help your child’s:
- Early literacy
- Numeracy
- Development
- Engagement with learning
Playgroups
Our playgroups support your child’s development through sharing songs, rhymes, oral language, painting, drawing, writing and sharing books.
Parent education course
Our parenting education courses provide adult-focused learning activities that aim to:
- support families engage with their child and their child’s learning
- link families with other agencies
Our approved parenting education courses include:
- Circle of Security
- Dispositions for Learning
- Bringing Up Great Kids
- Building Numeracy Together
- Companions Together
Cost
Learning Together Communities playgroups are free to attend.
For further information call 7285 1600 – Extension 103
