Meerilinga Learning Hub
Meerilinga is a proud leader in embedding the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Early Childhood Education and Care. As the official convener of Children’s Week in Western Australia, we champion children’s rights, voices and well-being through advocacy, professional development and community initiatives.
We’re excited to continue promoting positive childhoods by providing training and resources for educators.
Our Rights of the Child approach to Early Learning is sure to help you grow and advance in your career.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Enhance your professional growth with our specialised learning opportunities, including Rights of the Child training and educator networking sessions. Foster collaboration and meaningful connections with other professionals while embedding rights-focused learning in your practice.
Workplace Materials
Enrich your learning environment with play communication boards available for purchase, helping children of all abilities express themselves through visual support. Additionally, you can download our Rights of the Child posters for display in your service.
Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing a communication board.
Learning Resources
Access a range of flexible learning resources designed to support your professional growth anytime, anywhere. Explore our collection of YouTube videos, webinars and podcasts that offer valuable insights into best practice, children’s rights and inclusive education.
Play Communication Boards
Our Play Communication Boards are designed to make Early Childhood spaces more inclusive for every child while supporting the development of social skills and language. Through symbols that represent common playground actions, such as asking for a hat or describing feelings, the Boards help children to connect, make friends and feel a sense of belonging. This also introduces and normalises an alternative communication method.
The Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) used in the boards has been licensed by Meerilinga to provide simple and universally recognised images that are relevant to an Early Learning environment. The colours, a modified version of the Fitzgerald Key, each represent nouns, verbs, adverbs and other types of words, to make it easier for children to understand sentence structure.
By using Play Communication Boards, services can foster inclusive spaces that encourage meaningful interactions for all children attending your centre.
