Springvale Service for Children

🌺 ALL IN for Reconciliation ❤️

This month at Springvale Service for Children, we are proudly ALL IN for Reconciliation.

Across our services children, families and staff have come together to acknowledge National Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week, and our ongoing commitment to walking together with respect.

From creating purple hibiscus flowers in remembrance of the Stolen Generations, to contributing to our Sea of Hearts and sharing what reconciliation means to them, our community has embraced opportunities to learn, reflect and connect.

Families have also been busy creating lanterns in preparation for Light Night, celebrating culture, community and belonging as we continue our journey towards NAIDOC Week.

We believe Reconciliation is more than a week or a month, it is about building relationships, listening, learning and creating spaces where everyone belongs.

Together, we are ALL IN.
Together, we are learning.
Together, we are walking forward.

FREE HEARING AND SCREENING TODAY... you still have time to book today. So if you are in the area please pop in we will be taking last bookings at 2.00pm.

The eSafety Commissioner has a number of free webinars for parents and carers throughout Term 2.
These webinars will give you the knowledge, skills and tools to support your children to have safer online experiences.
This term’s topics include:
👉 Navigating Screen Time: tools for today’s families
👉 How AI is influencing new online risks for children and young people
👉 The trust trap: navigating friendships, pressure and manipulation online
Learn more and register, esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars See less

Happening this week!
Free Hearing & Vision Checks 👀👂
Spots still available
Don’t miss out.
📞 Call us to book.

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As we wrap up our Harmony Week reflections, we hear from Karla Wintle, Team Leader of Pedagogy.

Karla has brought this week together through a beautiful poem, inspired by Loris Malaguzzi — "When you enter the school in the morning, you carry with you pieces of your life, your happiness, your sadness, your hopes, your pleasures, the stresses from your life. You never come in an isolated way; you always come with pieces of the world attached to you." Loris Malaguzzi (1993)

Her words reflect the heart of Harmony Week — where those pieces come together to create a strong, connected and inclusive community.

Harmony Week at Springvale Service for Children

This week our Leadership Team is sharing what Harmony Week and belonging mean to them.

Today, we are sharing two reflections from our team.

We hear from Madhi Pirzada, Team Leader of Operations, who reminds us that Australia’s greatest strength lies in its diversity — and that belonging is something we actively create every day in early childhood settings.

We also hear from Tofu Naitoko, Team Leader Support Services, who reflects on harmony as something like music — where different notes, rhythms and voices come together to create something beautiful.

Together, these reflections highlight the importance of connection, inclusion and creating spaces where every child and family feels they truly belong.

What does Harmony Week mean to you and your family?