A program for children 3-8, encouraging ethical thinking, empathy and EQ.

Ginnie & Pinney 'Learn & Grow'

Victoria, Australia

With their delightful characters, engaging stories and whimsical approach, the Ginnie & Pinney “Learn & Grow” series of 8 books, animated videos & teacher resource have been developed to encourage ethical thinking, empathy and emotional intelligence in young children. The program aligns with the Australian Early Years Learning Framework and is consistent with Social and Emotional Learning.

Breadth of Skills, Early Childhood Education, Educator, HundrED selection, Parent, Social Emotional Learning, Wellbeing

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About Ginnie & Pinney

“'Ginnie & Pinney is an amazing concept designed to help young children develop important skills in empathy, ethical thinking and emotional intelligence....it's amazing. I would highly recommend it.' ”

David Worland CEO Australian Childcare Alliance

Ginnie & Pinney ‘Learn & Grow’

The Ginnie & Pinney program is aimed for children, 3-8, to stimulate and enhance emotional intelligence, empathy and ethical decision-making. It includes an eight book set, eight animatic videos, a teacher’s resource and a set of finger puppets. The books are soon to be republished by Big Sky Publishing, an independent Australian publisher with a strong focus on children's education and development. Big Sky will be publishing the Ginnie & Pinney series and supporting material across the 2019-2020 timeframe.

The content of the program is based on the emotional themes from established Australian Government frameworks for values education for early childhood and fits the Victorian Curriculum’s Ethical Capabilities and Personal and Social Capabilities, Foundation to Level 2.

The program also addresses SEL (social and emotional learning), ‘the process through which students acquire the knowledge and skills to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, empathise with others, cultivate positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. It provides a foundation for safe and positive learning, and teaches students resilience and life skills. In today’s world they are more relevant than ever.

Each 36-page full colour paperback has a QR code portal for access to the animated videos of each story.

Open ended questions, created in consultation with high level Australian academics, (see below for contributors) found at the back of each book, aim to encourage lively discussion between adult and child and deep thinking about social and emotional issues.

In this series we focus on the emotional themes and learning outcomes of persistence, sharing, saying sorry, taking responsibility, accepting differences, selflessness, inclusiveness and fairness.

Ginnie & Pinney has been selected by the Victorian Department of Education and Training's School Readiness Funding Menu for 2020.

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/providers/funding/Pages/program.aspx?queryid=125

We are also excited to tell you that we are working with Dr Jen Glaser, a world authority on P4C, to develop an interactive online resource for teachers, unpacking the philosophical themes of the Ginnie & Pinney materials.

For more information about Ginnie & Pinney please contact info@ginnieandpinney.com.au

Innovation Overview

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Target Group

863

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2017

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For-profit

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Focus areas

Breadth of Skills, Early Childhood Education, Educator, HundrED selection, Parent, Social Emotional Learning, Wellbeing

Tips for implementation

The eight book set, pdf of teacher resource and a digital whiteboard or personal device for viewing the videos. Access the website www.ginnieandpinney.com.au for further information.

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Penny Harris

Melbourne, Australia

Penny Harris

HundrED Review

Innovativeness

There is considerable research that indicates the importance of emotional development in children, the younger the better, for them to become well-functioning adults. This has been recognised in the education policies of many countries, and in this case specifically Australia. This need has been addressed in our books, the aims of which are to increase the ability for young children to think ethically, be more empathic and increase their EQ. To our knowledge, no specific material designed to achieve this goal is available.

Impact

Ginnie & Pinney books encourage emotional development in children and encourages lively discussions between children, their parents and their educators.

Scalability

Ginnie & Pinney is available in both English and Mandarin Chinese, and can be shipped internationally. The goal is to develop the materials in various languages for future release across the globe.

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