​The Power of Musical Play

Musical Play Therapist, Julie Wylie, is well-known for her work using musical play to support early intervention for infants and young children with challenges to their development. Julie recognises that each child has an inherent musicality, regardless of disability and believes that music is a powerful non-verbal form of communication which helps children to feel included and safe.

• ​​​Here are some tips for running a group music session.
• To learn about the music programme at the Centre visit Learning through musical play

A  video exploring how music and play can support early intervention
​As part of Julie’s work at The Champion Centre, Julie and former Director, Dr Susan Foster-Cohen have produced a video, The Power of Musical Play.

• Created for professionals who support young children with developmental delays through musical activities.
• Presents a rich selection of the accumulated wisdom of Julie’s work at The Champion Centre.
• Has been created to help others draw on Julie’s ideas for early intervention practice and to understand the reasons behind her world.​ ​​​

​Earlybird, the story of the early bird who learnt to fly 

Earlybird, the children's story book, has been created by The Champion Foundation and published by Kotuku Press, and will be gifted to families with premature babies born from early 2019. The engaging picture book written by Julie Burgess-Manning, illustrated by Jenny Cooper, and created from Patricia Champion’s themes and storyline, tells the moving story of Peri Pukeko, a baby bird who hatched early, as he gets ready to go home and learns to fly. 

TO READ MORE AND PURCHASE EARLYBIRD, THE BOOK OR LIMITED EDITION PRINTS:
https://www.championfoundation.co.nz/shop.html
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