As educators, we believe every child has the right to learn, the right to imagine and dream and the right to succeed every day

This is Glenda Strong talking about her role as the Executive Director of The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Education Institute, Melbourne.

The greatest opportunity we have at the RCH Education Institute is to focus on young ‘learner’s and not on young ‘patients’.
The Royal Children’s Hospital Education Institute works in collaboration with young people, families, schools and education and health professionals to ensure that children and young people continue to engage in learning and remain connected to their school community throughout their health journey.
- See more at probonoaustralia

Many hospitals around Australia have an education program for children who are in the hospital.
Here at EARLY PLAY AUSTRALIA we have a blogger, who has hospital related dramatic play ideas for children and other resources on her site. These are great activities to include in an early childhood program or especially if you know your child will be going to hospital. Natasha is a play specialist who runs play based health and wellbeing hospital incursion programs. Her blog playfulljoy is under WELLBEING on this site.
We also have Bronwyn at A Life Less Typical who talks about her family's journey with Austism and Rachael at Squiggly Rainbow who talks about Asperger Syndrome and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome.