Helen Bartlett

Helen Bartlett is an early childhood educator from New Zealand with over 25 years of teaching experience across 10 countries. For the past 13 years, she has worked in IB PYP schools with a strong focus on play-based, child-led learning. Her practice draws from the New Zealand curriculum and the Reggio Emilia approach and emphasises authentic documentation, multi-age learning, and concurrent units of inquiry. Helen is passionate about creating environments where children have the time, space, and agency to drive their own learning, while working closely with colleagues to strengthen curriculum design, pedagogical leadership, and inquiry-driven teaching practices.