WE STRIVE TO SEE THE WORLD FROM A KIDS-EYE-VIEW
Bellwoods Playschool uses a child-centred, socially conscious pedagogy to engage young children in social and artistic thought and action. Using what the city has to offer, we empower our students with the knowledge to be socially and environmentally responsible citizens while they develop into explorers of their urban landscape.

WE THINK OF THE CITY AS OUR CLASSROOM
A valuable aspect of the Bellwoods Playschool program is to empower children as navigators of their city. We journey on regular excursions, by foot and by public transportation, to art galleries, museums and cultural events, as well as markets, parks and city landmarks.

WE KNOW ITS TAKES A VILLAGE

Our Playschool runs on a model that links a range of artists together to engage and inspire children. We like to bring in different perspectives and actively pursue a diverse teaching staff. As such, professional educators and artists trade chalkboards for personal anecdotes and textbooks for real life experiences. Together, they create an atmosphere that is at once intellectually stimulating and deeply personalized.


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Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Composer and His Muse

On Thursday we went to the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre for the Canadian Opera Company's Free Concert Series. It was the children's first time attending an opera and were they ever interested! They were a bit squirmish but were pretty attentive. There were two alternating pianists and several different singers.  I thought that they would have left feeling bored but they said that "it was fun" - - - "FUN"! They also said that "it was sort of funny". There were 9 songs performed and we stayed for 6 of them. This was what we saw:

News, News, News, Nixon in China - John Adams
Vains regrets!...Doute de la lumiere, Hamlet, Ambroise Thomas
Addio!...E destin!, La Boheme, Reggiero Leoncavallo
Figlia!...Mio padre!, Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi
Soliloquy and Prayer, Gloriana, Benjamin Britten
Cherunbino? Cherubino?, The Ghosts of Versailles, John Corigliano

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