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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Friday, April 23, 2010

Sculpture Garden

Amidst our Spring/Nature/Animal studies, we started learning about the difference between 2D and 3D art. Yesterday we went to the Toronto Sculpture Garden to see Dean Drever's Bear Hunt, but it was already taken down! Either way, we enjoyed having snack by the urban falls, listening to stories on the grass, playing different games in the space and starting our animal sculptures with terra cotta. Word of advice when working with terra cotta and kids - - - give them huge chunks! Its difficult to sculpt from a ball and the boys ended up making and attaching pieces together (which made the pieces more delicate and is a different technique altogether).

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