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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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Music with Ohbijou

We met up with some of our friends and were lucky to spend our music lesson with half of local Toronto Indie band, Ohbijou. We did vocal exercises with Casey, Heather + James. We heard their recordings and shared our own songs with them. Casey taught us part of a song that she wrote for a children's compilation that is being put together and sold to help the relief in Japan. We ended our lesson with recording a part for the song. We are so excited to be part of this project!

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