Our Playschool: Spring has sprung !

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.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Spring has sprung !

The other day, we ran around the park fending off enemy bats who wanted to take over and destroy the park. We got word from the Boss Lady that the bats don't like tomatoes and our mission was to plant tomato seeds in order to maintain our park and share food with others. Alas, our mission was successful. On our shelf in the Trinity Bellwoods community green house, we planted tomato seeds, as well as sunflower and moonflower seeds to enhance our powers and 'magic seeds' (a mix of herbs embedded in paper) to protect us.

We also finished our collaborative spring mural, done in the style of