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

A Day in the Park

We spent our whole day outside, mostly in Trinity Bellwoods Park. We learned that Earth Day should be everyday, and not just on April 22! They highlighted all the things we could do to help keep our Earth clean and ended up picking up some trash ourselves and put them in the garbage (don't worry we washed our hands).

Through watering our seedlings (currently in the Trinity Bellwoods community greenhouse), we learned how to properly do so - - - either bottom watering or really close to the stem of the plant directly into the soil, avoiding the leaves. The children LOVE seeing their seeds grow and LOVE watering them.

We had some quiet alone time under a shady tree before having our music lesson where we started writing a song together. It is entitled Dancey Dance Floor. We will begin recording it next week.

1 comment:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 11:04 p.m.

    really looking forward to hearing 'Dancey Dance Floor'!

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