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

Natural Face Paint

A few weeks ago, inspired by Ethiopian culture, we decorated our faces with paint. I found a good recipe online that calls for natural ingredients. It worked well, stayed on for most of the day, didn't bother our skin and looked nice and bright! We only tried it with paprika but we will experiment with the other colours in the coming weeks. These were suggestions I found on the web but I'm sure one may experiment with other things (though should be careful not to use strong flavours like cayenne or mint).

- unscented lotion, pure cocoa butter OR fluoride free, non-minty toothpaste
- YELLOW: tumeric
- PINK: juice from mashed up fresh raspberries or beets (can also use already made juice)
- GREEN: avocado
- PURPLE: blueberry juice
- BROWN: cocoa powder
- WHITE: powdered sugar

We mixed the paprika in until we had a nice dark colour. Here is what our mixture looks like:

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