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, April 28, 2010

Some Recent Work

We started woodworking a few weeks ago. The children are really into it. They like having their own little work aprons with nails in their pockets. They also like practicing to use a hammer. We painted the wood, hammered the nails in and made designs with yarn. Here are the designs they made:


This group of children is into public transportation. With the art teacher, they finally finished their GO train (it has two sides and they stand inside of it, holding it up while they take turns 'driving'):

Lastly, some photos that one of the boys took today in High Park:

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