Colquhoun Park Early Years Centre
Supporting Children & Families
We are so lucky to have such wonderful spaces accessible to us throughout our community explore. One of our favourite places to go is the forest…. Can you guess where we are?!
“There is a growing body of research that shows that young children’s access to nature and outdoor play is positively associated with improved self-esteem, physical health, development of language skills and disposition to learning.” My World Outdoors
Research has found that “musical activities stimulate development in every area of the brain” This is why MUSIC plays such a vital role in our Early Years.
Our ‘We love Rock & Roll day’ and ‘Festival’ gave us plenty of opportunity to explore instruments, sound, rhythm and beat. It even got us moving our dancing feet!
“I’ve never seen a real guitar before. Can I have a go?” – FG age 4
“I LOVE ROCK & ROLL” – RG age 5
“These are my Rock hands” – FB age 5
Behind the scenes are our ‘Colquhoun in the Park’ Festival set up!
In the moment, spontaneous or responsive planning is where some of our best and most memorable learning experiences come from. Having a highly experienced, skilled and creative workforce allows us to responded to the simplest of cues and turn it in to a magical learning experience for our children.
In our playground we found a Bee who was very tired, luckily one of our staff members knew just what to do and leapt in to action, taking a few of the children with her on this important rescue mission.
Did you know….
“If you find a tired bee in your home or outside, a simple solution of sugar and water will help revive an exhausted bee. Simply mix two tablespoons of white, granulated sugar with one tablespoon of water, and place on a spoon for the bee to reach”
Throughout this spontaneous experience our children demonstrated compassion, perseverance, and a real want to help others. We are so proud of our children daily, but this was a special moment; for us, for them and our new friend Mr. Bee.
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