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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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

March Break

March Break was busy and fun. We could not go to the Kortright Centre for the Maple Syrup festival as planned because the bus stop is a 2 KILOMETRE WALK AWAY! We ended up seeing some interesting creatures at Reptilia and the boys were very excited to ride the Viva. We did some animal drama and drawings at the Zoo and enjoyed fiddles and violins and wooden puppets for the St. Patrick celebrations at the Gladstone. We also enjoyed the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre's Monster Under The Bed.  Photobucket

The kids also participated in a claymation workshop at the NFB. Their masterpieces come in at 32 seconds : )

Boys' Claymation from NFB Workshop from Bellwoods Playschool on Vimeo.

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