Meaningful Relationships with families + Singing
In February the staff delved into what we could do to build meaningful relationships with our families in the centre. Different things we looked at were (more…)
2015 Year of Best Practice
This year Acacia Hill is focusing its year on Best Practice. Each month we will look at a part of our new philosopy aswell as a part of Loris Malaguzzi’s (Founder of the Reggio Approach) Hundred Languages.
https://www.reggiochildren.it/en/reggio-emilia-approach/100-linguaggi-en/
Weekend Inspiration.
The weekend saw me take a quick overnight trip to Melbourne to listen to the inspirational speaker Carla Rinaldi about the Reggio Emilia Approach. Carla worked closely for many years with Loris Malaguzzi (the founder of the approach). The purpose of the conference was to provoke our thinking on how to connect children’s experiences of learning, thinking, understanding and expressing themselves.
The Journey to Our Reggio approach
Here we are……
After a recent trip to Reggio Emilia we have had our passion for the Reggio approach reignited and are embarking on a journey to embed the approach in so much more of what we do. We have been inspired to learn more about the Reggio approach and how we can implement it here in Perth . (more…)
Texture play at childcare
We love texture play at childcare and recently we have had a big focus on different textures. We have had lots of fun discovering how different things feel on our hands and feet. (more…)
Gardening with children
Have you tried gardening with children? We recently hosted an afternoon tea for our mum’s which focused on gardening with children………
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