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Nursery
In Nursery the children are given the opportunity to go on numerous outdoor excursions and visit historical places, museums, and galleries. Every year is different as our trips are inspired by the children’s interests and topics of learning. During the Autumn term the children visited Craigie’s Farm to pick their own fruit. We share the belief that the road to healthy eating and lifestyle starts with early exposure to the entire process of food production - from ‘farm to fork’ and everything in between. During our visit to Craigie’s Farm the children explored the rows of strawberries and apple trees, gaining a real-life opportunity to understand where their food comes from.
It is our belief that venturing out of our normal Nursery environment, to participate in a trip or outing, deepens the children’s understanding of topics of interest, giving them real experience of the subject, and provides them with practical memories to draw upon in their future learning. Nursery trips can be a powerful motivational tool, encouraging further learning and sparking children’s curiosity. As Confucius said: “I hear, and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
Preschool Adventures
As an extension of our Spring Concert and learning experiences about the changing seasons the preschool children visited the Van Gogh Alive exhibition. In springtime our garden was surrounded by trees that were beginning to bud and flowers that were about to burst into bloom. These scenes brought to mind Van Gogh and his beautiful work to capture all the colour, light and beauty of the season. During their visit, the children explored the work and life experiences of Van Gogh during the period 1880 to 1890 where he created many of his timeless masterpieces. This experience wasn’t just an opportunity to look at his paintings but to step inside an exciting and vibrant world of light, colour, and sound to feel their power.
During our preschool adventures the children learn to develop their cultural understanding, gain respect for the world they live within and acquire invaluable skills for life. Travelling with classmates is not only fun and exciting, but it can also help children to form new friendships and grow in confidence. Our carefully planned trips give children an opportunity to become independent learners as they apply critical thinking in new contexts, take initiative and assess risk.