NATURE TICKS ALL THE BOXES
Playing naturally!
We honour their own knowledge of what they need. We open our doors and let them dive in!
At Early Impressions, we refer to our outdoors as a garden, rather than just ‘outside’ or a playground. It is a living environment that offers the richest of opportunities. A place to run, but also rest, to play and to plant, to ‘hang out’ and to harvest. It is the true heart of the rituals and real life tasks as part of our living programme.
Our garden is freely available to the children, throughout the day, the seasons and whatever the weather brings. There is much we prepare, and much that Papatuanuku offers that showcases the magic of nature - unpredictable and ever changing. There are no limits on what can be learned outside, naturally.
A garden grows plants AND children!
Connecting.
Children are naturally wired to bond with the Earth. The Earth cries out to be explored, and the child is crying out for hands-on exploration. We trust our children and their natural thirst for learning. In our beautiful garden they are free to move and free to learn.
Growing.
Nature provides a wonderful setting for the play patterns to unfold, for perfecting developing movement skills, and learning about themselves, and how to be with others. They can develop their sense of risk, challenge themselves, explore, discover and wonder.
Caring.
Our children have opportunities to experience the elements of rain, mud, water and fire, and develop the eco literacy that is needed to take care of themselves and, in turn, our living world. Sustainable practices are interwoven into our everyday mahi.
“Our children get ONE childhood. Imagine the early years of life spent roofed by the sky, surrounded by trees, and grounded in the Earth! ”
— The Heart School
EARLY IMPRESSIONS LEARNING CENTRE
Office: Ph: 09 272 9070
122 Stancombe Road, Botany,
Auckland
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