"Jen does a stunning job at caring and accompanying the children, including on the many outings she is organising for more onsite discovery!"
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Offering
Our whole approach is designed to support personal, social and ecological well-being and connection. Our curriculum is everything that we learn, whether child led, co-produced or offered by an adult. We have designed a flexible framework to guide our learning in tune with the seasons. This gives us a nature inspired rhythm as well as the freedom to be able to adapt and respond to children's passions, talents and interests.
Seasonal Themes
What is a typical day like?
We have a very open and flexible structure for each day. Some structure gives children a sense of safety whilst flexibility allows for shared planning, negotiation and real time adaptive planning (great life skills) in order for learning to emerge organically.
A typical day
09:30 - 09:45 Welcome
09:45 - 10:00 Morning meeting
10:00 - 12:00 Play, projects and plans for the day
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch (in reality, the children eat whenever they are hungry)
13:00 - 15:00 Play, projects and plans for the day
15:00 - 15:30 Tidy up and afternoon meeting
15:30 - 16:30 Afternoon club (self directed special interests) for those who stay
Our projects have included;
A performance of The Greatest Show on Earth, written, created and directed by the children
A spring family meal, designed and prepared by the children, from field to fork
What is a home? project, the children made homes for wildlife including a pond, bird boxes and bat boxes
Samhain stories, written, published and performed by the children to an intimate family audience and also on Storynory.
On a day to day basis, we are highly adaptive to allow space for play, emergent learning and organic growth. Sometimes we learn indoors, sometimes we take our learning outside. Sessions are for mixed ages 5 - 11 years (Years 1 - 6). There are many advantages of mixed age learning, including that younger children learn from older role models, while older children benefit from being able to explain their learning to younger children.