In Ahuriri children will be involved in ACTIVE play throughout the day. While the children are engaged in play teachers will be withdrawing small groups to take focused reading, writing and maths lessons.
“Play is an essential part of a child’s social, emotional, physical and cognitive development. Play is a vital part of every child’s development. It allows them to test ideas, work through uncertainties, explore social interactions and make sense of the world around them. Play has no predetermined outcome or time limit. It is not about an end product but about a process. It’s the exploration of ideas that is crucial. Play is children’s work.”
Some parents have asked what Discovery is, and how that differs from Active Time. Discovery is a special time that we have on Fridays that creates an opportunity for the studio teachers to meet the diverse needs of students through well planned, structured, "hands-on" experiences. The teachers are available to work with the students intensively on the activities.
For this we need heaps of loose parts - guttering, pipes, old tyres, planks, benches, tea sets, boxes, boxes and more boxes. We would love some huge boxes eg fridge boxes. Please could you drop them off with us. This video gives a great idea of what we would like to achieve; -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqi1KyJJeKg
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