Virtual Tour
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About Reggio Emilia
The Reggio Emilia philosophy and approach to early childhood education has developed and continues to evolve as a result of over 40 years’ experience within a system of municipal infant-toddler centres and preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Parents, who started the schools in the 1940s, continue to participate to ensure the schools reflect the values …
Feeder Schools
Although we are located across the road from Kallista Primary school, attendance at the Kindergarten doesn’t automatically ensure acceptance into the school. Kallista kindergarten feeds into many of the Dandenong Ranges schools including; Kallista Primary School Ferny Creek Primary School Sherbrooke Community School St Thomas More’s School Belgrave Menzies Creek Primary School The Patch Primary …
Reconnecting with Nature – articles and websites
Articles: Raise a Nature Lover Bush Kinder: Challenging our notions of preschool provision A review of research on outdoor learning Scientists say children should have a muddy good time Is Nature -Deficit Disorder Depressing Kids? The real benefits of nature play everyday Reconnecting the worlds children to nature Nature makes us more caring The Dirt …
Kindergarten Songs
Routine Songs Sit down on the mat Come and sit down on the mat Come and sit down over here Come and sit down on the mat Come and sit down and have a chat. Hold hands in a circle Let’s hold hands in a circle. Lets hold hands in a circle. Let’s hold hands …
Our Little Free Library
Hi All Hopefully you are all familiar with the Dr.Seuss inspired Little Library at the front gate of kinder. The children certainly enjoy checking what the book fairy may have left whenever they pass it. We’re about to restock the supplies and wanted to take the opportunity to welcome you to enjoy looking through and …
How to support your children’s literacy development.
Supporting children to become confident readers, doesn’t start with teaching them to read and write their “abc’s”. It starts with talking and listening with them , shared conversations, sharing of books and Phomemic Awareness … What is Phonemic Awaress? Phonemic Awareness (PA) is: the ability to hear and manipulate the sounds in spoken words and …