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Over the last 6 weeks we have settled back into our new digital environment and system for learning. During this time we have focused on transferring our prep neighbourhood philosophy and values into this space. After listening carefully and documenting the children’s thoughts and learning we have come to realise the strength of their need to […]

Reflecting on a complex and challenging semester has provided us with an opportunity to rediscover our strongly held value of seeing children as capable and curious co-creators of theories and knowledge. Working from this image of the child we ventured into the unknown with open minds and hearts. This is our story of remote learning. 

Since returning to remote learning we have begun to inquire into the meaning of goals and their relationship to learning. Initially the preps were invited to share their current understanding of what a goal is, here are some of their thoughts.   A goal is something that you need to practice. Chloe A goal is

As we write this blog, we are a few days into our second round of remote learning. As much as we were looking forward to welcoming our preps back into our neighbourhood for term 3 we recognise the importance of our collective resilience and unity in making the most of the situation. As teachers we

As we have settled back into the neighbourhood and our new daily rhythm we have begun in earnest to look for opportunities to further provoke the children’s thinking and engagement with systems. As the educators we are providing experiences within our daily provocation sessions to observe and further document the children’s interactions with systems. We

We have approached our return to school as a time to re-connect to the Prep Neighbourhood, to draw inspiration from the home learning environment and be inspired by the many family experiences with learning.  The children have been afforded experiences and time to reconnect with their friends and their learning environments. Many children found comfort

It is with much excitement we welcome our preps back into the neighbourhood. In preparation for tomorrow morning please ensure you have the following packed and ready to go: Drink bottle (water fountains will not be in operation) Weather appropriate clothing (warm jacket/raincoat) Spare clothes (pants, socks and underwear in particular- puddles can be very

Can you believe that we are about to complete our 6th week of remote learning and are now getting ready to return to our neighbourhood spaces? While there have been challenges to overcome along the way there have also been many incredible moments of learning and growth. We would like to take this opportunity to

Hello and welcome to our new learning space- the online world.    We are very excited to be connecting with our prep Community again, in this very new and uncharted territory. Excited, nervous and yes even a little unexpected. We are inquiring teachers who love nothing more than a real opportunity to research our practice

Last week as a teaching team we recognised a need and an opportunity for our children to process and share their understandings about Covid19. Early last week one of our prep students drew and communicated their theory about how the virus functions. As teachers we sat with this piece of important documentation. After thoughtful discussions