It didn’t come from instructions, it came from my imagination. Matilda

Complexity or Simplicity in Creativity Over the term break, whilst looking through the Prep Creativity documentation, a recorded conversation and a piece of artwork, created from an online provocation, continually drew our attention.These insights into children’s thinking ignited ideas of exploring creativity through complexity and simplicity. Albie- I think creativity is when, like, you make […]

It didn’t come from instructions, it came from my imagination. Matilda Read More »

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’: Story, Colour, Shape and Music. ‘I See a Song’.

Welcome to Term 4 everyone, I hope you had an enjoyable Spring break. In many ways, my eyes and ears are still on holidays as we have been delighting in the books of Eric Carle through animation. This was a wonderful way to get the students thinking about what makes up a soundtrack to a

‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’: Story, Colour, Shape and Music. ‘I See a Song’. Read More »

Lockdown museum

Last term students were highly engaged producing videos about their time in lockdown. We wanted to extend the students’ thinking by putting the lens on the students themselves and documenting a historic period in time. The historical significance of lockdown put the children front and center in this experience.  Melbourne museum have also been document students

Lockdown museum Read More »

Welcome Sherwin

We would like to welcome Sherwin De Souza to our Year 4 neighbourhood. Sherwin has come from Port Melbourne Primary School where he taught French. His interests include being active in nature, playing guitar, meditation, yoga, and skateboarding. Sherwin is enjoying getting to know the students in the Year 4 neighbourhood, and he is very excited to

Welcome Sherwin Read More »

There are many parts to the whole…

As the Preps work individually on provocations, remote learning can feel isolating and as though we are learning in a bubble. We, as educators, have been provoking students to explore concepts that ultimately support students’ collective understandings and projects. Collectively, Preps identified that creativity needs to be defined in multiple ways. We recognise that we

There are many parts to the whole… Read More »