The Learning Terrace has a strong sense of community, and we find joy deepening our relationships and sense of belonging within a community. Through reflection and creative thinking, we began to unpack how we could further strengthen our relationships with our community. This saw us leaning into our joy of connecting with others as we begun community park walks where groups of our preschool children take a stroll to the park and our infants enjoy a walk around the local community in a pram.
Our strong sense of community sees us explore inter studio connections, where we see multi-age learning between children. This is a beautiful opportunity to foster leadership skills, empathy, and collaboration. We have introduced community events and were proud to hold our first winter warmer and Father’s Day evening and are eager for many more to come. This was a time full of joy, connection and warm food bringing our community together.
Quality Area 6.2 Collaborative partnerships: Collaborative partnerships enhance children’s inclusion, learning and wellbeing.
Quality Area 6.2.3 Community engagement: The service builds relationships and engages with its community.
Bush Kindy happens three days a week at The Learning Terrace for our Preschool Learners. We invite 10 children to each session with two of our specially trained Bush Kindy educators.
Watch our video to learn a little about Bush Kinder and what your child might experience.
At The Learning Terrace, we believe childhood is precious and we acknowledge that an important part of childhood is being outside in nature. We know that children are natural learners who embrace every opportunity to explore. We recognise that children need more unstructured time outside and this knowledge is supported by research. We view Bush Kindy as an extension of our unique indoor/outdoor program which forms a special part of our learners complete early learning experience.
Bush Kindy provides uninterrupted time in a rich natural environment that is ideal for children. When children engage in this type of peer group play, they experience opportunities for play that are not always seen when playing within our service learning environments.
