Lower School
At this early stage of children's learning we want to preserve the natural joy of childhood experiences, affirming the unique worth of each individual and knowledge of God's character e.g. as a loving Father-Creator.
We prioritise:
- The nurture of relationships, thankfulness, curiosity, creativity, imagination, conscience, a love of truth, beauty and diversity.
- Play and first hand experience e.g. exploring and caring for the environment, the joy of discovery, and expressing prayer and praise to God.
- The development of foundational learning skills e.g. speaking, listening, observation, numeracy, memorising, reading, writing singing, crafts, movement.
- Knowledge about creation within topics which captivate a child's interest e.g. the life of bees, how we breathe.
- Appreciation of community: ways to contribute to family and school life, family histories, people who help us, contact with friends in China, Bhutan, Andaman and Africa, helping other people e.g. Operation Christmas Child.
Christmas Forest School
Last week Lower School had a special Christmas Forest School Day. We started the day with a woodland reflection focusing on God's creation, collecting lots of natural materials and following a star activity trail We used some of the natural objects that we found to create a range of beautiful Christmas crafts to share with our families. To finish off the day we enjoyed hot chocolate in the woodland area and sang Christmas songs in the open air.
