[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We believe children have the right to express their ideas, thoughts, emotions and learning in a variety of ways. Our curriculum offers a variety of rich opportunities for children to express themselves through music and movement, painting, stories, sculpture, ceramics, construction, dramatic play, puppetry, along with the ‘typical’ ways of communicating such as re-telling, creating stories, discussions and negotiations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1661848726123{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_color=”custom” sep_enable=”true” title=”Dramatic Play” title_color_custom=”#ffffff”][/stm_title][vc_column_text]Through access to dramatic play materials, children are able to dramatise situations, pretend to be someone or something different from themselves, and take on risky roles in a safe environment. This type of play increases vocabulary and builds on literacy and numeracy concepts in meaningful contexts. They can see the world from a different perspective, develop confidence and social skills, empathy, and problem solving skills. They learn how to self-regulate their emotions, and how to recognize the feelings of others. In the dramatic play area, educators act as play-partners, scaffolding the children’s learning to a new level. Observing children immersed in role playing provides educators with a glimpse of the child’s understanding of their world.
“Our task, regarding creativity, is to help children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more.” – Loris Malaguzzi[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3435″ img_size=”600*400″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1661852492095{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #81d742 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][stm_title title_tag=”h3″ title_color=”custom” sep_enable=”true” title=”Constructive Play” title_color_custom=”#ffffff”]
[/stm_title][vc_column_text]Children who are engaged in constructive play use materials to create something, and this increases in complexity as they get older. These materials can be blocks, tubes, ramps, boards; but constructive play can also be seen with play dough, and other fine-motor play. Constructive play allows children to be engineers, building for the sake of building, or for something they can use in other forms of play – such as a house or fort to engage in dramatic play. Dramatic play and constructive play often go hand-in-hand, and these two play areas are in close proximity to one another for ease in sharing of materials. Children learn to collaborate, plan, and design while developing spatial awareness, gross and fine motor skills, problem solving, critical thinking and logical reasoning.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”3435″ img_size=”600*400″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]