Our Mission

THE WORLD FROM A CHILDS PERSPECTIVE
Trinity Playschool uses a child-centred, socially conscious pedagogy to engage young children in social and artistic thought and action. Using what the city has to offer, we strive to cultivate students that are empowered and are equipped with the knowledge to be socially and environmentally responsible citizens while they develop into explorers of their urban landscape.


THE CITY AS OUR CLASSROOM
A valuable aspect of the Trinity Playschool program is to empower children as navigators of their city. We journey on regular excursions, by foot and by public transportation, to art galleries, concerts, museums and cultural events, as well as markets, parks and city landmarks.


WE KNOW ITS TAKES A VILLAGE
Our Playschool runs on a model that links a range of artists together to engage and inspire children. We like to bring in different perspectives and actively pursue a diverse teaching staff. As such, professional educators and artists trade chalkboards for personal anecdotes and textbooks for real life experiences. Together, they create an atmosphere that is at once intellectually stimulating and deeply personalized.

November Themes: Food Production, Trees & Autumn Harvest

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Leaf Collection

To mark the first day of Autumn, we had gone over to the park to collect fallen leaves. We discussed why the leaves fall from the trees, and admired the beautiful colours they had turned. The kids also found leaves from different trees, in different colours, shapes and sizes. It was a great way to say 'Hooray for Autumn!' After our leaf collection and squirrel chasing, we headed back over to the space to press the leaves in some of the thicker books we have. We left them for quite a few days as we wanted to make sure they were really dry and flat. Then, we created leaf accessories- crowns and belts made of out the leaves we collected, some bristol board and glue. It was great fun and I know the kids had fun because they have asked to do it again!
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