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

Friday, March 18, 2011

Little Jamaica

In honour of Black History Month, Little Jamaica/Eglington West was our neighbourhood of choice. One afternoon, both groups of kids ventured down to Little Jamaica to see what it was all about. We went into grocery stores and looked at the different food and drinks, visited the cosmetic stores to talk to Monica about wigs, and had a very tasty treat of jerk chicken and rice. All in all, it was a lot of fun, and the kids all seemed to really enjoy the food!

Some of the delicious food that the kids enjoyed as a part of their snack. We talked about how jerk chicken can be made in drum barrel bbqs, and the kids LOVED that it was name 'jerk' chicken!

Here the kids are all enjoying their tasty snacks!



It was wonderful to see the kids be so brave and adventurous and try different foods!


Little Jamaica was fun! I am sure we will be back!

























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