The Importance of Play

Play nourishes every aspect of children’s development – it forms the foundation of intellectual, social, physical, and emotional skills necessary for success in school and in life. Play “paves the way for learning.” Canadian Council on Learning (Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre), “Let the Children Play: Nature’s Answer to Early Learning”, Lessons in Learning (Ottawa: CCL, 2006), p.2

Capacity Building

Lots to choose from

Mathematics in Kindergarten

Mathematics is part of everyday learning!

Are the children seeing themselves as mathematicians?

Building Responsive Relationships

Dr. Jean Clinton and Dr. Fraser Mustard talked of “felt connections” -the interaction with a child that stimulates the role a new brain cell will play in future.

Tom Drummond reminds us of how we interact with “our little people.”