...the antidote is to take a few risks...

“First hand experience is perhaps the most important foundation stone in discovering who you really are, and what you might become. Without huge dollops of it, encouraged and nurtured, but rarely directed, we can never become more than the sum of other peoples lives, experienced at second hand…the antidote is to take a few risks, and let the mud squidge through your toes from time to time.”(Tim Smit)

Monday 21 January 2013

Digital Leaders in the Nursery."Dear Zoo: Told be Sadia, Marwan's Sister, in Bengali."

Digital Leaders visit the nursery every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. In this time we have been creating digital audio recordings of the childrens favourite storybooks. As Digital Leaders (Children from years 3,4 and 5) we have also recorded bilingual recordings of these stories, retelling them in the many home langauages in our nursery. We have begun creating a collection of recordings that can be listened to by the children on our wireless headphones in a dens we created from sheets and pillows. We have also invovled other children in this project by finding out which children in our nursery have older brothers, sisters and cousinsn in our school and have invited them to visit our nursery to share in our story times.

Here is an example of what we have been creating. "Dear Zoo: Told be Sadia, Marwan's Sister, in Bengali."

Tuesday 15 January 2013

Quiet at the back: classrooms around the world – in pictures by photographer Julian Germain

Quiet at the back: classrooms around the world – in pictures


From the Russian pupils in Prada to the Nigerian children who sit four to a desk, photographer Julian Germain takes us on a journey around the world's classrooms

Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/3abyq  

Oasis Children's Venture – in pictures

Oasis Children's Venture – in pictures


A 1980s self-build office in Coin Street, Waterloo, due to be demolished, was dismantled by volunteers and rebuilt down the road in Stockwell, south London, where it has been recycled as a spacious new home for a children's charity

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Leif Ove Andsnes music workshop for deaf children – in pictures


Leif Ove Andsnes music workshop for deaf children – in pictures

Norwegian concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes leads a music workshop with hearing-impaired children at the Cologne Philharmonic in Germany exploring the perception and creation of music

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Bhutan puts sustainability on the curriculum. Annie Kelly.

Bhutan puts sustainability on the curriculum – in pictures Bhutan's new approach to education incorporates the principles of its index to measure prosperity through Gross National Happiness into the curriculum. Its green schools initiative aims to teach children about environmental conservation and sustainable living, although reaching schools in more remote regions takes more time.

 Annie Kelly guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 January 2013 10.02 GMT

Click on this link to read and view Annie Kelly's report: Short link for this page: http://gu.com/p/3ce8t

"A Beacon of Excellence"

" It's easy to understand why so many young families choose to move into Redbridge when you look at the work done by The Early Years Network which is a beacon of excellence, researching and documenting excellence in our schools."
Peter Shephard. Chief Officer – Learning and School Improvement. London Borough of Redbridge. RNLC Conference 7/11/2012.

With cold weather on its way....

Making Ice Mobiles with my Nan on PhotoPeach

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