Community
Our community is central to who we are and our children are a key part of that. We want to help our children share the joy of our outward-facing ethos and our appreciation of different cultures and languages. Here are some of the ways we work together with those around us.
Parent Partnership
Parents are essential partners. By creating a bridge between home and the nursery, the community provides a "web of care" that ensures children feel secure as they build their independence.
By making the local neighbourhood their classroom, children grow into confident, capable individuals who understand their purpose and their connection to the wider world.
Charity.
(simply helping someone in need)
We aim to lead by example when raising responsible citizens of the world, by caring for humanity and society. Each year we partner with a different charity which aligns with our values and make this a class project. We use this as an opportunity to develop the children’s understanding of the world around them, demonstrating how actions - no matter how small - can have a positive impact. From fundraising to discussing community issues with parents and children, these exercises all raise awareness of the world around us. We want to help children realise that positive actions can have a knock-on effect and embrace the art of generosity.
Alongside this, we integrate charity into the day-to-day of our curriculum through being active participants in our local community, from litter-picking to recycling our own waste. The best way to make a meaningful impact is to be actively involved in the cause.
Here are some great ideas for discussing charity with children (source: givingtuesday.org.uk):
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Show them that they already do it.
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Let them choose their own causes.
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Make it a community affair.
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Time can be a valuable act of charity.
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Celebrate.
We encourage gratitude. In addition to kindness and compassion, gratitude is another everyday feature of our learning.
A general sense of gratitude encourages compassion and fuels the desire to give back.
Through our curriculum we explore random acts of kindness and paying it forward: Ask your children to do something nice for three other people each time someone does something nice for them, to teach them to share the joy of receiving. It’s cool to be kind.