Early Learning Centre for Creative Children
Who we are
- Creative Nest Academy is a learning center inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. Our focus is hands-on activities, creative expression through an atelier, and providing loose parts for children to explore their creativity.
- Our educators believe in following each child's lead and guiding them to reach their full potential. We create an environment that promotes learning, exploration, investigation, and collaboration, with a strong emphasis on nature-based activities.
- At Creative Nest, we strive to create a calm, nurturing, home-like environment for the children in our care.
Our Mission
- Our goal is to help children express themselves in various ways. We believe it's essential to support little minds by allowing them to explore through hands-on activities and to communicate in different ways, such as verbally, through movement, music, art, and more.
- Our mission is to focus on a child's complete development, including their mental and physical health, by using play as a tool for learning and growth. Children can express themselves in more than one way! Therefore, our mission is to support little minds as they explore through hands-on activities and express themselves in many forms: verbally, through movement, music, the arts, and much more.
Our Philosophy
- We believe that the child is at the heart of their learning. We see children as capable, competent, and creative individuals. Our approach to education is centred around self-directed and experiential learning within a relationship-driven environment.
- We value guiding principles of respect, responsibility, and community at our core. We encourage exploration, discovery, and play as essential components of learning. We value the child as central to their education. We believe children are capable, competent, and creative!
- We promote self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environments.
- We believe in guiding principles of respect, responsibility and community through exploration, discovery and play.
As children PLAY
Children possess unique ways of thinking, playing, and communicating that deserve recognition. Through play, they articulate their ideas and emotions in a variety of engaging forms. Playing is not just fun; it is essential for teaching children the skills of social collaboration, enabling them to work together effectively and learn through shared communication.
At Creative Nest, we provide a rich environment where children can express themselves through drawings, paintings, movement, and dramatic play. This multifaceted approach not only fosters imagination but also cultivates critical social skills.
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