Canora Prekindergarten 2010

140 1st Ave WCanora, SK

Committed to High QualityEarly Childhood Education

“A school needs to be a place for all children, not based on the idea that they’re all the

same, butthat they’re all different.”

Loris Malaguzzi

The Image of the Child Children are not empty vessels which we need

to fill with knowledge and skills. They are strong, capable and competent.

They are active learners who are constantly making meaning of their world.

Children learn through their play experiences and conversations with others.

They are inventive and full of ideas. Children demonstrate what they know in a

hundred different ways.

Children are strong, capable and competent.

Children are inventive and full of ideas.

Children are active, eager, and curious learners.

Children demonstrate what they arelearning in many ways.

They represent their thoughts and ideas with a variety of materials to create paintings, collages, sculptures,

drawings, mobiles and photographs

High Quality Programming supportspositive self-identity in children.

High Quality Programs focus onthe development of the whole child.

Social Emotional Development

Physical Development

Intellectual Development

Spiritual Development

High Quality programs are responsiveto the needs and interests of children.

Children and TheirLearning Experiences

• Young children learn through play and open-ended exploration.

• They make meaning of their world and communicate their understandings in many different ways.

• They develop holistically by participating in a variety of activities.

A high quality early childhood setting embraces inclusion and diversity through

play and open-ended learning experiences.

Language and Literacy developmentare integral components of

high quality early learning programs.

Children and Their Relationships

• Children learn through their relationships with others, with their environment, and with the materials that are in their environment.

The Role of the Teacher

• Is changing• Is less directive• Views the child as competent rather than

needy• Provides children with an environment that

stimulates exploration• Believes in the right of children to have an

“authentic” childhood

The teacher is an observer,a listener and a documenter.

The teacher is a researcherand a partner with parents.

The teacher is a negotiator, anda supporter of children’s

participation in decision making.

The teacher facilitates small group learning, supports social relationships, and

co-constructs knowledge with children.

The teacher creates a stimulating environment and supports diversity.

Children and Their Environments• An early childhood environment should be

beautiful and inspire awe and wonder in children.

• It should promote exploration and discovery.

• The environment should be organized,

yet flexible and responsive.• The environment is considered to be

another teacher and should invite children to learn.

Fabulous Fall!

Children need quiet placesand cozy spaces .

Winter Wonders

Spring Surprises

Materials are organized in an aesthetically pleasing manner and are accessible to children.

An overhead projector and light table are used to explore light and shadows.

Inspirational Invitations

The Importance of PlayHigh quality practice in early childhood means thatchildren learn through play. They can choose theiractivity and focus on the activity rather than theoutcome, and experience personal enjoyment.

Educators who work with young children are fortunate enough

to reclaim the delight that

the children experience every

day as they discover,explore and create

together!

Children are miracles. Believing that

every child is a miracle can transform

the way we design for children’s care.

We make it our job to create,

with reverence and gratitude,

a space that is worthy of a miracle!

Anita Rui Olds, 1999