Adventure Kindergarten

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Adventure Kindergarten has provision for three groups of children. While one group is designated for younger members, two are designed for the older children. You may have noticed a definite theme in the local area of Whitby, which is closely tied to explorers and nautical journeys. Therefore, we have tied the kaupapa for each group closely with this local theme.
Tira Waka/The Voyagers Group
Waka, of course, is a Māori word that means ‘vehicle’ that you journey in … like a boat or car. In this case it is Adventure Kindergarten! We see all learning as a voyage of discovery in this community of learners. We believe that families, qualified teachers and children are all teachers and learners. This affords children a huge range of opportunities to be teachers as well as learners due to the age range of the children they are able to work with. The whakatauki for this group refers to the cooperation and the combination of resources that enables us to all move forward and achieve to our full potential. We believe that the children in this group will be encouraged to develop their own journeys, not only by consolidating their ideas by teaching what they know, but by individual learning and with a wide range of peers in their age range. The philosophy of this group is to provide the children in this group with a significant amount of opportunity to develop leadership skills and a tuakana teina/peer tutoring role, as the mixed age group on Tuesday and Thursday will afford the children opportunities to take responsibility for their own welfare, teach what they know to others, model skilled social approaches and thinking skills.

TERM DATES 2014
Term 1: 22 January - 17 April
Term 2: 5 May - 4 July
Term 3: 21 July - 26 September
Term 4: 13 October - 19 December
Full Day Kindergartens:
6 January - 4 July
14 July - 19 December

"We provide quality, inclusive and accessible early childhood education delivered in environments that are warm, welcoming and where learning is fun.Our Vision: To provide a diverse range of options, to continuously improve access for children, their parents and whānau and to build communities of mutual respect."