K1 Dolphin Class

Exploring Our Options As we head into our final school term, we will be diving into an exciting new Unit of Inquiry called "How We Express Ourselves," while continuing to explore the overarching theme of "Who We Are" that has shaped our year-long inquiry.  Our aim is to inspire our budding artists and communicators to create a diverse range of art that reflects their unique perspectives. As they hone their creative thinking, communication, and social collaboration skills, they are also building up their abilities as effective communicators and open-minded learners. In Circle Time, we have been looking at different types of art and thinking about which direction we feel drawn to creatively. Split up into 4 general categories, are Visual Arts, Musical Instruments, Physical Arts and Construction Art (architecture). After we had had an introduction to each learning path, we reflected and then voted on which aspect of art we were most curious about. Everyone will still h...

  The K1 children are starting to tune into their last Unit of Inquiry of the year -  How We Express Ourselves . We're keen to focus on the exciting ways children inspire each other through their own creations and ideas. Their artistic explorations and expressions might be sparked by the work of real artists, or they might take entirely new and imaginative paths! Here is the key information for this unit: If you would like to learn more about the unit along with some concrete examples of what the learning might look like in your child's classroom, please watch the following 3-min video. You may press the full screen button for a clearer view. Keep checking in with the class blog to see how the inquiry evolves in the coming weeks :)