New Horizons Preschool in Lenah Valley | Education

New Horizons Preschool

Locality: Lenah Valley

Phone: +61 3 6228 1500

Address: 57 Giblin Street 7008 Lenah Valley, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.newhorizonspreschool.com.au

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25.01.2022 How many arms can go around the Earth to protect it Frida So thrilled to be supporting our youngest citizens to have a voice and be passionate participants at today's School's Strike for Climate Change rally! The children demonstrated a commitment to changing the way we protect our living planet. They marched with over 20K other citizens to voice their concerns and take responsibility for change.... As one of our Lenah Valley students remarked "They are marching to save the planet ..." Rex Thank you to our Friday families for supporting this endeavour and to our students for their dedication to our planet Earth.

22.01.2022 Tasmanian colleagues: Limited spaces are now available for our full day workshops this term. "Using technology to support and enhance documentation and reflective practice" on Friday 31 May.... "The Hundred Languages of the Atelier" on Friday 21 June. Please see our website for further details and to enrol. https://newhorizonspreschool.com.au/for-ed/current-courses/

21.01.2022 Join our wonderful team tomorrow to find out more about our Inquire 5 program!

21.01.2022 Congratulations to our Lenah Valley children, staff and families for their beautiful, engaging and authentic 'Exhibition of Learning'. Today marked the end of a year long inquiry titled 'Encounters for a happy Earth' ... It has become more difficult to connect with nature in our modern world. The dirt of the earth is concealed by roads, walls and barriers. Our food comes in packaging from the supermarket and our lives are lived in close proximity to our screens. We forget th...e simple joys of a childhood spent outdoors and we take for granted in our busy lives the natural riches accessible from our doorstep. Yet we are reminded in everyday encounters that children are instinctively connected to nature. The collection of seed pods, rocks and leaves discovered in a pocket, the irresistible appeal of a puddle of water, the challenge of a tree to climb and the adopted insect companion. The relationship between children and nature is free, unconditional and has no limits. In our school context, educators identified few opportunities to experience ‘wild spaces’. Although we are in close proximity to local bushland, accessibility by foot was not considered a viable option for the children. Rather, we invested time exploring our suburban locale and discovered much more than we could have anticipated. Overflowing passionfruit vines, leaves of every hue, trees to climb, valuable collections of organic materials to study. For the children, even this brief encounter was valuable; an invitation to experience the freedom of the outdoors beyond the walls of the classroom. Our explorations precipitated a myriad of possibilities for further research. These mini adventures along Giblin Street opened up the possibilities of building a relationship with the natural environment; to foster connection, belonging and a sense of responsibility towards our local environment and ultimately, towards our Earth. 'No one is too small to make a difference' - Greta Thunberg Please take the time to enjoy the photo album of our exhibition.

20.01.2022 At New Horizons Preschool our 'Omilea' class offers a unique, engaging environment for kindergarten aged children that promotes collaboration, inquiry and reciprocity. We offer small class groupings with a full-time early childhood teacher and an assistant educator. Omilea is our alternative to Kindergarten and is only available for those families whose child/ren are: *eligible to enter kindergarten (4 years of age by 1 January 2021) and ... *are not enrolled in another school for Kindergarten. In 2021 we will be offering a 3 day (Mon - Wed) or 5 day program. Omilea is licensed with the Department of Education & Care, for children aged 4 to 5 years, with an ACECQA rating of ‘exceeding’ under the National Quality Standard. Currently, it is not a kindergarten registered with the School's Board of Tasmania. Please join us for a free information session at our Battery Point Campus. There will be an opportunity to hear more about our program, tour our Battery Point Campus and speak with our teachers. Light refreshments will be provided. Enrolments will soon be open for all new and existing families who are interested in our Omilea program for 2021. Limited spaces available, secure your enrolment now! For further information and to RSVP please contact [email protected] by Friday 24 July.

18.01.2022 Please note that we still have 2 spaces available, which we will allocate on a first response basis. An excellent forward planning opportunity, where we will examine a range of strategies to support educators re-imagine their learning environments and design possible pathways for 2019. Saturday October 20, 2019 - at our Battery Point Campus in Hobart.... For information and to register please visit our website: https://newhorizonspreschool.com.au/for-educa/register-now/

17.01.2022 Two employment opportunities at New Horizons Preschool are closing THIS FRIDAY for an Early Childhood Teacher and a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care (Maternity Leave position OR part-time option). Interested applicants may still apply.

09.01.2022 Are you interested in finding out more about our specialised Inquire 5 program? Inquire 5 is a progressive educational alternative for 4 to 5 year old children. We focus on developing and extending critical thinking and problem solving, deepening the complexity of children’s research skills, fostering communication and collaboration whilst engaging in sustained Inquiry Projects. We aim to offer our children multiple materials to express their understanding of the world around... them and design creative solutions to multidisciplinary problems. Please join us for a free information session at our Battery Point Campus on Wednesday 29 May from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. There will be an opportunity to hear more about our program and tour our Battery Point Campus. Enrolments will soon be open for all new and existing families who are interested in our Inquire 5 program for 2020. Limited spaces available, secure your enrolment now! Please RSVP to [email protected] by Friday 24 May.

08.01.2022 1 week, 2 exhibitions and 3 published documentation books to share our narratives, perspectives and co-research alongside the children, educators and families at New Horizons Preschools. 1 shared philosophy of honouring the voice of Tasmanian children and celebrating the participation of competent, capable children within our learning contexts. A heartfelt thank you to all our children and families of 2018. Thank you for the inspiration you have given us all.. the joy, learn...ing, laughter and friendships. Please enjoy some highlights of our 2018 Exhibitions of Learning at both our Lenah Valley and Battery Point campuses.

08.01.2022 "The school we are talking about is not the school you are familiar with in the past, but something that you can hope for." Loris Malaguzzi, Founding philosopher of the Reggio Emilia Educational Project. Our hope is for an authentic, progressive and values-based vision for early childhood education; one which continually challenges us to re-imagine the rich possibilities for early years education. Inspired by these words, New Horizons preschool is closing this Facebook page ...as we move into the next chapter of our educational journey. Please follow us at our new page: https://www.facebook.com/New-Horizons-Preschool-108779930921161

05.01.2022 Are you interested in joining us for an interactive workshop? This PL will support educators who are interested in or already on their journey of an inquiry based approach in early years. We will examine a range of strategies which will support educators to re imagine their learning environments and design possible pathways for 2019. Saturday October 20, 2019 - at our Battery Point Campus in Hobart.... For information and to register please visit our website: https://newhorizonspreschool.com.au/for-educa/register-now/

04.01.2022 At New Horizons we value collaboration and dialogue with colleagues from a variety of early education settings, and our experienced team are passionate about working in context with the Reggio Emilia Educational Project and Inquiry Pedagogies. We aim to offer engaging opportunities for continuous professional development and reflective practice and are delighted to share our March calendar of events from our 2019 professional learning map. For further information and to register for our PL events visit our website: https://newhorizonspreschool.com.au/for-ed/current-courses/

04.01.2022 Tasmanian colleagues: Limited spaces still available for our full day workshops on Friday 15 and Friday 22 March! Please see our website for further details. ... https://newhorizonspreschool.com.au/for-ed/current-courses/

04.01.2022 Due to increasing enrolments, an employment opportunity now exists at New Horizons Preschool for a dedicated, passionate and creative educator at our Battery Point campus. Interested and qualified applicants may apply online to Norma Panagakos at [email protected] by 5pm on Monday 12th November.

03.01.2022 We are thrilled to announce that our Director of Preschools Mel Hilder and our Pedagogista Lou Kirkwood will be presenting at the Inspire 2020 Conference, hosted by Semann & Slattery, in Melbourne! Mel and Lou are excited to be a part of this inspiring lineup. It’s going to be a fabulous conference, so please take a look for further details. Mel and Lou will be sharing their presentation, on behalf of the team at New Horizons: ... ‘A Map to find the way ...’ A metaphor for inspiration and change; co-research as a provocation for creating new horizons for educational innovation.

02.01.2022 We are thrilled to be a part of the Semann & Slattery Inspire 2020 conference in Melbourne next week! Staff member, Lou Kirkwood will be presenting a paper to delegates on Saturday 29 February. We are passionate about sharing our educational journey and co-research from the past few years. We value highly professional learning at New Horizons and we would like to thank Semann and Slattery for this incredible opportunity to participate alongside inspiring speakers from Austr...alia and overseas. https://www.inspire2020.com.au/

02.01.2022 Yesterday we capped off a very busy and inspiring week in Hobart by attending a full day seminar with the amazing Prof emerita Gunilla Dahlberg. Her thought provoking words challenged us to consider more deeply values and ethics in ECE and to continue with our commitment to quality through relationships, listening and ongoing dialogue. Last Monday, a group of Inquire 5 children presented a documentation panel to the Vos construction team. This panel documents part of the chi...ldren’s project on encountering cranes in the city. (It can be visited at the corner of Murray and Davey Streets). Please walk by and have a look if you are in Hobart! We are passionate about making visible the children’s thinking, collaborating with members of our community and making deeper connections to place. We were also very fortunate to collaborate with ECA, as part of the national conference being held in Hobart last week. We were thrilled to host educational tours at both of our campuses and to share our beautiful environments, inquiry projects, documentation and journey with other educators from around Australia. Along with these visits we worked in partnership with ECA to film at our Battery Point service for an upcoming online module. We also hosted a visit from the generous and ever delightful Claire Warden! We are humbled to be able to work alongside peak industry bodies and educators from around the world to share our passion and commitment to Early Years Education in Australia. Thank you to ECA, B4 Early Years Coalition, Prof emerita Gunilla Dahlberg, Claire Warden, our Australian colleagues, staff and children for an incredible (but very busy!) week!

01.01.2022 Another incredible celebration of our year together! These photos are from our Preschool and Inquire 5 exhibitions at our Battery Point Campus. Each or our two class groups embarking on journeys of collaboration, investigation and discovery. The Preschool children coming together to explore the multiple possibilities which the languages of dance, music, sound and movement offer us.... The Inquire 5 children have continued to encounter the city of Hobart, with particular emphasis on those elements of our city which make it extraordinary - Cranes, The Cat and Fiddle, MONA/Dark Mofo and being part of a Crowd. Congratulations of all of the children, families and staff on another amazing year at New Horizons Preschool!