St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Childcare service

St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6285 2669

Address: 1 Hill Corner, Yarralumla 2600 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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

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23.01.2022 School Chickens . . Here at St Nicks having animals at our service can be a valuable part of children education. Children are learning and taking responsibilities for our animals, helping with cleaning their homes, feeding them and collecting eggs. .... Animals help children from a young age learn to care for other living things. They can teach a sense of responsibility, caring, empathy and tolerance. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #animal #chickens #friends #responsibility #caring #empathy #eggs See more

23.01.2022 Such a big achievement for the children at St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool who have raised over $300 to date. All their hard work recycling has got them a step closer to purchasing a new water tank. Job well done! #ACTCDS #Recycling #CBR https://actcds.com.au/fundraising/

20.01.2022 underwater sensory box . . The Artemis room as set up a under the sea sensory box for children to use their imagination through play. .... .Sensory boxes encourage children to use their imaginations while exploring the different textures while developing their fine motor skills. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #sensory #underthesea #ocean #sea #turtles #exploring #textures #colours See more

20.01.2022 differences between big & small . . The children in the Artemis room have been learning all about different shapes and sizes over the last few weeks. .... .Setting up different learning experiences where children can learn the differences between small and big with visual objects. Having a bunch of items that are big and small and then sorting them into groups of the same size. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #learning #big #small #brains #thinking #sorting See more

19.01.2022 Apollo’s seedlings . The preschools explored the circle of life of the seeds we are growing and their progress. .... . The children enjoyed exploring the changes that the seedling made, that they have sprouted and the development of the roots, the children also discussed why other seeds might not be growing and how we need to care for the seeds to make them grow. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #preschool #children #learning #outdoors #adventure #nature #garden #seeds #growing #water #earth #gardening #grow #soil #seed See more

19.01.2022 Exploring outer space . . Children are a world of knowledge and their hunger to learn about the world around them is contagious! .... The Preschoolers are starting a new project,time to put on their space suites and start learning.. . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #preschool #children #learning #outdoors #adventure #nature #planets #space #moon #solar #system See more

13.01.2022 Mr. Alby . Mr. Alby brings so much happiness to our children here at St Nicks. Everyday we love seeing the children’s big smiles and excitement when Mr. Alby comes to visit. . .... Encouraging direct contact and developing bonds with animals can help children to develop empathy. . . Samoyed’s are a special breed and are fantastic with children. They are extremely friendly, outgoing and a devoted dog. Alby loves all people, especially young children. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #australian #animals #samoyed #MrAlby #love #friendship #Alby #cuddles #happy See more

13.01.2022 Childhood is important, don't hurry your kids through!

13.01.2022 Ahead of #NationalRecyclingWeek, St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool gets on board with ACT CDS teaching little ones how to recycle.

11.01.2022 fire . . To end the week off we all sat around the fire singing songs, cooking damper and having hot chocolates. .... .Once the Apollo room children had enough firewood to start the fire Mr. Ryan talked to the children about what is needed to create a flame (heat, fuel, and oxygen) while Miss Christine got her guitar out to join in with our singing. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #fire #cooking #warm #singing #damper #hot See more

11.01.2022 Little scientist . As part of the Apollo rooms volcano Researching we decided to investigate Rocks collected by Miss Christine. We felt, inspected and discussed what we could feel and see. . .... The children have some great ideas on how to incorporate these resources while planning their class volcano project . . . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #australian #researching #investigating #volcanos #rocks #lava #science See more

10.01.2022 Exploring the outdoors . .This morning the children in the Artemis room went on a walk exploring nature. . .We love having the opportunities to take our children for walks exploring nature. Stopping and listening to all the beautiful sounds and talking about what we can see during our morning walk. ... . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #preschool #children #learning #outdoors #adventure #nature #walking #walk #explore See more

09.01.2022 Exploring the National Portrait Gallery today @nationalportraitgallery #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyeducation #teachingpreschool #preschool #childcarecanberra #childcare

06.01.2022 Self identification . . In the Artemis room we are learning about self Identification and belonging. We are starting to recognise the different features of our bodies, families and friends. .... The importance of teaching the children that we are all the same no matter our differences is very important. Having on going conversations while learning about all our body features and how we are all unique individuals. . . #stnicksgreekpreschool #everydayplay #play #playbasedlearning #playhacks #toddlerplay #preschoolplay #sensoryplay #followthechild #Learning #preschool #EYLF #school #greek #body #identification #girl #boy #recognise #features See more

05.01.2022 Great article on raising multi-lingual children. The part about immersion at schools is interesting. With that in mind, the bilingual pre-schools and schools th...at we are aware of in Canberra at the Chinese Australian Early Childhood Centre and Mawson Primary School (Mandarin), Yarralumla Primary School and pre-school (Italian), the French Australian Preschool and Telopea Park School (French) and the St Nicholas Greek-Australian Preschool (greek). See more

04.01.2022 Implementing effective supervision in education and care programs will assist educators to provide safe and secure environments for children. Supervision strat...egies should be adjusted to: consider the design and arrangement of children’s environments reduce or prevent injury make decisions about when children’s play needs to be interrupted or redirected For more tips on how to support supervision strategies in your education and care setting visit ACECQA’s Active Supervision Information Sheet. http://files.acecqa.gov.au//ActiveSupervision_EnsuringSafe

01.01.2022 National Nutrition Week here at St Nick's!