Community Building/Autumn Harvest

THE WORLD FROM A CHILDS PERSPECTIVE
Trinity Playschool uses a child-centred, socially conscious pedagogy to engage young children in social and artistic thought and action. Using what the city has to offer, we strive to cultivate students that are empowered and are equipped with the knowledge to be socially and environmentally responsible citizens while they develop into explorers of their urban landscape.


THE CITY AS OUR CLASSROOM
A valuable aspect of the Trinity Playschool program is to empower children as navigators of their city. We journey on regular excursions, by foot and by public transportation, to art galleries, concerts, museums and cultural events, as well as markets, parks and city landmarks.


WE KNOW ITS TAKES A VILLAGE
Our Playschool runs on a model that links a range of artists together to engage and inspire children. We like to bring in different perspectives and actively pursue a diverse teaching staff. As such, professional educators and artists trade chalkboards for personal anecdotes and textbooks for real life experiences. Together, they create an atmosphere that is at once intellectually stimulating and deeply personalized.




Sept 19-23 2011

Boy what a week we had! We completed our first community history project, photographs as historical documents: Ossington. We found historical pictures of Ossington on the Toronto Archives website and then recreated them. Next week we will be looking at the differences and changes throughout history. Thanks so much!





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Last week we went to dufferin grove, picked apples from a community garden and made tie die capes!

Yesterday we went to Riverdale Farm. We looked at chickens (and other animals), checked out the farmer's market, and in general had a smashing good time.










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