AMBIENTS THIS WEEK!

Continuing along the same lines, which are working really well with our youngest students, we set up another workshop with different work stations where children have complete autonomy and the teacher or teachers are only there to help if and when needed!

This week, we had a printing station using tempera paints and different shaped objects (some kids even decided their fingers or whole hands were great for printing!!); a special fine-motor skills box; a loose parts table and a table for drawing with thick wax crayons.

The two most popular areas of the session were the fine motor skills box and the printing table!

See for yourselves!!!

SECOND WEEK OF AMBIENTS

This week our ambients class was divided into five different stations:
- blackboard
- fine motor skills manipulation table: toothpicks and plasticine
- Loose parts table: a variety of carton tubes and dfferent colour stickers
- Experimental painting table: painting with chalk dipped into sugar and water
- Painting area: watercolours

Angie and Juanito, the American conversation assistant, were on hand for the kids if they needed anything, but, to be honest, they did really well on their own. The process of discovery is fascinating for the kids and for us as it gives us an insight into their abilities.

Here are some photos from today's sessions! Enjoy!!!

AMBIENTS IN INFANT EDUCATION

Today marks the first day of our AMBIENTS project in Infant Education. Children from our three different infant classes are mixed and split into groups. The art group rotates, that is, all the children will visit the area either on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. 

Today, the art workshop was divided into 5 sub-areas: painting with brushes on an easel; experiments with paint and straws; fine-motor activity table; loose parts table and blackboard. 

The children had a whale of a time, as did the teachers! Our conversation assistent, Trenor (known to the children as Juanito!) was on hand to help - in English, of course!!! Paint flew everywhere, but the children had great fun and moved from one area to the other without problems. The noise level was low and the interest level sky high!!! 

By the end of the session we had paint just about everywhere, but nothing that a basin of warm water and a sponge couldn't fix! 

Tomorrow it's the next groups turn. Here you have some images from today!!

PHOTOS FROM DAY 2

PHOTOS FROM DAY 3