Our curriculum takes inspiration from the wheel of the year and we offer the children opportunities to engage with seasonal cycles through art, story, ceremony and celebration. At Roots and Wings, we offer a rich and inspiring structure within which the children can choose to learn about subjects they are interested in.

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Mindfulness practices -  We bring in mindfulness practices in fun way and creative ways.

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Nature is our classroom - We will spend time outside in our beautiful garden. We will learn about the elements and we will go on nature adventures in the local area.

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Circle time - We will come together in respect and compassion as equal members of a sacred community, using simple ritual as a container to hold us in all that we are. We will share and reflect on our experiences, our successes, our feelings and our intentions, through song, movement, theatre games and shamanic practices. We will enjoy our connection with ourselves, each other and all that is.

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The spirit of play - Together we will explore life with a sense of joyful adventure and curiosity. Using our whole bodies we will discover the magic of language and numbers, the wonders of the natural world and our beautiful bodies. We will play games that inspire, challenge and help us grow as individuals and as a community of learners.

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Practical life skills - We will share and learn practical life skills such as gardening, cooking, sewing, up-cycling and making useful things to help us with our learning and domestic activities.  We will take responsibility for our space and our resources, care for our plants and each other.  

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Art and Performance - Music, theatre, visual art and craft. We will explore our imagination and the many ways we can express who we are. We will learn about and from other cultures. We will celebrate all the unique individual expressions and we will create meaningful connections between them. 

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Following the Wheel of the Year - The Earth and her plants and creatures will be our teachers and sources of wisdom and inspiration. Following the lead of our ancestors we will work with the seasons, celebrating different festivals and staying in tune with what she has to teach us.

 

Story time - Defying the rules of time and space we will journey with wise friends within folk tales and myth. We will sing songs and share our reflections - bringing story alive through our unique experience of it.

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Personalised learning - By allowing time and space for fluidity within our daily routine and through small class size we will foster a learning process that has an organic, self governing aspect to it, that honours the needs of the child and their own pace and style of learning.  Our group size is a maximum of 12 children.

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Literacy and numeracy - Our children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities with numeracy and literacy incorporated. Children will always have access to a selection of books and a quiet area dedicated to reading and sharing stories.  We will encourage each child to engage with their personal reading time and our group story time in a way that builds their vocabulary, word recognition and comprehension. Number skills will be part of our role playing, games and when we cook together.