10/08/2026
Our Fantail room nohinohi (infants and toddlers) love venturing out into the community- their faces light up in excitement when we pull out our bright trip vests. The moment we get the vests out, our tamariki start rushing around, looking for shoes and socks so they can head off. We love trips through the community- purchasing baking ingredients at the local supermarket, making sure we have enough bubbles from the $2 shop and immersing themselves in nature at the beach or village green. Recently on our trips we had the opportunity to observe the diggers and trucks (our favourites!) working down on the beachfront; seeing how they were moving sand and rocks as part of the current foreshore remediation works. We also had the chance to observe our local Taichi class outside the leisure centre-watching their calm, smooth movements inspired our own upon returning to the centre with some music.
Mana Whenua|Belonging- Te waihanga hononga | Making connections between people, places and things in their world
Opportunities to explore with, and engage in, our local community builds a strong sense of belonging within children, fostering a sense of wonder and curiosity of the world beyond home or centre life, alongside a sense of ownership of the space- this is my place and I want to look after it, be in it, love it! The more we set off on learning adventures, the more confident and capable our tamariki become, developing dispositions such as curiosity, a sense of adventure, observational skills and responsibility- of their own learning and the world around them.
