Eco Kids Academy

👣 Exploring Our Bodies, Unleashing Creativity 👣
In today’s art class, the children embarked on an exciting journey of observation, exploration, and creative expression! Through hands-on activities, they experienced the concepts of big and small, light and heavy, while developing an early understanding of space and scale through meaningful interactions.
Next, the children transformed into little artists as they traced their own body outlines onto large sheets of paper. As their familiar silhouettes came to life, they filled them with vibrant colors and imaginative ideas, adding unique stories and personal touches to their creations. Each artwork reflected the children's growing self-awareness, creativity, and ability to express themselves in meaningful ways.
Throughout the creative process, the children not only strengthened their hand-eye coordination and artistic skills, but also explored their individuality through art. The result was a collection of wonderful masterpieces filled with imagination, personality, and childhood wonder. ✨🎨🖍️

The N1 class started the week by engaging in their daily morning routines, including roll call, identifying the day of the week, observing the weather, reviewing vocabulary flashcards, and caring for our classroom fish.

Through these meaningful daily experiences, the children are building confidence in recognizing and using English vocabulary while developing a sense of familiarity and independence within the classroom environment.

One of the children's favorite responsibilities is helping to feed our classroom fish. This simple yet important task encourages kindness, responsibility, and respect for living things, while supporting our ongoing exploration of caring for the world around us.

The K1 class revisited a special project from the beginning of their cat inquiry by creating an updated Cat Collage as they wrapped up their exploration journey.

During group discussions, the children reflected on what they had learned about cats and eagerly shared their ideas. They talked about how cats use their tongues to keep themselves clean, as well as the foods, treats, and toys that help keep cats happy and healthy.

Using their creativity and fine motor skills, the children carefully cut, arranged, and pasted materials to bring their collages to life. This experience provided an opportunity to celebrate their learning, reflect on their growing knowledge, and express their understanding through art.

Today, our N1 little explorers continued their marine journey with a beautiful jellyfish provocation! 🪼

The children observed real jellyfish imagery, learned the new vocabulary word “tentacles,” and discovered that jellyfish bodies look like “half balls.” Using colorful paint and yarn, each child designed and created their own unique jellyfish masterpiece.

To bring their creations to life, we hung the jellyfish from the classroom ceiling between the fans, creating the magical effect of jellyfish floating through ocean currents. The children were so proud seeing their artwork move and sway!

A wonderful day filled with creativity, language learning, collaboration, and joyful guitar sing-along time together. 🌊✨

🌊 N1 Ocean Adventure Week 🐠🐢

This week, our little explorers enjoyed an exciting “Ocean Adventure” filled with sensory play, movement, and discovery!

Students followed a colorful ocean trail from the beach to the coral reef while searching for sea animals such as fish, sea turtles, seals, lobsters, and crabs. Along the way, they practiced their visual recognition skills and explored different ocean habitats.

A favorite activity was our sensory play invitation featuring a blue “ocean” and sandy beach. Children sorted animals by habitat and discovered that some animals, like sea turtles and seals, can live both on land and in the sea!

We ended the week with our joyful guitar sing-along and a new favorite song, “Slippery Fish.” 🎶🐟

It was a wonderful week full of exploration, learning, and fun for our N1 children!

This week, our K1 little learners explored the letter “R” through a playful story, discovering words like rabbit, robot, rain, and rainbow 🌈 Through sequencing, role play, and a fun classroom treasure hunt, children connected sounds with meaning in a joyful and engaging way. They also used rainbow sticks to form “Rr” and worked together to create their own colorful rainbow—learning through play every step of the way 💛