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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree! If you still have your live Christmas tree, we would love to have a few more for our playgrounds!
A second Forest and Nature Camp will take us on a journey through life's cycle examining how each life and habitat is connected to each other. Help us uncover the mysteries of the natural world in this two week extended camp.
In this two week extended Forest and Nature camp we begin to connect with nature by spending time exploring a beautiful forest in the Wellesley area. We’ll take an in depth look into indigenous teachings of the Seven Grandfathers.
Buckle up and hold on as we travel through our solar system, past the closest stars and into our neighboring galaxies. Exploring nebuli, black holes and other planets, we may even find an alien or two along the way. This week we’re taking a deeper look into deep space. Are you ready to join our spaceship?
Don’t trip as we fall back into history. Each day we will go farther and farther back in time discovering what came before. How far back will we go? Only time will tell.
Time to get that brain moving full s.t.e.a.m ahead. In this week lets ignite some passion for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. Everyday we will focus on a different letter of s.t.e.a.m and explore our world in that context.
This week let’s lead by example and look to the needs of others. Learning and exploring how we can contribute to our community, both in big gestures and little everyday things. What can you do to help?
Grab you lab coat and warm up your thinking cap, this week is filled with strange words that only scientists can master! Are you up for the challenge? What is someone who studies birds called? What is an Entomologist? And who gets to study the ocean? These are just some of the many areas we get to explore in this week of wonder.
Wishing everyone a year filled with as many wonderful memories as Inspiring Minds did in 2018!
Car seat safety!
Inspiring Minds may be closed for the week, but that doesn't mean the adventures have stopped! The toddler room is transforming and beginning to feel more like home with the new flooring being installed by the crew from Scholten Flooring Inc. We are so excited to see what it will look like when it is finished! At the same time, Krista and Faye learned all about the water lines coming into our building! Thanks to Darryl from Wellesley Township and Sarba from the Region of Waterloo for their quick response to the gushing water and on Christmas morning. A huge thank you to Jeff, Aaron, and Jacob from Jantzi plumbing and Perry and Steve from P. Gingerich Excavating for coming to the rescue and fixing the line quickly so that we are ready for the return of the children next week. There's never a dull moment at IMELC. We wonder what new adventures and learning opportunities will happen in 2019!
Time together is the best gift! Merry Christmas!
May your holidays be filled with just what you need!
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To celebrate the season, Kinder-One and Kewlage took part in a backyard campfire at Faye’s home. Faye read a story called, “Early Christmas Among the First Nations’ and we all learned about how First Nations celebrated Christmas years ago. One of the missionaries wrote a carol in their native language and today, we sing the English version, "Huron Carol".
Along with reading and singing, we enjoyed some delicious cinnamon buns, popcorn and hot apple cider!
How Does Learning Happen is a document to which ECE professionals refer. It outlines four foundations of learning. This day we focused on “Belonging”. It was wonderful to gather together as a group for fellowship, community and Native Canadian culture.
Wishing everyone a holiday, filled with a balance of festivities, family, friends and rejuvenating, relaxing moments.
A reminder that IMELC is closed from Dec 25 to January 1, inclusive.