Category GAP

Handmade Teddies

One of our beautiful mums hand-crafted these adorable teddies for us.  They are the perfect size for each child to take one to snuggle at rest time. As we are keen to be green, we noted with great delight that…

On The Cutting Edge

We love to be on the cutting edge at the GAP.  So when one of our new families, recently arrived from Germany, shared with us that children in some German kindergartens are learning to use sharp knives to cut their…

Arboretum Excursion Nov 2018

The Monday/Tuesday GAP class enjoyed a wonderful excursion to the Arboretum recently.  We just love to learn about nature and spend time appreciating it. We started our day by exploring the amazing Acorn Playground, and what an incredible playground it…

Our award winning teachers

This week, the GAP teachers were presented with award certificates from the 2018 Children’s Week Awards.  The teaching team had been nominated for a Child Development Award, for significantly improving young people’s opportunities to learn and grow. The inscription accompanying the…

Outdoor Classroom Day 2018

The children at GAP enjoyed participating in a global initiative called Outdoor Classroom Day on November 1st. We enjoyed some time to explore the trees, sticks, grasses, leaves, pine needles, bits of bark, insects, fresh air and sunshine in our surrounding…

Story Night 2018

What better way to spend a warm spring evening than at the annual German story night?  The evening kicked off with outdoor play and a light dinner before we all ventured inside for the story telling.  Children and adults alike…

Adaptive Sport at GAP

One of our dads, Ben, is the Chief Operating Officer of the Invictus Games Sydney 2018, which will be held in October.  The Invictus Games is an international sporting event for injured or ill veterans and active service personnel. Ben visited…