Category GAP

Excursion to Capital Scraps Community Compost

The Monday-Tuesday GAP children enjoyed an excursion to the Capital Scraps Community Compost in Haig Park, today. With the help of many parent helpers, we walked through Haig Park, then crossed Northbourne Avenue to the Braddon side of Haig Park,…

Behind Every Great Organisation

Behind every great organisation, there is an even greater committee. And driving our great committee this year is a really great president. The year 2021 is Tobias’ second year on the Spielwelt committee, and he’s guiding us all well through…

What do PhysioTherapists Do?

The Thursday/Friday GAP class were fascinated to learn about what physiotherapists do. We were lucky enough to have the wonderful physiotherapist Lucy Joske visit us. She specialises in paediatric physiotherapy as well as other types. We learned that physiotherapists can…

Dr Barks visits GAP

The Thursday/Friday GAP class were excited to welcome Dr Brandon Barks and his wonderful assistants to our morning circle today. Dr Barks is an anaesthetist and came in to talk to the children about what doctors, specifically anaesthetists, can do…

A New Look for our Hall

The Turner Scout Hall in Haig Park is undergoing a transformation. As the home of the German Australian Pfadfinder Scout group and the German Australian Playschool and playgroups, it is only fitting that the building’s new paint job gives the…

Flea the Dog Visits GAP

Even the children who started off feeling a little bit hesitant about dogs soon warmed to our recent little visitor, Flea the Dog. The class heard about what dogs like to eat. It turns out that apart from kibbles, Flea…

Calypso Visits GAP

The Monday/Tuesday GAP class have been studying animals, and we were delighted to welcome a couple of our families’ pets. First up was Calypso, a friendly bearded dragon belonging to one of our GAP families. The children got to pat…