Category Keen to be Green

Enjoying our new taps and sinks

Over the summer holidays, Paul from JimFin Gas Fitting & Plumbing was very busy installing all sorts of treats for us. We are now enjoying a new junior toilet in the girls washroom, and double children’s sinks in both washrooms.…

Federweisser Fest 2018

Saturday’s Federweisser Fest was a big hit with the crowds who came to enjoy the good food, wine, music and company. From all accounts, the Federweisser (young wine) fermented especially for Spielwelt by Alex McKay of Collector Wines, was absolutely…

Outdoor Classroom

At the GAP, our teachers don’t wait for Outdoor Classroom Day to take our eager students outdoors to learn.  We spend time outdoors every day! Apart from our own playground, we often have picnics and take walks into Haig Park (adjacent…

Joeys Environment Night

Our Joeys were delighted to be part of an exciting environmental awareness night.  ACT Conservation Volunteer Manager, Tatjana Schmidt, ran an evening of fun and educational activities.  The joeys and their Joey Leader, Kerria, are already looking forward to Tatjana’s…

Thinking outside the box

The scouts and playschoolers all had a chance to ‘think outside the box’… and to think inside the box as well!  We had a big delivery of cardboard to play with, and simple instructions:  Build what you like!  Suddenly, there…

Forest Fridays

The children at the GAP are always delighted when we head out amongst the beautiful coniferous trees in Haig Park.  Sometimes we take a little picnic with us of foods the children have requested; other times we play hide and…

Banning Glitter

From 2018, Spielwelt will heed the call of scientists and environmentalists, and delete glitter from our art consumables. After reading an article in the ABC news about how damaging these micro-plastics are to the environment, the committee decided there was…