GAP
Practical guidance, family resources and everyday moments connected to German-language early learning through GAP Playschool.
These posts help families understand the rhythm, routines, culture and community around early childhood learning at Spielwelt.
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Foyer Renovation
After many hours of hard work over the summer, our foyer has been completely renovated. No more horrible cramped, dark, cluttered storage area. We have welcomed in a bright, open, cheerful, greatly enlarged space to work and play in. Each GAP child now has their own personalised area to store their personal items; Pfadfinder have…
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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 were forts, castles, draw-bridges, sleds, horses, swords, tunnels, mazes and all sorts being built inside…
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Games at the GAP
A GAP activity update about playing board games and introducing children to early German classics.
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New Shed is Ready
The GAP children went on a little expedition around the hall, checking out all the renovations. Out the back of the hall, we found Saul from TotalSpan Canberra, up on the roof of our new shed, putting on the finishing touches. We waved to him and asked what he was doing up there. He replied…
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German Schultueten Tradition
Our 2018 Thursday/Friday class enjoyed their first day at GAP today. At the end of the day, the children all received Schultueten. It is a tradition in Germany that each child received a cone shaped Schultuete full of little presents, school supplies, and little items they will need for Kindergarten. Normally the Schultueten are organised…
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Schultueten on the First Day
As GAP opened for its 12th year of operation, an excited class of children received their traditional Schultueten. We are pleased to announce that there were no tears from the children all day. (We won’t mention the tears of one lovely mum, whose eyes were a bit wet with gratitude and relief as her daughter…
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January working bees are underway
Our January working bees and summer renovation plans are well underway! We are half way through and have accomplished a lot. We have demolished some walls to enlarge the foyer, done a lot of painting, and reconfigured some of our storage. We’ve ripped everything out of the storage areas and are sorting through it all.…
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Visit from Inner North Playschool
In Term 4, the Monday/Tuesday GAP class hosted the children and teachers from Inner North Playschool at GAP for a day. We all enjoyed the experience, and learned a lot from each other. We welcomed our new friends and showed them around. At morning circle, we all learned a new German song and dance, and…
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Preparing for Kindergarten
From Term 4 onwards, we start preparing our older children for their transition to Kindergarten at ‘big school’. We offer more ‘reading, writing and arithmetic’ in their day, and predictably there are children who prefer to play outdoors, and other children who can’t get enough of pretend school! We read stories about transitioning to ‘big…
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Forest Fridays
A GAP activity update about Forest Fridays in Haig Park, with picnics, games, races and imaginative outdoor play.