School Age Program

september 2023

September has been filled with relationship building, making new friends, and rekindling old friendships! The children have also explored previous interests and new ideas, and we continue to support these new notions!

One interest that captured many of the children's attention was our exploration of wood working and carpentry skills. We had a donation of lumber scraps and small pieces of wood that were set up with hammers and nails first, then screws and screw drivers. The children challenged themselves with these tools and were creating amazing wood constructions. They were problem solving how to use the different materials - screws vs nails! The children then were adding various loose parts and art materials to their inventions; string, glue, popsicle sticks, paint, markers, crayons, hot glue, beads, lids and more. The month has passed by so quickly and the children continue to expand their ideas and creativity with this media!

As a next step challenge we worked with the children to build a wood box to hold our art folders. The children worked together to screw together wood pieces and then paint or decorate the box. This took some time as many of the children had an opportunity to work on the project. This is a wonderful addition to our program. Great job 'schoolagers'!

Jen Kesner RECE, Taylor Savage