Pathways Kindergarten

Getting Creative with Nature

quentin — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 23:31:18 +0000

We tapped into our creative side and made some new bubble wands… with shells! Oh the joy when we tried it and it worked perfectly! One of our other crafts at kindergarten recently involved the Christmas spirit… Yep, you guessed it, we made Christmas trees! We used clippings from different plants and trees in our garden and decorated them with wooden beads and shells. Just look how beautiful!

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Learning Life from Life

quentin — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:47:00 +0000

At Pathways, purposeful work plays an important role in helping our newly enrolled tamariki transition from home into kindergarten. With a loving and caring teacher working alongside the child, he/she finds comfort and satisfaction in the expected repetition of a daily routine. When the kaiako follows a set rhythm, the child can relax as he/she has no need to focus his/her energy on worrying about…

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Matariki Lantern Festival

quentin — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 02:22:00 +0000

The time finally came for us to celebrate our annual Matariki Lantern Festival in 2021. What a WONDERFUL evening it was for us as a Pathways whanau to reflect on the past, celebrate the present and plan for the future. We started the evening with coming together and sharing some yummy soup and freshly baked buns and bread… we then sang our Matariki waiata before heading inside for our lantern…

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Annual Spring Fair

quentin — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 23:14:20 +0000

PreviousNext123456789101112131415 At Pathways Steiner Kindergarten in Rotorua we hold an annual Spring Fair in November. This is a fun family day, and is an important fundraiser for us. You will find various wonder-filled stalls, including…

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No such thing as Bad Weather

quentin — Mon, 17 May 2021 02:05:00 +0000

There’s no such thing as bad weather! The downpour this afternoon brought some extra excitement to our day at Pathways. Being outside, no matter what the weather, is an important part of our philosophy incorporating movement, connection to nature and hands-on exploration… Because mud pies, puddle jumping and dancing in the rain all add to the freedom of childhood!

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Playgroup Morning Tea Time

quentin — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:02:27 +0000

Our playgroup mornings are extra special with our kindergarten children having morning tea with our pēpi and teina from playgroup (when there are not too many at playgroup). During these times, our wonderful support teacher Kirby likes to spoil us with beautiful fruit platters, adding an extra flair with edible flowers. Below, two of our kindergarten boys have created their own fruit platters from…

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Wet on Wet Watercolour Painting

quentin — Tue, 06 Apr 2021 10:08:00 +0000

Wet-on-wet painting creates a wonderful way for our tamariki to experience the process of painting – the child’s experience and discovery of colour – rather than creating a picture as an end product. The watercolours allow for children to feel free to create and experiment without the limitations of preciseness in form or shape.

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Easter Festival / Celebration 2021

quentin — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:24:00 +0000

We were blessed with the presence of many of our Pathways community (Pathways families) at our Easter picnic. We started the afternoon with our Easter morning circle, followed by our Easter story and some gifts for our tamariki. Then we had a quiet picnic together in our beautiful garden.

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Education Principles of Waldorf / Steiner Kindergartens

quentin — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 21:51:30 +0000

Waldorf based programs may differ according to geography, culture, group size, age-range, and individual teaching approach. Granting these differences, Waldorf programs share certain fundamental characteristics…

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Tree climbing at Kindy

quentin — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 01:12:00 +0000

We place a great value on our trees at our beautiful kindergarten. With this, we navigate a sensible balance between allowing our tamariki to take risks, but ensuring we are taking our safety responsibilities seriously. Tree climbing provides children with the opportunity to learn to manage and assess risk, and to overcome fear. In Steiner-Waldorf education, play is seen as the child’s work.

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