“A hero is a person who is really intent on making the world a better place” – Maya Angelou What are Everyday Heroes? Heroes are all [ … ]
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Healthy Japanese Storytime on Wednesday
This winter season, I am going to introduce you Japanese Stories with Healthy tips. For example, there a Japanese traditional story which is about a superhero who is saving [ … ]
November Snacks: A Few of Our Favourite Things!
In November, we looked to our snack-loving staff to provide inspiration for the menu at Buddings Broadway. Inspired by the Julie Andrews song A Few of My Favourite Things, the teachers [ … ]
Look up. Waaaaaaay up!
Do you see what I see? It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s… a sky of infinite possibility! The way I see it, “looking up” is the perfect metaphor for [ … ]
Civilizations! Mars’ and Mercury’s Day BKC!
“Good that you ask — you should always ask, always have doubts.” ― Hermann Hesse, Demian. When I’m planning my Big Kids Club I ask myself some questions… – [ … ]
BKC Healthy Beginnings 2019 Fieldtrips!
Create Healthy Beginnings with… Field trips at Buddings! This season, we have a diverse set of adventures that we are excited to share with all the Big Kids of Buddings! Our field trips [ … ]
All About Us: Developing Positive Relationships
“I speak to everyone in the same way. Whether he is the garbage man, or the president of the university.” – Albert Einstein Communication is Key! Each week during All [ … ]
Indigenous Animals: Continuous Learning
Sharing our world. Learning from the values of Indigenous peoples of the Pacific North West Coast. Native Peoples of the North West Coast About 14,000 years ago, after [ … ]
BKC Presents: Healthy Beginnings 2019
What is Big Kids Club's Healthy Beginnings 2019? Every afternoon, from December until February, our teachers present a structured educational program that will allow our preschoolers to find Healthy Beginnings. Through sharing and team [ … ]
The last month for Alphabet Yoga Class
Take off your shoes and readhy for YOGA! Time flies! It’s already November and we are closing Falling in Love Season. For the last two months, our Thursday Big Kids [ … ]
That was Awesome Autumn!
The trees are getting naked, the autumn leaves are falling and dancing in the wind. It’s about the time to say goodbye to Fall. This season, I’ve carried out some [ … ]
Art Nouveau and Cubism for Preschoolers!
Meeting the Architect Antoni Gaudí is an architect, designer and the best known representative of Catalan Modernism, also known as Art Nouveau. All of his work is based on nature’s [ … ]
Fun time at Circus Play Cafe!
It still feels like it’s October when remembering our field trip to Circus Play Cafe! Buddings Big Kids had such a great time there and we had the chance to [ … ]
Experimenting with the senses is fun!
Wow, it is November! Since we have started our Senses and Sensibility Big Kids Club we have explored all of our senses with wonderful experiences. It is interesting to see how [ … ]
Indigenous Animals: Ethnorelativism
Ethnocentrism (noun.) The ability to see values and behaviours as cultural rather than universal. Ethnorelativism vs. Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism means to judge other cultural customs, including language, [ … ]
Harvest-ober for October!
October is all about the Harvest! Pumpkin, Sweet potato, Corn, Carrots, Apples, Berries… We had so many ingredients to pick from this month! The picture on the top is the Sweet potato corn [ … ]
Fall Puppet Theatre
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Yoga Under the Sunshine!
What a healthy day we've shared! Thursday is “Exercising Day” at Broadway buddings! On October 11th, our lovely eight buddies and teacher Cristi and went to Granville Island Water Park to do YOGA under [ … ]
All About Us: Discovery and Self-Expression
The journey begins! During All About Us, we will explore: Developing a sense of identity Respecting similarities and differences Expressing feelings through language and creativity Independent thinking and decision making Culture [ … ]
Science is a part of our everyday lives
This title is a part of lyrics of the theme song which we listen every time in my BKC, Cool chemistry. The tune, especially, repeating some words of science is [ … ]