“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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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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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, [ … ]
The Ladies of Buddings Daycare
This fall, I am privileged to spend my days in the company of a truly fantastic group of women. If your child attends with us, I’m sure you’ll agree, the [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Thankful for Autumn
How do you enjoy Autumn? Some harvest events? Seeing the autumn leaves on streets? There are a lot of nature things around us we can play with in the season! [ … ]
Come early, come often!
As the great man said: ♩The more we get together, the happier we’ll be… ♫ … For real, though! Which is why we’re pleased to announce the launch and lift-off of [ … ]
Indigenous Animals: Exploring Northwest Coast Aboriginal Culture
Throughout the season we will examine Indigenous animals and their significance in… Telling stories, traditions and values. What will we learn? In this class, we will learn: Totem [ … ]
We ate a lot of shapes!
Ta-da~! This is our new decoration on the wall of our entrance! As you can see, this is a food train, but it is not just a train. Budding’s [ … ]
Making flexible care a priority
Since April of this year, the BC NDP has been delivering on its promise to reduce fees to families for childcare. Their platform paper on the topic acknowledges families’ needs [ … ]
Buddings Broadway and Storybook are Painting the Fall!
Why Artful Fall ? I grew up in Catalunya surrounded by art. One of my favorite memories when I was a child was when we celebrated Joan Miró’s 100th birthday [ … ]
“We have a pet” returns this fall!
What do we learn from animals? When I was born, my parents already had a dog. His name was Barney. He was a HUGE black Newfoundland/Lab cross, and the stories [ … ]
BKC Falling In Love 2018 Field Trips!
It’s time to “Fall In Love” with… Field trips! This season, we have a diverse set of adventures that we are excited to share with all the Big Kids of Buddings! [ … ]
Book Nook: Importance of Books in Early Learning
Throughout the season we had lots of fun Reading books, creating art, and having fun under the sun! Being creative through book inspirations was no fuss… Now let’s reflect [ … ]
Storybook Tales
Summertime Rhyme went flying by… When Jenny Bachhuber returned this July, my BKC responsibilities lifted, and with help from Ayumi (pictured here, always smiling ;), the two centre managers Sarah and Ehlssie, and the [ … ]
Pebbles and Finch Update!
Pebbles and Finch welcomed an egg to their nest on Friday July 13th! Since the egg arrived, the Big Kids Club at storybook have been learning about the life [ … ]
Snack Hits at Buddings!
One of the best compliments that we receive during snack time is when children ask us for seconds. “More please! More please!” brings a smile to our faces, especially when we provide [ … ]