Q: What do great journalists, great listeners, and preschoolers of all shapes and sizes, have in common? It’s not patience for listening, although that would be nice… It’s not even [ … ]
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Egypt BKC currently in Vancouver!
Talking about Egypt and deserts in the winter is a sweet way to bring back a little bit of warmth every week and this topic brought up a lot of [ … ]
Celebrating Everyday Heroes
“A hero is a person who is really intent on making the world a better place” – Maya Angelou Fire Fighters During our first month of [ … ]
Civilizations: Egypt and Big Kids!
Happy 2019 to everyone! Rivers are incredibly powerful! They unite the continents to the oceans, help us to travel and trade, provide us food and water, hydrate and nourish the environment… [ … ]
What’s “Up” in 2019?
This Winter, Sarah and I are co-presenting our Big Kids Club “Up” class at Storybook on Mondays, and while the topic encompasses everything over, around, and under the Sun, it’s also [ … ]
Storybook Presents: Everyday Heroes
“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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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!
Checklist Toques, Gloves, and Scarves: It’s always a good idea to keep these items in our back pack just in case it gets too cold outside to expose our bare fingers, [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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! [ … ]
Surrealism for Preschoolers! Twice a week!
Anytime and at any age it is possible to talk about Surrealism. Anything that goes far beyond reality seems to already be close to our children and can be a [ … ]
Awesome Autumn!
Wednesday Big Kids Club in Fall 2018 is Awesome Autumn. Autumn is my most favorite season in a year. That’s because we can see the changing the seasons from summer [ … ]