Come on in to Lucknow Kindergarten and you will see, hear and feel an environment that is   natural and welcoming to all.

Amidst the sounds of bird life and insect life we hear the sounds of ākonga and kaiako engaging in ‘finding out about their world’.

You will see tamariki engaged in feeding their leftovers to the noke and the heihei.

You will see tamariki collecting eggs for their baking, harvesting worm castings for the marakai.

You will see tamariki leading their own play and making their own decisions on what to engage with in the environment.  This includes water; sand; mud; and climbing which support developing important physical and social skills.

Tamariki are empowered to resolve differences with kaiako alongside them.

You will see kaiako and tamariki gathering for their small whānau group time.  Storytelling, conversation and reciting pepeha is an important part of this time.  You will see value given to the dual heritage of Aotearoa.

You will see creativity in all aspects of the learning environment – visual arts, dance, music, clay and modelling. You will see tamariki and kaiako involved together in researching ideas, and asking questions. It is within these experiences that kaiako promote the literacy/language learning and the mathematical/scientific learning.

You will see whānau and grandparents calling in to share the learning with their tamaiti and spending time in our learning environment.

You will see kaiako and tamariki taking photographs of their learning. Every child has their own portfolio of learning, and an Individual plan on file.

Every kaiako has an iPad which means that children can be involved in the writing and printing of their own learning stories.

Please feel free to pop in anytime to visit our special learning space and to meet the Kaiako.