Sara

Sara

New Brighton

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Skye and Pepper
Skye and Pepper
Heuristic Play
Heuristic Play
Storytelling
Storytelling
Bangle Tree
Bangle Tree
Vehicle Play
Vehicle Play
Te Reo Treasures
Te Reo Treasures
Playground Outings
Playground Outings
Favourite Places
Favourite Places
Exploring Together
Exploring Together
Our Fish!
Our Fish!
Family!
Family!

About Me

Kia ora! My name is Sara, I am a fully qualified Early Childhood teacher, and I have over 10 years of experience teaching in Early Childhood Centres across Aotearoa, including recently managing a Centre in Belfast. I live in New Brighton with my amazing partner Ash, our dog Skye, cat Pepper and our numerous fish. We love living in New Brighton! So many awesome nature walks, parks, places to explore, and of course we love being a short walk to the beach.
 
I am incredibly passionate about whānaungatanga and building strong, loving and authentic relationships with children and whānau. I believe wholeheartedly that children should be treated with respect, have autonomy, and be allowed to explore and learn in their own way with an attentive and fun kaiako to help expand on interests, passions and urges. I enjoy creating interesting, thought-provoking environments that are warm and inviting, fostering curiosity, creativity and learning through child-led play. I am energetic, enthusiastic and very excited to welcome children into my heart and home.

Our Time Together

Through my programme, children will have balanced time between home and exploring the amazing areas of New Brighton. We love visiting the Woodland playground which is only a 5-minute walk away and visiting the beach only a 15-minute walk from home. Nature and the outdoors will be a large part of the programme, with children having access to the outdoors at all times!  
 
I have an amazing amount of engaging, open-ended resources in my home, which will be used every day to spark interest and joy in learning! These resources will be changed regularly to meet the needs of all tamariki and capture their ever evolving and changing developments, interests and urges. I believe that children teach us as much as we teach them, and I am so excited to start a new learning journey alongside your child and whānau.

Stems FROM HOME Programme

Stems FROM HOME run a varied weekly programme that all of our Educators, tamariki and whānau are welcome to attend. This includes;

Playgroup in Izone at our Stems base, Little Explorers (outdoor experiences and outings) and Music and Movement group in winter terms. Our Playgroup sessions include regular arts and crafts, imaginary play, chances to explore individual interests, as well as other fun visitors depending on current interests. All information is shared in our term flyers and planned from the children’s burgeoning interests. 

House Keeping

* First Aid/Civil Defence Kit * Cot/bed * Highchair * Car seats

* Personal linen and hand towels

* A quiet home environment, in which children are able to have really good naps (if needed). If your child has a dummy or security object for sleep time, please send these inside their bag.

* Programme planning and monthly learning stories about your child’s individual learning and development, by using Educa (online portfolios).

* A change of clothes as we like to fully experience everything we do!

* A hat and sunblock in summertime. Please apply sun block to your child in the morning and I will reapply during the day.

* Gumboots and a raincoat for the rainy months

* Sufficient nappies, wipes/cream, bibs, and feeding bottles

* A healthy packed lunchbox and a water bottle

Please remember to bring along your child’s Stems Journal. These
are a useful communication tool for sharing daily entries about your
child’s day, care routines, happenings and up-coming events).

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