Many of our youngest children have just completed an exciting investigation of bubbles. Zoe Matthews and Chantel Thompson have supported the children’s rich and hands-on exploration for several weeks. Their “project” culminated with a Bubble Party on the roof (many thanks to Nashville Party Authority for the free use of a fancy bubble machine). Infants, toddlers and preschools had a chance to see thousands of bubbles cascade across the sky on Friday.

Expect to hear more about this amazing project because Zoe is teaming up with A Child’s Guide to the City — an outcropping of the TN Reggio Study Group that celebrates and makes learning visible with partners in the community. In mid-April, documentation of the Babies Bubble Study will be exhibited publicly as our community gathers to celebrate the joy and wonder of this work. Stay tuned for more information!

Parent meeting  up on the roof on Wednesday, March 16th Noon to 1:00

The Story of SECA’s 2016 Exemplary Outdoor Classroom Award Winner

Join us as Cindy shares the presentation she presented in Tulsa, OK about our wonderful roof play area.

The center is closed on Friday, March 11th because the entire child care center staff is attending a full day training on March 12th (we are swapping a Friday for a Saturday off). The training, Elements of Reflective Teaching, is sponsored by the TN Reggio Study Group. We are delighted that two McKendree teachers will be lending their voices to the training day. Four elements of reflective teaching: space, time, resources, and the teacher’s role will be explored as masterful teachers share their stories from infant, toddler and preschool classrooms. Zoe Matthews, from our Movers and Shakers Infant Class, and Heather Marshall, from our Discoverers Toddler Class, will each speak about the role of resources in offering children rich early learning experiences.

We are excited about furthering our understanding of child-directed and inquiry-based learning and proud that McKendree is represented so well by our outstanding teachers.