Butterfly Corner Creative Learning Centre

Mission Statement:

By providing an environment that includes age-appropriate activities and a well-balanced curriculum, children will have many opportunities to interact with their care giver and peers in a positive manner, developing the ultimate goal of trust, self-control and self-confidence.

Overview

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Pre-school activities: Science- eg. corn starch goop; Math - eg. puzzles; Art - eg. paint, markers; Manipulatives - eg. play dough, sand and water tables. Dramatic play - eg. Dinosaurs. Reading, Music.

9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Top Up Snack: Grain, fruit, dairy and drink. (with parent pre-approval)

9:30 - noon Field Trip.

Noon - 12:30 p.m. Lunch provided from home

12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Quiet activities. eg. stories.

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Rest for the nappers, quiet activities for non-sleepers. For example: board games, yoga dvd.

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Snack: Grain, fruit, dairy and drink.

2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Outdoor play mixed with pre-school activities.

5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Home to loving families to rest up for the next day's adventure!

Field Trips

Field trips provide the children with wonderful opportunities to develop their social, emotional and cognitive skills.

We travel by walking or bus, taking along a stroller for the youngest members of the group.

The Community Centre provides music classes, kindergym and a wonderful opportunity to participate in community events.

The local library offers the children a family story time in a large group setting.

Other enriching field trips include the beach located a few blocks away, Beacon Hill Park, the Royal BC Museum, the Bug Zoo and the Maritime Museum, Butchart Gardens, Miniature World and the Undersea Gardens.

A fruit and vegetable garden has been planted.