Events Calendar

Life Education – Becoming Healthy Show with Healthy Harold
Monday 15th July
Start 9.30am
TD1 & 2, SK, PK, KG 1 & 2
Cost $9 (charged to your child’s fee’s)

Hello Benowa Hills families,

On Friday, 19th July 2019, we are going to celebrate National Pyjama Day.

We are all going to put on our favourite PJ’s and bring a gold coin donation to raise money and awareness for children in foster care.

We will have a donation box down in the office for the children to drop in their gold coin contribution.

With the money we raise from National Pyjama Day, we will be helping offer learning skills to more than 1000 children, fund educational resources and help provide stable, positive relationships.

Can’t wait to see everyone’s fun, fantastic PJ’s!

Bravehearts – What we do

Bravehearts has been actively contributing to the provision of child sexual assault services throughout the nation since 1997.

As the first and largest registered charity specifically and holistically dedicated to addressing this issue in Australia, Bravehearts exists to protect Australian children against sexual harm.

All activities fall under ‘The 3 Piers’ to Prevention: Educate, Empower, Protect – Solid Foundations to Make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child.

Children are the most vulnerable members of society therefore it is never too early to begin sowing the seeds of personal safety. Children can begin learning valuable lessons to help keep them safe from as young as 2-3 years old.

Providing age appropriate information around body ownership and a right to be safe from an early age allows for these messages to become part of the child’s everyday language and helps to build self-esteem and resilience in children.

Parents and carers play a vital role in this process as first educators of children in their care. Once children commence formalised care arrangements and/or school, a positive partnership between both school and home is then important to reinforce key personal safety messages in a clear, consistent manner to eliminate confusion for children and encourage a shared language that is easy for young children to understand, remember and use.

The five basic principles we need to teach children (between the ages of 3-8) are:

To trust their feelings and to distinguish between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ feelings
To say ‘no’ to adults if they feel unsafe or unsure
That they own their bodies
That nothing is so yucky that they can’t tell someone about it
That if they feel unsafe or unsure to run and tell someone they trust

DITTO’S KEEP SAFE ADVENTURE SHOW

This fun and interactive personal safety program has reached hundreds of thousands of Australian children since its inception in 2006.

Delivered by experienced facilitators to early learning, child care and lower primary school students, this is 30 – 40 minute live production is tailored for children aged from ages 3 to 8. The show effectively teach personal safety strategies and skills to stay safe in a range of situations from sexual assault to bullying.

The program underpins children’s instinctive understanding of feelings around their personal safety in a way that is non-confronting, safe and highly effective. Themes covered in the show include;

Yes and No Feelings
Warning Signs
Scared and Yucky Feelings
Private Parts and Privacy
It’s OK to say NO if you don’t feel safe
What to do if you feel unsafe or unsure

Tuesday 13th August, 2019

KG1 and KG2 at 11am

Cost: $7.50  (charged to fees)

Early Childhood Educators Day recognises and celebrates the work of Australia’s educators in early learning centres (long day care centre-based), kindergarten or preschool services, family day care, occasional care and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC), for their wonderful contribution to the wellbeing and healthy development of the young children in their care.

It’s a chance to say thank you to Australia’s early childhood educators on a very personal level by service operators, families and their children, as well as collectively at the national level.

This year Early Childhood Educators Day will take place on Wednesday 4th September.

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Lucas Proudfoot Circular Rhythm Performance

The name Circular Rhythm is a mash up of two terms; firstly, the circular breathing technique used by didgeridoo players like myself and secondly, the rhythm audiences experience as they sing, dance and interact with each performance.

I am passionate about cultural education for young people. As a cultural performer, my aim is to showcase the unique qualities & origins of traditional Indigenous instruments like the ‘Yidaki’ – Didgeridoo, with guitar, stomp box and digital technology. This fusion of old and new gives young people a way to move from what they know and are familiar with, to something more ancient. In the process, cultural learning occurs.

Friday 13th September 2019

10am

TD1  TD2  SK  PK  KG

Cost $6.00 each (charged to fees)

On Saturday 14th September 2019 Border Studios will be at our Benowa Early Learning Centre (15 Sapium Road, Ashmore) for our annual Family Portraits Day.
Border Studios will photograph your family and you will receive a beautiful 10×13 inch canvas portrait, gallery wrapped and ready to hang (usually $60) for only $25! If you prefer a traditional photographic portrait, one can be substituted for only $15.

This is an excellent opportunity to update your family portraits, in the comfort and convenience of our centre.
Appointments will be available from 9am.
For further information, go to the Border Studios website www.borderstudios.com.au