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๐ŸŒŸ Exploring and Interacting with the World Around Us! ๐ŸŒŸ At HEI Schools Ballarat Center, our educational programs are designed to help children explore, engage, and interact with their surroundings. Through play-based learning and hands-on activiti
The Lively Learners (and their educators) demonstrated so much Curiosity and COURAGE during our incursion with Earl and all his creepy, crawly, fascinating friends from @wildlifexposure! What an absolutely incredible experience to observe, touch an Thankyou to our little artists in Lively Learners who are helping us to create our educator portrait display in the foyer by drawing a portrait of each educator to accompany their photograph ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿฝ‍๐ŸŽจ The children were invited to choose which

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Remembrance Day was a day for us to pause and reflect with the children. We read stories about soldiers who fought for our country, we had sprigs of rosemary around for us to smell and explore as we talked about ways to remember others who are no lon We celebrated Grandparents Day on Friday and shared lots of fun activities with all our visitors. The children sang songs, shared scones and banana muffins with their visitors then did craft and games. It was so wonderful to see the different generat Halloween fun with making witches potions, dress up disco, creating our own decorations of ghosts, spiders and pumpkins to share with each other. We had a day filled with laughter and joy as each child walked in, in costume and helped us to celebrate Happy Grandparents Day to all the amazing Grandparents and Grand family and friends who take on the role for our little ones. Thank you to all the amazing teachers around the world for supporting our children. HEI Schools St Leonards had the honour of hosting one of our amazing Finnish Mentors for a week. Annukka spent several days interacting with our team and children guiding and supporting our teaching practices and building on our HEI knowledge. One e After we had so much fun celebrating our dad's and other special role models in our lives, we extended the celebrations with displays and provocations in our creative spaces to encourage discussions and learning. Are you ready for an opportunity to take your professional career to the next level? Join our event and explore how the dynamic team at HEI Schools St Leonards work together with our Finnish mentor team to create a brighter future for early Childhood

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๐ŸŒŸ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ – ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ง๐  ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’! ๐ŸŒŸ Welcome all families! Join us for a day filled with fun activities, insightful tours, and immerse yourself in our Creativity Meets Sustainability! ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿค– Our little artists have been exploring the future world for the entire month already! During the exploration, our children become familiar with recycling, temperatures and robots. As part of their project work
๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ‘€๐’๐ง๐ž๐š๐ค ๐๐ž๐ž๐ค – ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ซ๐š๐๐ฎ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’!โœจ ๐ŸŽ“ The countdown is on! This Friday, 22nd November 2024, we’ll celebrate the incredible journey of our HEI Schools Dandenong North Kinder gradu
๐ŸŒโœจ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸŽˆ๐Ÿ’– Today, we celebrate the joy, creativity, and potential of every child around the globe. Let's advocate for their rights, nurture their dreams, and ensure they have a safe and loving environ Learning About Sustainability in the Lively Learner's room๐ŸŒฑ In our lively learners' room, we’re teaching the importance of sustainability in a fun and hands-on way! We’ve introduced a reward sticker system to encourage the children to Making 2D Robots โœจ๐Ÿค– This week, as part of our "Designing the Future" theme, our tiny tots got creative by turning their faces into robot heads for a fun 2D robot project! ๐ŸŽจโœ‚๏ธ With the help of our educators, they developed fine motor skil ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿค– ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž: ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿค– November at HEI Schools Dandenong North has been full of hands-on creativity and learning! This month, our young inventors explored the

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Stamping fun with paper towel rolls! ๐ŸŽจโœจ These little hands are discovering the magic of creativity as they turn empty rolls into unique stampers, making art that's as vibrant as their imaginations! #StampPainting #KidsArt #CreativeKids ๐ŸŒฟโœจ Nature Hunt Adventure! โœจ๐ŸŒฟ our little explorers embarked on a thrilling nature hunt! ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ‍โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‚ they set out to discover the wonders of the great outdoors. From colorful leaves and interesting rocks to buzzing insects and hidden critters, every ๐ŸŽ„โœจ Getting in the holiday spirit with our little ones! we had so much fun making a festive wreath together. Our 3 toddlers were full of creativity and laughter as they helped pick out the decorations and add their personal touch. It’s amazing
๐ŸŒŸ Watching our little one explore the big yard has been such a joy! ๐ŸŒฟโค๏ธ They’re running around, discovering new things, and soaking up the sunshine. It’s amazing to see their excitement and curiosity as they play. Here’s to more ๐ŸŽ„โœจ Our little elves at the nursery are getting ready for Christmas! ๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿผ๐ŸŽจ The children had a blast creating their very own festive crafts. From glittering ornaments to colorful decorations, their creativity truly shined! ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒŸ It's wonderful to se ๐ŸŒง๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง Exciting Day in Kindergarten! ๐Ÿ’ง๐ŸŒง๏ธ our little explorers dove into the fascinating world of the water cycle! ๐ŸŒโœจ We learned about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation through fun discussions and hands-on activities. One of the highli ๐ŸŒผ๐Ÿ‘ถ Exciting day at HEI Waurn Ponds! Our little ones had a blast exploring the nursery yard today! ๐Ÿงธโœจ They laughed, played, and discovered the wonders of nature all around them. From swinging on the playsets to making new friends in the sunshine, e โœจ Yesterday was a magical day at HEI Waurn Ponds as we celebrated World Fairy Bread Day! ๐ŸŒˆ The children had a fantastic time preparing their own delicious fairy bread for afternoon tea. ๐Ÿžโœจ It was a joy to see their creativity shine as they decorate ๐Ÿš’๐Ÿ”ฅ Last week at HEI Waurn Ponds, we conducted an emergency fire drill to ensure everyone is prepared for any situation that may arise. Safety is our top priority, and this drill helped us review our protocols and improve our response time. A huge

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INTRODUCING SHELLY! Hi everyone, My name is Shelly and I am originally from China. I moved to New Zealand when I was 14 years old, and moved to Australia in 2022. After I finished my university degree, I had the opportunity to plan some Christian INTRODUCING ASHLEY Hi! My name is Ashley and I work between the babies and toddlers rooms at HEI Schools Brunswick East. I have 8 years of experience in early childhood, and have learned so much along the way from the wonderful children and educator INTRODUCING JESSA! OUR CENTRE CHEF My name is Jessa, and I am the centre chef at HEI School in Brunswick East. I recently completed my Diploma in Commercial Cookery at the Victorian Institute of Technology in Melbourne's CBD. As a Filipino, I am p Today we would like to introduce our Kookaburra Sign In/Out Tree to you. The kinder children will be encouraged to sign in by hanging up their own nametags on the tree and sign out by taking them off the tree. Sign in/out implementation is a very sim Introducing our Centre Director..... Hi Everyone, My name is Michelle and I am the Centre director of HEI Schools Brunswick East Early Education Centre. I have been in the early childhood sector for over 20 years and hold an Advanced diploma in Chil Gลng xว fฤ cái! Happy Lunar New Year from all of us at HEI Schools Brunswick East Early Education Centre. Happy New Year ๐Ÿฅณ May this year be full of fun, happiness and prosperity ๐ŸŽ†๐ŸŽ‡ Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful people that play the role of the dad. May it be filled with lots of cuddles and fun times. We hope it’s a wonderful day! Child Care Subsidy is increasing from July. Use the CCS Calculator at StartingBlocks.gov.au to find out what your future rates may be. If you already get CCS, you don’t need to do anything to get the new rates. If you think you may become We are here to support you on your parenting journey. Check out this digital course where you can be inspired by the Finnish ways of parenting and how Finnish Early Childhood Education can benefit your child's holistic development. Simply click on t

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๐ŸŒˆ Science in Action: Magic Milk Experiment! ๐Ÿฅ›โœจ In the Pre-Kinder room, our budding scientists explored the “Magic Milk Experiment"! With milk, food coloring, and a touch of dish soap, the children created vibrant, swirling "firewor ๐ŸŒŸ Toddler Room Fun: Making Fruit Smoothies!๐Ÿฅคโœจ Our little ones had an amazing time of making their very own fruit smoothies! With excitement in their eyes, they carefully scooped and poured frozen fruits like strawberries ๐Ÿ“, watermelon ๐Ÿ‰, and pea Our kinder children enjoyed an exciting color sorting activity! Using tongs, they carefully picked up small toy dinosaurs and sorted them into their matching-colored containers. This fun exercise not only sparked curiosity and engagement but also sup ๐ŸŒˆ Exploring with Aquafaba in the Nursery Room! ๐ŸŒˆ Our nursery kids enjoyed a colorful, sensory Aquafaba activity! They eagerly mixed in vibrant colors and explored the fluffy, soft texture, enhancing their sense of touch and discovery. Through ๐ŸŒŸ Embracing Diwali with Colorful Rangoli Art! ๐ŸŒŸ Our kinders dove into the vibrant spirit of Diwali, the Festival of Lights, through a hands-on art activity that honored cultural diversity and creativity. ๐ŸŒˆโœจ After a short introduction to Diwali, i ๐ŸคšTiny Hands๐Ÿ–, Big Art๐ŸŽจ: Nursery Painting Adventures! ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ This week, our nursery babies have been busy exploring colors with pumpkin ๐ŸŽƒ and spider ๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ painting activities! Their little artworks are now adding a festive touch to the room, creating ๐ŸŽญ Fun with Our Drama Incursion! ๐ŸŽ‰ Our drama incursion was filled with fun and laughter today! The children had an amazing time acting out 'The Gingerbread Man' story, taking on different characters and getting creative. It was all part of our Sch ๐ŸŒŸ **Active Toddlers in Action!** ๐ŸŒŸ At HEI Schools Emerald, our little ones are always on the move, and during our recent excursion, our energetic toddlers took on an exciting sports class! ๐Ÿ’ช They had a blast navigating through obstacle courses, s ๐ŸŒŸ **Kinder Room Alphabet Fun!** ๐ŸŒŸ Our kinders are making fantastic progress with their literacy skills! Children enjoyed a fun activity recognizing and matching lowercase letters. Children carefully chose a letter from the container and excitedly ๐Ÿฆ•โœจ *Dinosaur Discovery at HEI Schools Emerald!* ๐Ÿฆ–โœจ As part of this month’s exciting theme, *Time and Time Travel*, our toddlers embarked on a journey to the prehistoric world of dinosaurs! ๐Ÿฆ• Since dinosaurs are a big favorite among our litt

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๐ŸŒฑ Working together to help children achieve optimum success is very important to our team at HEI Schools! ๐ŸŒฑ We provide opportunities for educators to grow their knowledge ๐ŸŒฑ Work with leading teachers from Helsinki ๐ŸŒฑ Collaborate on learning da ๐ŸƒWe are expanding our team! ๐Ÿƒ We are searching for knowledgeable educators to join our team on a full-time, part-time and casual employment opportunity! HEI Schools Gosford Early Education Centre is only 2 and half years old- Nordic style childc โค๏ธWe wish all our families a Happy New Year that is full of laughs, love and joy!โค๏ธ We are closed today due to the public holiday, see you on Tuesday 2/1/2024 as normal ๐Ÿ˜ƒ โค๏ธWe wish all our beautiful families a very Merry Christmas ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„ ๐ŸŽ„ We are closed today and tomorrow due to the public holidays, see you on Wednesday 27/12/2023 as normal ๐Ÿ˜ƒ โœจ School readiness โœจ An interest has been sparked in our preschool room about butterflies and the process they go through called metamorphosis. ๐ŸŒฑ This interests allows children to build on their investigative skills and resource their own learni โœจ HEI cafe โœจ ๐ŸŒฑ In our Kaksi room, our little friends have been enjoying our home corner area, cooking food and making coffees. To extend upon this play space, to baby dolls have been added to deepen the experience. The children have been feeding th โœจ Child care Subsidy update โœจ ๐ŸŒฑ From July 2023 most of you using child care will get more CCS. Here’s what you need to know: • The maximum amount of CCS is increasing from 85% to 90%. • Families earning $80,000 or less will get 90% โœจ Child safe commitment statement ๐ŸŒฑ Our Company and Service embeds Child Safe practices in our leadership, governance and culture in accordance with the Child Safe Standards. Our Child Safe commitment Statement guides our practices and we welcome i โœจ Professional training day with Paula from Finland! At HEI Schools, we value educators as an essential part of our education and care service. Our support for HEI Schools educators is not limited to daily curriculum and program guidance, but also โœจExcursion time Last Friday our babies and preschools went for a walk to deliver some donated food to the local community Centre. On our walk we passed the train station and the bus depo, where educators took the opportunity to speak about road safe

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๐ŸŒŸ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐จ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ฐ! ๐ŸฆŒ Step into Poro Room (meaning "reindeer" in Finnish) and experience the heart of our thoughtfully designed learning environment. Inspired by Nordic heritage, our
๐ŸŒŸ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ก๐ฎ ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ! ๐ŸŒŸ Our Karhu Room (meaning "Bear" in Finnish) is a nurturing space designed especially for our youngest learners, from 0 to 2 years old. ๐Ÿป Here, we focus on the holistic development of ea ๐ŸŒŸ Happy World Children's Day! ๐ŸŒŸ Today, we celebrate the rights, well-being, and limitless potential of every child. At HEI Schools Kew, we believe in nurturing each child's natural curiosity and creativity through play-based learning and explorati ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽ‰ ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐“๐จ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฐ๐š๐ฉ : ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ฒ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž โ™ป๏ธ, ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŒ At HEI Schools Kew, we cherish a sustainable way of living ๐ŸŒฑ! Join us on ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ for our Toy Swap Event—a fantastic o ๐ŸŒน Lest We Forget ๐ŸŒน On this Remembrance Day, we honor and remember those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Our thoughts are with the community as we observe this day of reflection and gratitude. Let us all take a moment to commemorat ๐ŸŒธ ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ! ๐ŸŒธ We’re thrilled to invite you to our HEI Japanese Festival on Sunday, 24 November from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at HEI Schools Kew! This family-friendly event is a wonderful ๐ŸŒฟ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐š๐ญ ๐‡๐„๐ˆ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ฐ! ๐ŸŒฟ This serene space, designed for our toddlers, embodies the simplicity and sustainability at the heart of HEI Schools. With minimal visual stimulation, natural ๐ŸŽƒ Happy Halloween from HEI Schools Kew! ๐Ÿ‘ป As we get ready to open our doors, we’re excited to welcome the festive season and all the fun that comes with this time of year! Whether it’s dressing up in costumes, enjoying creative activit ๐Ÿ‘ต๐Ÿ‘ด Happy Grandparents Day! ๐Ÿ’– At HEI Schools Kew Early Education Centre, we believe that grandparents hold a special place in the hearts of every child. They are storytellers, wisdom-sharers, and endless sources of love and comfort. As we prepare

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