We invite all of our families to join Rhian in a family bookbug session on Tuesday 23rd of September @ 10am - please see the sign up sheet in the hall for availability ✨

Our Woodland experiences are enabling children to make connections to nature & creatures that live in the outdoor spaces,when returning to nursery their learning is traveling back as we continue to learn to foster a deeper understanding of nature & our interconnection with it🍃 #EngagingWithNature

Creating a paper cylinder inspired by the cylinder block. It then further developed “I’m making a speaker.” 💕

Exploring leaves has been an interest of most children. Many returning to the nursery with their Woodland findings (natural treasures) which has evolved & provoked sorting , matching, categorising along with exploring colour with paint & creating their own representation of leaves. 🍁 🌿🍃🍂

Shout out to EYs colleagues in this article. Other good advice too. #PlayOutside @pact-falkirk.bsky.social @donnagreenx.bsky.social @woodlandselcc.bsky.social

7 essential principles for outdoor learning in Scottish schools, from @creativestar.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Did you know? We offer hundreds of curriculum-led outdoor lesson ideas, available to download for free! Visit our website to browse activities by age and subject 👇

Wonderful to welcome Kirsty to the Woodlands family as she begins her interim Senior Early Years Officer post at Woodlands ELC Centre today. 💕🍃

Enjoy a powerful exploration of inclusion and belonging through a Froebelian lens with Catriona Gill! As our settings become increasingly diverse and the needs of our children increase, here is your chance to learn how a Froebelian approach can help us to deeply see each child for who they are.

For any families interested in the Parents Plus Course 💕⬇️

Bringing our interest in woodwork outdoors to develop our skills with real life tools using our natural treasures from the woods and garden to create beautiful art 🔨🍃🖼️

Feeling very lucky to have been able to spend time at Woodlands and work with this great team who provide such valuable experiences for young children

Symbolic representation happening with block play where two children explain their creation: “That’s the movie, that’s the tv, that’s the toy box, this is the table, look this is where you can draw.” “We got new phones (unit blocks) you need to charge it first, you need to set the new phone up” 💗

Fabulous days with @westrayalison.bsky.social reflecting on Being Us @Woodlands with lots of exploration around ‘stretched time’🍃 Wonderful to see children taking the lead sharing their off site, garden, playroom spaces & experiences + fantastic educator participation🪴 @froebeltrust.bsky.social

Just a little reminder we are closed on Monday. We would like to wish everyone a lovely long weekend 🍃💕

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Amazing creativity & skills shown with Wonderful Woodwork today @woodlandselcc.bsky.social Fantastic to see how some of the new children are becoming interested & showing progression whilst being highly engaged & confident using real tools 😍👏🔨⬇️

Wednesday morning with a plan to come in and do some woodwork, real life experiences to support our confidence and hand eye coordination! 🔨✨

We had our family session for the new block of Nurturing Nature today! What great fun we had with some very keen and enthusiastic parents! Roll on next week when we bring the children along for the fun too 😝 🌲 #NurturingNature #FamilyLearning #BuildingRelationships

Taking some time together to develop our friendships whilst expanding our curiosity and creativity within the clay space 👩‍🎨✨

As we begin a new month we would like to wish everyone a positive September & hope everyone can take time to feel & notice the changes nature brings #Seasonality 💕🍃

For anyone who is interested in sensory stories. Here is some free CLPL www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/courses/vi&m... @fceyteam.bsky.social

A beautiful peace lily plant 🪴& card 🌸 arrived in the post as a thank you gift from Helen, Lucy, Steven & Claire who previously visited. This initiated so much discussion with many children. We then found a perfect place for it where we can care for it to help it grow. 💗 #Gratitude #Kindness

Sunflowers are creating lots of awe & wonder, where children are questioning & exploring through first hand experiences … “there are so many seeds.” 🌻

Our new children are settling in well and enjoying participating in real life experiences, this afternoon we have worked together to prepare snack, all ready for all our nursery friends to enjoy 🥒🥄 #marvelousmealtimes #settingthetab

A wonderful week for the children who have returned to nursery & also amazing to see how the new children & families settle into your Woodlands nursery @woodlandselcc.bsky.social Where attuning & listening to what matters to each child flows at a pace that’s right for each child. #Transition 💕🍃

Massive thank you to Chloe & Colin from Jenson Business Centre who kindly donated this beautiful piano. 🎹 We are extremely grateful for this amazing gift. 💕 We saw the joy this has brought to many children & look forward to enhancing wonderful music experiences happening at Woodlands ELC centre. 🎶

Lovely to welcome Fabulous #Froebelian Educators from Ludwick nursery school. Fantastic to see our wonderful children taken ownership & sharing their Woodlands nursery experiences both indoors, outdoors & offsite. Fabulous networking & professional dialogue. 💕🍃

What a week of wonder within Woodlands ELCC, children enjoying high levels of engagement indoors, outdoors and offsite as we settle back into the new term ✨🍃

We welcome Tracy L to our team, she joins at the end of each week on Thursdays and Fridays and she is looking forward to getting to know all of our Woodlands children and families ⭐🍃

A joy to see everyone back at nursery, reconnecting & having so much fun engaging in the garden, playroom & offsite at the Woods.🍃 Lovely to hear many children sharing their lived summer experiences. 💕

An extremely beneficial two days spent with the Wonderful Woodlands ELCC staff- where the whole team had the opportunity to enable quality time to share, reflect & learn during the inservice staff development days💕🍃

Hope everyone has had a great summer ☀️ Best wishes to all those starting school & returning to nursery. 💕

It was great for the staff team @woodlandselcc.bsky.social to meet @westrayalison.bsky.social introducing the @froebeltrust.bsky.social project which we are delighted to be part of. Excited to see how this unfolds & further develops to create positive impacts for children, educators & families.💗🍃

We would like to wish all the children starting school ( primary 1) tomorrow an amazing time. 📚 Best wishes also to all those returning to school & nursery. 💕

We are looking forward to all the children and families returning to Woodlands ELC Centre tomorrow. 💕 * Remember suncream & sun hats - looks like the sun is going to be shining ☀️🍃

Thank you so much to all the children, educators family & our whole community who enables @woodlandselcc.bsky.social to be the wonderful place that it is. Wishing everyone a lovely summer, hope you spend it doing things you love 💕

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Closing very soon .. if you are thinking this would be right job for you.. submit you application ⬇️💕 Senior Early Years Officer - FLK12953 | Falkirk Council | myjobscotland

After a lovely week reflecting on memories & celebrating our year at Woodlands ELC Centre. We finished off with an end of term party. 🥳 🎉 Wishing everyone a lovely summer & sending best wishes to all the children who will be moving on. 💕

It has been a pleasure have a great summer & we look forward to connecting with & in nature after the holidays - enjoy 🍃💕☀️ @lvpsn.bsky.social

We look forward to taking time to pause with children & their family to reflect & share some memories of their year as part of our celebrations 💕🍃 #BeingMe @woodlandselcc.bsky.social

As we come close to the end of term we look forward to reflecting & celebrating our 2024-25 academic year before the summer holidays begin 🌼💕🍃

Lovely to welcome Zuan to Woodlands as she explores with Educators Froebelian Principles Outdoors as part of her MSc Early Childhood & Froebel studies 💕🍃 @morayhouse.bsky.social

No classroom can possibly compete with the learning opportunities provided by nature. @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social

We have a Senior Early Years Officer post - want to join a fabulous team & community. 💕 Are you a qualified educator, love outdoors & passionate about early years 🍃 Click the link for further information. ⬇️ Senior Early Years Officer - FLK12953 | Falkirk Council | myjobscotland

HaPpY Summer #Solstice ☀️ To mark the longest day of the year for summer solstice we have had an amazing week of celebrations with & in #nature where children invited their families to join in ☀️🍃 💛 #Reflections #Celebrations #LearningTogether

Wonderful home to nursery transition family Bookbug sessions happening at Woodlands this week. It was lovely to see everyone 💕📖🎶

#internationaldayofplay ☀️🌳 at Woodlands we’re proud to value childhood in its own right and children’s right to play through rich real life experiences.

Thank you to the #FabFalkirkFolk that made it along to our Woodlands ELC & Hub Centre Open doors event - great dialogue with passionate practitioners 💕🍃#Networking #KnowledgeableNurturingEducators