Perky Preschool

“Education is not the filling of a pail, But the lighting of a fire.” -William Butler Years- One fine morning,  5s and 6s year olds noticed men in blue uniform changed into a seemingly heavy, hot and uncomfortable orange suit. These men were rushing to the red truck and raised the volume of this ear popping siren!  A few hopped in an ambulance to follow the red truck.  Thinking that this was just part of the act, one asked.  “Where are they going?”  To which, one of them answered,  “They have to respond to a road car accident.”  Yes, something happened. Kobe City Firemen Preschoolers were fortunate to meet real life ‘superheroes’ in Kobe who help out people during difficult situations such as: fires, road accidents, earthquakes, and others. They took time to explain to these little inquirers their roles and responsibilities. They showed them the different tools they use for their job.  They also explained what each of them are for. Curiouser and c...

"Field Trips are the ultimate test of student agency, because-if focused correctly-they provide opportunities for students to show themselves as agents in the real world. When taken out of the academic environment, young people can surprise us by showing they can be agents for themselves, agents for their friends and agents for action in the wider world."  IB PYP, Edyta Approaches to Teaching, Learner Profile What a beautiful day spent out in the sun,  where preschoolers enjoyed and had so much fun!  Preschoolers went out on a trip to Rokkosan Pasture where they had the opportunity to interact with nature and animals as part of our unit.  As part of the IB curriculum, taking out students on field trips enhances the learning we do in the classroom while the students experience in the outside world.  This opens up their minds to real world situations and they are able to understand and develop empathy.  In connection to our unit, the preschoolers saw the...