It is increasingly recognised that providing children with positive experiences within their local community and natural surroundings (place based; nature based) can serve to promote the health and well- being not only of our children but our communities both locally and globally. As much as possible we connect our children with the local community. We see the community as a vital partner in the collaborative learning process so we take the children out into the community and bring the community into the Centre on an ongoing basis through excursions and incursions.

We connect and encourage children’s investigations and research into their immediate natural world. These experiences are fostered through an integrated approach to learning in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Through STEM children develop key skills including problem solving, creativity, critical analysis, teamwork, independent thinking, initiative, communication and digital literacy.