Story House Early Learning Epping

❄️ Winter Curriculum Program ❄️

Our Winter Curriculum is a child-led, play-based program designed to support children’s learning, wellbeing, and curiosity through meaningful experiences.

Children will explore indoor and outdoor experiences including creative arts, sensory play, STEM, literacy, sustainability, and cultural learning through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Educators will follow children’s interests, supporting their ideas through intentional teaching, hands-on exploration, and collaborative play.

This program provides a safe, inclusive, and engaging environment where every child can learn, grow, and thrive this winter. ❄️✨

🌍 **Bush Kinder: Discovering the Wonders of Planet Earth** 🌳✨

Today’s Bush Kinder experience became a beautiful moment of wonder, curiosity and connection. As the children discovered sticky, shiny tree sap, they used their senses to explore, question and share their ideas, describing it as looking like honey.

This simple discovery opened a deeper conversation about Planet Earth and the important gifts nature provides. Linking beautifully with our Solar System Inquiry, the children began to understand that Earth is not just a planet we live on, but a living environment that supports, teaches and inspires us every day.

Through hands-on exploration, the children strengthened their curiosity, communication, respect for nature and confidence as young investigators. 🌿🌎

All In: Connecting Through Country and Community

As part of our Reconciliation Week participation, children, families, educators, and our kitchen team came together for a shared “All In” experience. Using recycled fabrics and natural crayons, each room contributed to a collaborative Australian map representing the 7 states and territories.

Children explored colour and mark-making in small groups, showing curiosity, focus, and growing confidence as they created alongside peers, educators, and teachers. Some children engaged immediately with enthusiasm, while others observed and gradually joined in, supported through gentle encouragement and shared connections.

This experience reflected our collective commitment to being “All In”—coming together with respect, listening, and understanding. It supported children to begin building early connections to Country, community, and reconciliation through meaningful, shared participation.

Exploring Country, Culture & Creativity in Reconciliation Week

The children made recycled paper and used it in creative art experiences, including making maps and exploring their ideas and stories. Through these experiences, they reflected on caring for Country and showing respect for the land and environment.
🤝 Together, we acknowledged Country and deepened our understanding of culture, community, and sustainability. These meaningful experiences supported our celebration of Reconciliation Week through creativity, connection, and shared learning.