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Building Cultural Awareness at Learning Adventures Warkworth

18 July 2019

Learning about different cultures broadens children's horizons and helps them grow into inclusive and empathetic adults. At Learning Adventures we love to celebrate cultural festivals and events from all over the world and last Friday July 12, Kiribati Independence Day took front and centre stage.

"We had two Kiribati girls come in traditional wear and perform a dance for us," said Learning Adventures Warkworth Centre manager Michelle Wewege.

"Afterwards our children joined in dancing the morning away. It was such a beautiful performance."

Lollipops Auckland Central was awash with colour as staff, children and families celebrated Diwali, the much-loved festival of lights.

Nails, hammers and protective head gear are par for the course on a building site, but now at Learning Adventures Levin, you can find all this and more.

Young children are learning their place in the world every single day in multiple ways. The ideas that they form from observing the world around them will often show up when children are engaging in family and dramatic play, but what exactly is family and dramatic play and what are the benefits of your child engaging in it?

Building Cultural Awareness at Learning Adventures Warkworth

Diwali Celebrations

Building Blocks for Learning

Family and Dramatic Play