Welcome to our School
New Photo Gallery
What's on in November?
Thursday, 5th November 2009
Heart of Parenting Course
Starts on Thurs 5th Nov, 18hrs over
6 weeks, cost $110, all welcome
Interactive 2009 Calendar
Click here to see the full calendar including important school dates.
Read the Parents' Gazette2nd November '09 Edition
Click here to download the PDF
Contact Us
Tel: +61 (08) 9440 1771
Email: wcss@wcss.wa.edu.au
15 Mayfair Street, Nollamara, 6061
Learning by playing
“Young children work hard at play. They invent scenes and stories, solve problems, and negotiate their way through social roadblocks. …. Research shows that children who engage in complex forms of socio-dramatic play have greater language skills than nonplayers, better social skills, more empathy, more imagination, and more of the subtle capacity to know what others mean. They are less aggressive and show more self-control and higher levels of thinking.” Excerpt from “Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School” by the US based Alliance for Childhood 2009
Click here to read the full article.
The importance of play
“Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive, and emotional strength. Play is important to healthy brain development. ….Play is integral to the academic environment. It ensures that the school setting attends to the social and emotional development of children as well as their cognitive development. It has been shown to help children adjust to the school setting and even to enhance children’s learning readiness, learning behaviors, and problem solving skills.” Taken from “Clinical Report on the Importance of Play” of the American Academy of Paediatrics 2006.
For the full article, click here.
3-7 year olds
“Play is an essential ingredient in the curriculum which should be fun and stimulating. Well planned play helps children think and make sense of the world around them. It develops and extends their linguistic and communication skills, enables them to be creative, to investigate and explore different materials, and provides them with opportunities to experiment and predict outcomes.” Excerpt from “Play/Active Learning: Overview for 3-7 year Olds” from the Welsh Education Department 2009.
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