Kindergarten !

The second week I had practice in a Kindergarten with a Christian approach. So it’s half private and half public. So the parents have to pay.
When we arrived there, they were so friendly !

We went out for a walk in the animal park in Haderslev. We went there by bus. It was so surprising to find out that they had their own little bus ?! We don’t have that in Belgium !! (Even though we really would like, because that’s the main reason why we’re not going out of school that much, because of the bus is too expensive ! )
When we arrived there, the children could play. We were waiting for the grandparents, because they would join us for a walk ! After that, we had a lunch break all together. I really liked that !

The group we joined, was the oldest group. The children were about 5 and 6 years old. Our group was called ‘forest group’. So that means that they went to the forest very often. Something I found out immediately, was that children in Denmark are very often playing outside. Even though the weather is very cold, rainy or even if it’s snowing !!
The playgrounds outside are huge !! All the children have a ski suit or a rain suit so they can play outside even though the weather is very bad or if it’s wet outside ! That’s so great ! Because when they come back inside, they just take it off, and their clothes are still clean and (most important for them) dry ! So I think it’s really such a great idea !! (We must do that in Belgium as well, because I think it’s important for them to play outside, have some fresh air, run everywhere,… )

They also go a lot to the forest ! They prefer to let them play outside and to let them discover their own body and possibilities just by playing and having fun in the nature. With natural materials. I found out it really works. Children were playing, crossing the small self-made bridges over the river, they were climbing in trees, trying to make their own pond and they were trying to find solutions. So I’m really convinced it works ! And an important thing is that they’re all learning it by themselves. They found solutions for their problems and they learn to walk over a bridge, just because of they want to, they’re not pushed in any kind of way.