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Nature’s palette

Nature’s palette

Description:

“Colours are the smiles of nature” – Leigh Hunt.

Through this experience your child will discover the uniqueness of nature and how to take a little and gain a lot. Take some time outdoors and see what art materials your garden or daily walk can offer. At Nido we value art as a process and not a product. Using nature’s palette will support your child in experimenting with colour, texture and possibly smell and taste.

Promote learning by:

Helping your child to engage in grating, grinding, or dissolving their collection of natural items will foster their fine motor skills and promote their thinking around cause and effect. This experience supports early mark-making, giving opportunities for painting, pouring, dripping and mixing colours.

Role model using words to describe textures, smells and colours
Ask open-ended questions to encourage children to consider what is happening and why it is happening (e.g. What does it look like? How did the water turn green? Why did that happen to the paper?). This will promote inquiry-based learning
Demonstrate how to mix, paint, pour and drip colours, allowing your child to observe the process and the result. This may encourage them to try new ways of engaging with the materials and develop their creativity

* These items will require close adult supervision

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Hi Georgina,

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the recruitment of Centre Directors and Educators to join the expanding Nido family.

With so many open roles in the sector at the moment, I think we should be talking about the differences that really sets Nido apart. From my own experience, they are not always obvious from the outside, but when you get to meet the Nido family you really feel it.

Leaving my previous employer, who I was with for over 10 years, was not an easy decision. I had interviews with a few different companies, before finding my home at Nido.

I remember walking out of that initial interview, literally with tears in my eyes, I knew I had finally found what I had been looking for.

As you mentioned, honesty and integrity are critical and a given, our Services, resources and environments speak for themselves, and candidates merely need to look at our website to understand how engaging and wonderful they are.

We really need to focus more on what a Centre Director and an Educator will experience at Nido;

Authenticity; At Nido they will get honesty with heart
Trust and understanding; At Nido you are treated from day one, as competent and capable
We have the opportunity to inspire Educators and children to reach their full potential and change their worlds for the better, this still delights me everyday
At Nido you can make your mark in the world and are given the respect and autonomy to do what you love and truly make a difference
Collaboration – we are one team, far and wide we inspire and challenge each other
Nido is a family, for me, I have the overwhelming sense of belonging at Nido, my people and my home, this is what drew me to Nido in the first place

I am continually driven by our purpose;

To provide our Educators with the training, environment, motivation, and empowerment to deliver exceeding quality education to children, partnering with families, and giving children a voice and the opportunity to lead wonderful fulfilling lives.

I love that we seek to make quality early education available to everyone, regardless of their economic position. That we focus more on suburban children and advocate for their rights, Nido is truly a movement and not one to join without knowing you will need to put your heart on the line every single day.

Mary Oliver asked “What will you do with your one wild and precious life”, I cannot think of anything more fulfilling than what I get to do every day at Nido.

Kind regards,
Danika x