Specialist sessions
Happy Feet fitness
The Happy Feet incursion provides children with a fun, engaging, and active learning experience. Through music, movement, storytelling, and dance, children develop important skills while enjoying a lively and positive environment.
Our sustainability practices include:
- Physical development: Movement and dance help build coordination, balance, and gross motor skills.
- Creativity and imagination: Story-based activities encourage self-expression and imaginative play.
- Social skills: Children learn to participate, take turns, follow instructions, and work together.
- Emotional wellbeing: The upbeat, inclusive atmosphere boosts confidence, self-esteem, and joy.
1. Physical Development
Children build important motor skills such as running, jumping, throwing, balancing, and coordination. These activities support healthy growth and help children gain confidence in their bodies.
2. Social and Emotional Skills
Sports programs encourage teamwork, sharing, following instructions, and positive communication. Children learn how to take turns, encourage their peers, and feel proud of their achievements.
3. Confidence and Independence
Trying new activities in a safe, supportive space helps children develop resilience and a sense of “I can do it!”
4. Inclusive and Age-Appropriate
Activities are tailored to each age group and ability level, ensuring all children can participate safely and enjoyably.
5. Fun and Engagement
Sports incursions bring excitement and variety to the day. Children love exploring new equipment, games, and movement challenges.
Community Incursions
We are excited to share that we will be hosting a range of community incursions at the centre, including programs delivered by Manningham Council, as well as visits from local health services and emergency services. These incursions bring valuable real-world learning experiences directly to the children in a safe, familiar environment.
Community incursions are educational visits from professionals within our local community such as council educators, dental nurses, health nurses, police officers, and paramedics who come into the centre to share important knowledge, safety messages, and hands-on activities tailored to young children.
Why Are These Incursions Important?
1. Learning About Safety and Wellbeing
- Water safety programs help children understand the basics of staying safe around water, using simple messages and fun demonstrations.
- Police and ambulance visits introduce children to emergency helpers, teaching them about the role of first responders and how they keep our community safe.
- Dental and health nurse incursions support children’s understanding of healthy habits, oral care, hygiene, and general wellbeing.
2. Supporting Environmental Awareness
Manningham Council’s recycling and sustainability incursions teach children about caring for the environment, sorting waste correctly, and understanding how their actions can make a positive difference. These foundational lessons help build lifelong environmentally responsible habits.
3. Building Trust with Community Helpers
Meeting police, paramedics, nurses, and council educators in person helps children:
- feel comfortable with community workers,
- understand that these adults are safe people who can help them, and
- develop a sense of belonging and connection within their local area.
4. Real-Life Learning in a Safe Environment
These sessions allow children to learn through hands-on experiences, storytelling, role play, and demonstrations. Because they take place at the centre, children can explore and ask questions confidently.
5. Supporting Early Learning and Development
Community incursions enrich children’s learning across multiple areas:
- Communication and language through conversations and questioning
- Social-emotional development as children engage with new adults respectfully and confidently
- Cognitive skills through problem-solving and curiosity
- Understanding of the world by connecting classroom learning to real-world concepts
What Children Will Experience
Depending on the program, children may:
- Practise sorting recyclables
- Watch water safety demonstrations
- Learn how to call emergency services
- Explore equipment used by police or paramedics
- Learn proper brushing techniques
- Participate in fun health and hygiene activities
Our Commitment
All incursions are delivered by qualified professionals and are supported by our educators, ensuring every child feels secure, included, and engaged throughout the experience.
Mandarin Classes
We incorporate Mandarin classes in our program on Fridays where the language is delivered through fun activities and many already popular preschool games – they’re all just in another language. Behind the fun lies a carefully structured program specifically designed for all age groups to learn a second language quickly and naturally. Each week new words and phrases are added and consolidated over the term. The teachers use beautiful resources and the lively sessions engage the children and room teachers in each activity. Learning a second language develops critical and creative thinking skills.