As the light from the south Cornish coastline shines through the glass portholes at Naturally Learning’s Falmouth setting, a group of under-threes are playing with sand, seaweed and sponges in the atelier. The seaweed, churned up by storms and spread like a carpet over the beach, has been foraged by the children and brought back to the setting for sensory exploration.
‘It’s part of our seasonal curriculum where we encourage children to explore the beauty of the changing seasons at the beach,’ explains operations director Tom Richardson. ‘Hands-on experiences, where they observe changes in the weather, different types of leaves or seashells and different wildlife behaviour, helps foster an early appreciation for the natural world,’ he adds.
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