After spending the earlier parts of the morning at the centre and/ or with our kararehe, we prepare ourselves for the ngahere. Our tamariki are encouraged to use self-help and forward planning skills here – they are supported to plan what they will need to wear and what they would like to take for that day. After a confidence, strength and resilience building hīkoi into the ngahere, our tamariki make it to the spot at which they have chosen to spend the main portion of our day. We have several key spots we explore in the ngahere, and these are well known to our tamariki, and chosen on each day depending on the different needs and abilities of our current group. Once we have reached our destination - this is where the real magic happens! Before we even make it to the ngahere section of our programme, our tamariki will often head outside to greet and tend to our kararehe friends. We have a beloved pony named Spice, 2 cows, one named Marigold and the other Daphne, a quirky goat named Oreo, a overlyfriendly (and hungry) pig named Barney, sheep friends Baarbie and Nigella, several chickens who bring us delicious eggs daily and four ducks who greet us every morning for their feed as we enter our Kahikatea Grove. March 2024 { 15 }
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