Submitted by Faron Potts, supervisor at Imperial Ehrlo Early Learning Centre n January 20th, Ehrlo Early Learning Centres had a professional development day. Denise Skuce of Forest School Saskatoon joined the staff to talk about her experiences and teach the staff about what Forest School offers. Forest School is an educational approach that fosters a connection to, and knowledge of, the…
Sometimes the best lessons are the ones that can’t be planned. During the frigid temperatures in January, EELC’s Imperial location staff turned a discussion about the weather into a very cool science experiment for their older children. “Our discussion included what the temperature was outside, which sparked conversations about wishing the snow would melt. This led to talking…
Each year, parents whose children attend EELC fill out a parent satisfaction survey. These surveys cover everything from quality of communication between parents and staff, to satisfaction with the variety of activities and games the children we serve have the opportunity to take part in. The results are compiled into an aggregate that encompasses each location. See our 2016 results here. To…
At Ehrlo Early Learning Centres, Halloween is a big deal! Children and staff alike celebrated the occasion by trading their regular clothes for costumes! At EELC’s Ruth Pawson open house, parents and other visitors had the opportunity to see first-hand some of the things the children had learned about over the past several months. From cookbooks to numeracy activities, with some field trip…
Nothing tastes better than food you’ve made yourself. Recently, the three and four year old children at Ehrlo Early Learning Centre’s (EELC) Gladys McDonald location had the opportunity to create chicken noodle soup from scratch. “We were eating soup and sandwiches for lunch. The children started talking about what their favourite soup was, and they all agreed that they love…
Yoga is a daily practice for children at Ehrlo Early Learning Centre’s W.F. Ready location. But staff member Jude Hwang decided to take it one step further and teach the children more about where yoga originates – India. With the help of several other staff members, one of whom is East Indian, Jude orchestrated a “Celebrating India” day to teach the children about other…
We have some little entrepreneurs in our midst! The students in the school-aged program at W.F. Ready School came up with the idea to create and run a coffee shop. Over two months, the project grew from a small idea to a fully functioning coffee shop for a day. The would-be entrepreneurs collected old cups and trays, made clay donuts and muffins, and even created their own commercial! They…
For over a decade now, W. F. Ready School Ehrlo Early Learning Centre (EELC) has been putting on an annual bake sale to benefit the Z99 radiothon for neonatal intensive care with contributions from Imperial and Ruth Pawson schools. They sell cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and popcorn for three days before the radiothon begins. This year, both Gladys McDonald and Wilfrid Walker joined in the…
Some of the youth at Gladys McDonald Early Learning Centre may have a future in baking! The children have baked cupcakes a few times, and have lamented over how difficult it is to decorate them. Luckily, one of our parents is a baker at a local shop and came in to give the students a lesson on cupcake decorating 101. They learned how to make swirls, rosebuds and squiggles with a piping bag, and…
The results are in, and Ehrlo Early Learning Centre continues to receive glowing feedback from parents! Each year, we provide parents with a feedback survey which addresses such issues as communication, satisfaction with programming, and the fee structure of the centre. Communication is broken down into the quality of verbal and written interactions, with specific mention of advance notice for…
Blog by Karin Duff Ehrlo Early Learning Centre director “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. Men become builders by building” – Aristotle The early years of a child’s life are critical in establishing the foundation of which learning, understanding, and comprehension can occur. At Ehrlo Early Learning Centres (EELC)…
Special guest blog by Dana Stadnyk from Imperial Ehrlo Early Learning Centre The early years of a child’s life are fundamentally important in shaping their future health, happiness, growth, and development. At Ehrlo Early Learning Centres (EELC) staff work to provide children with a variety of quality experiences to contribute to their development of learning skills and social and…
