Activity Clubs Programme

Hartley House Montessori Activity Clubs hold the following sessions:-

08:00-09:00 - Early Bird Club
15:00-18:00 - Tea Club
School Holiday Activity Clubs

Structure of a typical Early Bird morning: 08:00-09:00
Time		3-5 Years		6-9 Years		10-14 Years
08:00		Breakfast		Breakfast		Breakfast
08:20		Finish breakfast		Finish breakfast		Finish breakfast
08:25		Activities e.g. Puzzles Games Television Books Outside play		Activities e.g. Homework Computers Television Books Board games Outside play		Activities e.g. Homework Meccano Computers Television Books Board games Outside play
08:50		.		Walk children to School		Walk children to School
09:00		School starts				.

Structure of a typical Tea Club afternoon: 15:00-18:00
Time		3-5 Years		6-9 Years		10-14 Years
15:00		Club starts. Activities e.g. Outside play Art activities Books / puzzles Television / video Computers		School collection by our own bus		School collection by our own bus
16:00		Activities e.g. Cookery Art activities (e.g. making cards, pressing flowers) Other activities Lego Inside Gym Puzzles Television / video Books General art		Club starts. Activities e.g. Cookery Tea preparation Other activities Tennis Homework Computers Television / video Board games		Club starts. Activities e.g. Cookery Tea preparation Other activities Tennis Homework Computers Television / video Board games
17:00		Tea		Tea		Tea
17:30		Outside play.		Outside play		Outside play
17:45		Story time		Quiet time Reading or Story time		Quiet time Reading
18:00		Home		Home		Home

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Play

Through play, we aim to provide opportunities for all children to express themselves openly and subsequently develop:-

• Cognitively
• Physically - including gross and fine motor skills
• Socially and culturally
• Creatively

Play is most effective when it has been freely chosen by the child her / himself and she / he is then intrinsically motivated from within. Group play is also vital for developing the child's social skills. We aim to provide the children with opportunities to engage in all types of play within a safe and inspiring environment. We recognise that in order for children to develop their full potential, they need to be able to play freely and experiment with a wide variety of materials appropriate to their age, level of development and ability.

In order to fulfil the above we:-

• Offer opportunities for the children to participate individually or as part of a group.
• Provide periods of free and structured play as appropriate.
• Give the children ample opportunity to make their own choices, thus encouraging the development of their independence and individuality.
• Discourage the use of stereotypical roles and our materials reflect the diversity of our multi-racial and multi-cultural society

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