The Moon Project An exploration into an enquiry-based curriculum “I think the moon followed me to nursery”.

Introduction:

At Growing Places, we believe children are born curious and capable learners. Our role as educators is to harness this curiosity and support the journey of discovery and wonder.

The Moon Project was our first tentative dip into the waters of developing a more enquiry-based curriculum. A curriculum that was not pre-determined or planned by the adults, but one that enabled children to explore their own ideas further, to research alongside educators who listened to those ideas and supported the learning though careful posing of questions or setting up rich environments that supported the children’s enquiries. This project captured the minds of 15 3-4year old children and an originally sceptical educator, Bridie, in 2017.

Bridie McCarroll has worked with children for over 30 years and shares her love of growing, sewing, knitting, baking and creating with the children and adults. She originally worked with children who had additional needs for over 10 years, before joining us in Growing Places in 2005. She has touched so many children and adults lives with her positivity and sunshine and we wanted to say a huge thank you to her from the bottom of our hearts for all she has done for us and all of those families, by celebrating the success of one of her projects.