Matauranga Pihinga - What happens at Seedlings throughout the Seasons
By being in the same nature space on a regular basis over a long period of time human beings begin to develop an awareness of the delicate changes that occur as the seasons start, develop and deepen. As a community we come together to celebrate the seasons. There are conversations about the earth rotating around our star, the sun, and the times of solstice and equinox happening twice a year each.
“In the embrace of nature, education flourishes and inspiration blossoms.”
"When children are free to play, they play naturally at the ever-advancing edges of their mental or physical abilities." Peter Gray
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Hotoke: Puanga - Pakawera
Winter has the feeling of needing to retreat
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Koanga: Te Koanga - Whiringanuku
Spring brings a joyous chorus of birds and abundant growth to which is mirrored in the energy of play.
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Raumati: Te Maruaroa o te Raumati - Te Waru
Summer is a time of fun in the sun with family and loved ones.
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Ngahuru: Poutūterangi - Haratua
Autumn is a flurry of bringing in the harvest and tying up loose ends.
The environment of Seedlings allows everyone to express themselves through their play urges and from this our creativity is revealed.
“Creativity is intelligence having fun” Albert Einstein
“Joseph Chilton Pearce has been studying play for decades and he rates imaginative play as the highest form of play. It is this play that builds on those already mentioned, and this form of play which distinguishes us from the other warm blooded animals. Imaginative play prepares all of our neural structures for the high human art of creativity. Educator Ken Robinson joins Pearce in celebrating creativity, and he acknowledges creativity as the most valuable and most needed of all human attributes on the planet for these times. Robinson argues convincingly that “we don’t grow into creativity, we are educated out of it”.” Pennie Brownlee
