Self-Learning and Resource Center for the Child

Nature’s Theater was created by Anna Oijevaar and is a playground where the one becomes the many and the many become one. In Nature’s Theatre, we play with points and lines and we experience the creation of shapes. Children feel naturally attracted and have an intuitive understanding of the language of shapes, lines, and points. By introducing numbers as a quality instead of only a quantity, we make them alive.

The art space was made for our little artists to explore, create, and express themselves freely. Encouraging collaboration and social interaction, the art space invites children to work together on collaborative projects or express themselves individually. Under the guidance of our facilitators, children are encouraged to let their imagination run wild, fostering confidence and self-expression.

We focus on being able to feel and listen to one’s own body striving to improve on one’s flexibility, awareness and concentration. We move with stories and games using imaginary animals and nature in stories. We also use a ball for games for the smaller ones and pairing up for team work.

Storytelling, Drama, and role play. In this activity, we provide story books, hand puppets, theatre games, and dress-up props. We build houses and worlds together so the children can express thier role-play.
We read and create stories. The children make their small plays. Tise activity aims to encourage, listening, communication, and verbal expression, through self-discovery and self-expression.

Our toddler groups are for parents and their children. We provide a space and activities for them to explore together introducing new sensory experiences for the toddler and a space for parents to meet and share about their parenting journey in a space for them to connect to their inner child. We also have professional advice available for parents who are dealing with obstacles in their parenting journey and would like some help.

We take walks in the different terrains of our community while observing nature and the change of seasons, watching for animal tracks, and identifying trees, plants, rocks, and shells. Watch the change in water levels, and the different soil types, and discuss whatever topics the children bring up.

In Imaginary World, the facilitator becomes part of the Imaginary play, not an observer This requires the facilitator to connect with and develop their intuitive inner child. When the children arrive, I ask them what the story plot is for today. They then chose what material to use, like figures, tools, cloth, dolls, mats, tables, toy houses, books, etc. We might have to go foraging for some ingredients in nature, incorporating life in our world and play is an amazing tool to guide children to overcome their challenges.

We learn the use of mainly local medicinal plants playfully.
The activity is based on teamwork: together we honor Mother Earth, each other, and the world around us, explore and learn how we can support each other.
We do this by exploring the land around us and learning to recognise medicinal plants that can help our body and mind to be healthy and comfortable. We learn how to prepare the remedies (the children call them magic potions).

Respect for all and of each one, responsibility for one’s actions and speech/words, autonomy on the individual and collective level, love, and sharing are essential parts of my work.

We also offer academic support when needed through Montessori tools in a holistic integral way.

At times, parents need support to feel heard and understood, to be guided in finding the right tools and ways to implement them, so they can support their child to grow to their full potential harmoniously and joyfully.