Kindergartens in New Zealand make you have to love.

In a blink of an eye, my daughter spent her fourth birthday in a kindergarten in New Zealand, recalling her transformation from China to New Zealand and accompanying her to experience early childhood education in New Zealand. I really feel it in my heart. Is it really like this? Do whatever you want. Of course, this kindergarten can do whatever it wants without infringing on others. On the premise of not infringing on others, you can climb trees, play with water and use tools like adults, and even refuse any group activities including classes.

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Two weeks after arriving in New Zealand, we started looking for a kindergarten for our daughter.

In New Zealand, daughters can enjoy a 20-hour free kindergarten subsidy. Following the principle of proximity, we found a kindergarten near our home. Kindergarten requires children to be accompanied by their parents for the first three days. With the company of father or mother, children will feel more secure, and teachers can communicate with their parents about their personality, behavior habits, hobbies and other characteristics at any time.

So I have the honor to witness the facts of western kindergartens with my own eyes and share them with you here. Of course, there is a boundary for children to do whatever they want, and this boundary is not to infringe on others. On the premise of not infringing on others, you can climb trees, play with water and use tools like adults, and even refuse any group activities including classes.

Enter the kindergarten in Dingding from here.

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There are 6 teachers and about 30 children in the kindergarten, and the teacher-student ratio is 1 5. This is the teacher-student ratio stipulated by the government to ensure that every child can get enough attention and care.

The teacher is a typical New Zealander, simple, friendly and meticulous. The children call their teachers by their first names. Teachers Maria and Rona will ask me from time to time about Tintin's food allergy, what language she uses at home, what cartoon characters she likes and so on.

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On the first day of school, Tintin was very happy.

Kindergarten is completely a small amusement park, and the interior is decorated with house scenes. This is a small bedroom, a small kitchen and a small home. Children are holding dolls of different colors in the shuttle.

Of course, as an immigrant country, children's skin color is also diverse. In addition to local children, there are also children from Britain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, India and Fiji in the kindergarten, just like a small United Nations.

At that time, Tintin was the only child in China, so he was very excited when the teacher introduced Tintin to the children. Immigrant countries' tolerance for different races is instilled from childhood and reflected in the details of life, so there are special arrangements for dolls with different skin colors.

The outdoor activity area is the kindergarten yard. Every single-family house in New Zealand has a yard. Kindergarten is actually a big single-family house with a yard.

The vegetable garden in the backyard of kindergarten

The whole backyard is full of dense trees and bright flowers, so kindergartens can often see many playthings from nature, such as pine cones in summer and fallen leaves in autumn.

Besides, there are many lovely animals. The daily life of parrots, rabbits, squirrels, pigs and turtles is taken care of by teachers and children.

It is worth mentioning that in China, people who are afraid of small animals have learned to live in harmony with small animals under the guidance and encouragement of teachers.

Tintin in the Climbing

The front yard is a recreation area with high and low slides, trampolines, wooden bridges, swings, seesaws and other recreational facilities.

The children are playing in the sand pool.

The key point is that there is also a big sand pool with shovels, buckets, trolleys and so on. Let the children play with sand. The children are playing with sand in the sand pool barefoot. There is also a special pool next to the sand pool, and it is common for clothes sleeves to get wet. But in summer, nothing is more interesting than playing with water!

Of course, the teacher will help change the clothes when they are wet, so in addition to the bathroom, the kindergarten also has a shower room for really dirty children to take a bath and change clothes at any time.

Riding a horse is a compulsory skill.

If parents were not enlightened about this, they would have been crazy. But I always tell myself that children who do as the Romans do and love to explore are more creative and savvy. Children are always more adaptable than adults. Sure enough, Tintin soon learned to climb trees and somersault barefoot. Scooters and bicycles can come and go freely, just like children in New Zealand.

Are you worried that your child is in danger? Educators in New Zealand believe that letting children try more within the controllable range can help children learn to make quick judgments and reactions when facing danger. The ability to avoid risks needs exercise, and children who are closely protected are more likely to be at a loss in sudden danger.

I am more and more determined about this, because I have seen my daughter grow up, she is more and more independent, her vision will be broader, and she will gain more experiences.

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Tintin is concentrating on painting.

There is a public oil painting board in the kindergarten. The children put the white canvas on the drawing board and daubed it with cans of watercolor paint placed under the drawing board. The teacher often encourages Tintin. Your paintings are bright and colorful. Isn't it beautiful? .

Teachers in New Zealand pay special attention to every need and emotion of children, so as to avoid the feeling that children are neglected. Caring, encouraging and touching these just right feelings can always bring warmth and security to children.

I didn't dare to let my daughter use scissors before, but in New Zealand kindergarten she made all kinds of decent handmade works with children's special round-headed scissors. Crown, kite, darts, mask and gyro are all childish, rough and imperfect, but they are all made by children themselves. My daughter takes her handiwork home every day and takes care of herself.

In the corner of the yard, there are even some tools for adults, such as nails, hammers, nails and various tools. I thought it was for teachers at first, but later I learned that under the guidance of teachers, children use these tools to build wooden houses, build bridges or make pedal rollers for small animals.

Cause and effect. How did the exquisite and beautiful gardens of New Zealanders come from? They are all handled by hand, and their superb hands-on ability is cultivated from an early age.

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You may ask, how does Ding, who doesn't know English, communicate with the teacher?

Ha ha ha, the answer is body language. The teacher will do exaggerated movements with Tintin and communicate with Tintin with both hands and feet. I will give Tintin a small stove from time to time to teach general English and correct my pronunciation. As for how to communicate with children, don't worry. Parents of immigrant families know that children don't need to use language to play together.

Of course, teachers don't restrict which language children use to communicate, but create a stress-free communication environment so that children can play freely. After contact for a long time, with the desire to communicate, children will naturally master new languages unconsciously.

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Besides playing, will there be classes in kindergarten?

Yes, but the time is very short, each time is 10 minutes, about three or four times a day. They call it cushion time. At that time, the teacher will assign a child to ring the bell to call the child to class. However, unlike the traditional idea that teachers stand or sit in front to give lessons to everyone, children sit or lie on the floor in a circle, listening to the teacher telling stories or singing and dancing and sharing interesting things.

Every child has a special study diary.

To my surprise, Mat time is not mandatory. Tintin sometimes concentrates on building her castle or holding her mud duck, but she just doesn't participate.

The teacher will also go up and suggest Tintin to join, but if she refuses, the teacher will not insist, and so will other children. Besides Mat time, there are more group activities. Each group has different teachers to lead the children, or do crafts, or play games, or sing and dance. Children can join or quit halfway, and switch their interested theme activities at will.

People are equal and respect each other, even between teachers and children. Whether it is collective time or free play, teachers will only send invitations to children and give them the right to choose freely.

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Ding Ding held a birthday party in kindergarten.

A photo of each child is hung on the wall of the kindergarten, with their nationality, age, language used and birthday written on it.

New Zealand kindergartens are not divided into classes by age, and children of different ages are mixed together. Older people will take the initiative to take care of younger children, with a clear mind, dedication and a sense of honor.

Whenever a child has a birthday, the teacher will lead other children to hold a small birthday party for him. Birthday children gathered in the middle, wearing crowns, clapping their hands and singing together. They are satisfied and happy.

Tintin also spent her fourth birthday in a kindergarten in New Zealand.

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We are the most beautiful princesses and the most handsome heroes.

One day, I went to see Ding Ding, and the children were sitting on the floor listening to the teacher telling stories.

After the story was finished, Tintin ran to the teacher, kissed the teacher on the face with both hands, and then whispered? I love you? I have to say, I am fascinated by the picture in front of me. Until the teacher came up to me with a tinkling hand and said to me in Chinese. Is Alice (Tintin's English name) really an angel? . The teacher even learned a Chinese sentence for Ding Ding.

Thanks to the kindergartens, teachers and children in New Zealand, Tintin found her lost happiness.

So, can you accept this kind of kindergarten that can do whatever you want?