Food at Magic Garden
Our Reggio-inspired food philosophy Healthy food supports healthy minds, in turn supporting children's developmental needs. As a...
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Feb 22, 2023
Reggio Emilia Explained
"Lets work together to keep education friendly, light-hearted, and respectful to all participants. Respect the individual timing and...
Apr 21, 2022
Explaining Magic Garden's Reggio-inspired approach
Magic Garden is inspired by teaching philosophies from Reggio Emillia, RIE and the latest pedagogical (teaching) thinking. Like all New...
Feb 3, 2022
What is a Bicultural Curriculum?
Te Whāriki is a bicultural curriculum. In practice this means that as part of a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi),...
Feb 3, 2022
Celebrating Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini. I come not with my own strengths but bring with me the gifts, talents, and...
Nov 25, 2021
What is Storypark?
Storypark is an easy-to-use private online portal that helps teachers, parents and families work together to record, share and extend...
Jul 10, 2021
Involvement & Participation for Parents & Whanau
Magic Garden is a place where relationships matter . We aim to develop reciprocal relationships embracing families & whānau. We value...
Jul 9, 2021
Got a problem or query?
Magic Garden is a place where relationships matter. We aim to develop reciprocal relationships embracing families & whānau. We value...
Jul 9, 2021
Settling in...
There are a number of things that we the teachers and you the parents can do to make this ‘settling in’ period easier and happier for you...
Jul 9, 2021
Finding out about your Childs day
Finding out what your child has been doing at Magic Garden Daily routines We use storypark app to communicate each child’s details about...
Jul 9, 2021
Encouraging Independence
Growing increasingly independent and learning to make choices from reasonable options is part of everyday living for a two and three...
Jul 9, 2021
Getting Ready to use the Toilet
Toileting A child's awareness of the toileting process develops gradually over time. These are some signs to look for: they can...
Jul 9, 2021
Saying Hello & Goodbye
The beginning and end of the day are very busy times in the centre. There are a few things that help this time go smoothly for everyone: ...
Jul 9, 2021
Being Prepared for the day
Your child will need a roomy back pack in which to carry the following clearly named changes of clothes: 3-4 pairs of trousers 3-4 tops...
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