Big Cobnuts, Big Adventures

 

At Cobnuts, questions like these can set the morning’s adventure in motion. In the woods, our pre-school children might lift one end of a water run to see what changes. At the beach, a tiny crab can have everyone crouching around a rock pool, comparing what they can see.

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We weave experiential learning into our curriculum by giving children time to explore, talk about what they notice and test their ideas. When someone calls, ‘Let’s make it steeper!’ we might ask what they think will happen, then give them time to find out. In that moment, they’re bringing the Early Years Foundation Stage to life as they explain their thinking, compare how fast the water flows and solve a problem together.​ Our adventures take that learning beyond the nursery setting. Making connections in new places helps children build the confidence to ask questions, have a go and work things out for themselves.

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Our Adventure Guide gives you a peek into a year with the Big Cobnuts, from Forest School and Beach School to swimming and trips into our local community. We follow the seasons and the children’s interests. Sometimes the best part of the day starts with a question we hadn’t planned for.

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