Messiness + play = a very happy child

Some days you will shake your head; some moments, you just look at your child and think, who will clean you up now? Parents, don’t get discouraged; this is the best time for your little one to learn.

Creative expression is important for a child to trigger their emotional development.

Importantly, this must happen in their lower classes, so they grow up by responding well to their happenings. Creativity gives them the freedom to explore their surroundings and learn.

By allowing your child to get messy, you are allowing them the freedom of being a child. This allows them to play, create, and explore different textures and elements nature offers. Letting children climb a tree strengthens their large muscles, enhances their midline crossing, and helps with problem-solving skills.

Letting children play in mud allows them to explore, feel, and build a stronger immune system. Let them get messy, play in the nature around them, and explore what they can do with their bodies.

Childhood is a state of mind that ends when a puddle is first viewed as an obstacle instead of an opportunity.

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Junior Colleges

Junior Colleges is a pre-school group consisting of 5 stunning schools situated throughout Gauteng. We are proud members of the ADvTECH school's division. Our schools cater from babies to Grade 0 and are open from Monday to Friday, from 6 am-6 pm with an interactive and exciting holiday program included. Our schools have beautiful safe and shaded playgrounds and large well-lit classrooms with state-of-the-art facilities. Along with the full EYFS/ISASA curriculum, Time2read, digital literacy, creative play, and Edtech, weekly gross-motor lessons and music therapy are incorporated into their daily routine and included in the school fees. At Junior Colleges we believe in holistic development and creating a fun, safe space where children can learn through play-based activities, to develop emotionally, academically, socially, and physically.

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