Varsity Acres School - 4255 40th Street, NW, Calgary, AB
We operate this program at Varsity Acres School in the gymnasium. We are licensed for 105 kindergarten and out of School Care children. We offer care before/after school, early dismissals and most PD days. We lease from Calgary Board of Education and part of the lease agreement is that we don't operate during December break , July and August.
Our business hours are 7:00am - 8:05am and 2:30pm - 6:00pm Monday - Thursday and Friday from 7:00am - 8:05am and 12:00pm - 6:00pm. On full days we are open from 7:00am - 6:00pm.
This type of program is in the form of a roll away where we set up and take down daily. Staff are innovative and creative when they set up this program into learning centres such as; art, library, block/building, dramatic, manipulative, games and large motor areas. Our goal is to make it as home like as possible and to be reflective of the children who are attending. Children are given ample opportunities to demonstrate leadership skills and are supported in a child lead atmosphere where learning takes place based on their interests.
As stated in Flight: Alberta Child Care Framework, we believe that children are capable, and mighty learners and the educators’ role is to be a co-learner, co-imaginer, and co-researcher.
Our Program planning starts with children’s interests, as simple as drawing, that expands to a drawing club, art sale, pokemon card store, book club, and more! We observe children’s interest as well as their needs, and abilities and invitation to play is set up daily. As children unfold their learning journey, we follow their lead and excitedly alongside children’s play.
Our goal is to build a community at Varsity Acres School where children feel safe and explore the world together. Family involvement is essential for creating places of vitality, and we invite families for a variety of events such as art sale, field trip volunteers, bottle donations for fundraising, flea market, cooking club with families special recipes and for the special guest speakers.
If you have any questions about this location or would like to register please feel free to call.
Megan Jean - Program Coordinator
Hello, my name is Megan Jean and most friends and children call me MJ. I have had the pleasure of being in the childcare field for ten years, with Reggio Emilia as my preferred approach to childcare. I graduated from Mount Royal University in 2012 with a Diploma in Early Learning and Childcare. This is where I first heard about the Reggio Emilia approach to fostering children’s learning and have since had a passion for the child led, respectful view of the whole child. I love connecting with families and supporting them as a professional and a presence in their child’s life. I am excited to be working with the ASaP (Access, Support and Participation) group again this year and am so lucky to have the chance to work with the families and children of Varsity Acres School as the Program Coordinator for Seeds of SPICE.
