Wolf pancakes sprinkled with petals are on the menu at the clay café at Guildford Nursery School in Surrey. Three-year-old Zak pats down his pancake, rolls it into a wrap and declares, ‘Nutella inside’. Abi rolls her block of clay into a ball, commenting on how ‘cold’ it feels.
‘Gooey, sticky clay,’ exclaims Professor Tina Bruce, who is sat around the table with the children, observing their play. In true Froebelian style, she comments on their creations and offers ideas to extend the play.
Bruce, a leading scholar in Froebelian philosophy, principles and practice, is one of a handful of educators who have been invited to the setting to look at Froebelian practice in action in the run-up to the launch of a new CPD package by the Froebel Partnership in October (see Further information). Head teacher Sally Cave takes us on a tour of the 100-place nursery school, which is on the site of a former primary school.
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