The Enchanted Garden is a project based in Crossens Nursery School in Southport in Sefton, Merseyside. Inspired by the early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, the vision of the project was to enhance the outdoor area, with an emphasis on starting from young children's ideas and interests. The aim was to focus on the process of learning, not the final product.
The initial stimulus was a visit to the local Botanic Gardens, where the children enjoyed a multi-sensory experience in beautiful surroundings. From their discussions on their return, it became obvious that the children were interested in birds, so this became the focus of the project.
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