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What does a Reggio-Inspired Nature Program look like?

Thank you for looking into Lexie’s Little Bears Child Care. My name is Lexie Biegun and I am the Owner and Pedagogist of this Reggio Inspired, nature program.

 

I am incredibly inspired by nature in my everyday world and intertwining the beauty of the Reggio philosophy has allowed me to develop a truly unique West Coast pedagogy of my own. Using the land and the forest as the third teacher, we incorporate many of the (philosophy’s) practiced by educators around the world such as the Waldorf, Montessori, Reggio-Emilia and forest school teachings. In my humble opinion, none of the philosophies offer a “perfect” pedagogy, so we take the best parts from each of them to create a super-powered collaboration of practice unique to the land we stand on. As we work towards reconciliation it is also very important to remember the First peoples who once lived on this land long before us and to honor their teachings through song, dance and language.

 

We currently have 4 programs on our 4 —acre campus including two infant/toddler buildings, a multi-age centre, and a pre-school age program. Ideally, we will be building more infant/toddler and pre-school spaces on the property soon.

OUR CHILDREN

Children are the foundation of our community and our future. It takes a village to raise a child, and in our case an amazing team of dedicated educators!

OUR EDUCATORs

Our Educators are handpicked by Lexie and they are trained through our own in-house professional development in the Reggio-Emilia Pedagogy.

OUR FACILITIES

We offer four custom, incredible, facilities at Lexie’s Little Bears; The Bear House, The Bear Den, The Cub Housed and The Spirit Bear Lodge.

our programs

The Bear House:

 

The main house on the first property, located at the top of the driveway. This has space for 25 children ages 2.5 years to 5 years old.

THE CUB HOUSE:


The first building on your right as you enter our campus. This has space for 16 infants & toddlers. There are 2 sides to this building, the Raven side and the Eagle Side.

The Bear Den:

 

The small cottage located directly behind the Bear house. It is a multi-age program for 8 children.

The Spirit Bear Lodge: 


Is located on the second location directly beside Little Bears. You get to this building by following the lit up fairy path through the woods. This program is also a multi-age centre for 8 children.

THE SLUMBER LODGE

 

Our outdoor sleeping space located at the back of our field. The building has a tin roof to enhance the rain song, beautiful wooden doors , cots for sleeping and room for 16 to sleep comfortably.

 

Sleeping outdoors has been a natural progression for the past two years, and it is something not typically seen across Canada. I am working with my colleagues and my own mentors using pedagogical narration and documentation to chronical this NEW outdoor-living pedagogy.

 

Our children get to fall asleep outdoors in this purpose-built slumber lodge all year round.

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