How our staff members connect

• Cornubia Park expects their teachers to really engage with each child and form a relationship built trust and mutual respect. We model this respectful behaviour to the children and that manifests itself in the following ways:
• Educators get down to the child’s level and sit on the floor or on the couches with the children during group meetings lead by the children.
• Educators address the children in the same tone of voice that they would use to talk to their colleagues.
• If it’s a hat wearing term, or the children need to get into boots the educators must do the same.
• Educate and model respect for the environment
• On dress up days, or other events we dress up accordingly.
• Educators will design their lessons to be interactive, child centred and emphasise the ‘doing’ aspect.
• Our educators welcome mistakes, either their own or the children’s, as they see the value of learning through making mistakes ,and they need to communicate that to the children
• We encourage open and honest interactions between adults and children, and we expect our educators to honour the children’s ideas and feelings and work towards friendly collaborations between adults and children.

The members of Cornubia Park listen to the children so that they feel heard and appreciated. In a village, a child feels safe, secure and respected.