Learning to Communicate

When playing together, children learn how to express their thoughts, taking turns when speaking and listening to others. It really does not matter what game they’re playing: building a tower, playing pretend, etc. They are constantly mastering their communication skills that will help them in school and beyond.

Understanding Emotions

When children are playing, they experience many different emotions: happiness, excitement, frustration, disappointment, etc. That is why playing with friends teaches them how to manage these feelings and emotions and even understand the emotions of others. They achieve all and at the same time they develop empathy.

Developing Cooperation and Teamwork

Many games require children to work together, share toys, and follow rules. This is an opportunity to teach them patience, problem-solving, and cooperation. These skills will be highly beneficial throughout their lives.

Building Confidence and Independence

When they start playing with their peers, they become increasingly more independent from adults. They learn to solve problems, make decisions, etc. This independence is essential for their personal growth.

Playing is the natural way children have to communicate. Through play they build strong, healthy relationships. By encouraging play with classmates, we help them develop different life skills while having lots of fun.

Ateliers are more than mere art rooms; they are environments designed to encourage experimentation, discovery, and personal expression. Here, children are encouraged to explore a variety of materials and techniques without constraints, allowing them to develop their own style and creative voice.

In these spaces, children are seen as potential artists, capable of creating unique and meaningful works. They are given the freedom to make decisions about what to create and how to do it, helping them develop critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities from an early age.

Education in creativity in an Atelier goes beyond artistic production. It’s about cultivating curiosity, self-confidence, and adaptability. As children experiment with different media and techniques, they learn to approach challenges creatively and to see mistakes as learning opportunities.

 Moreover, Ateliers foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas among children. Through teamwork and communication, they learn to appreciate different perspectives and to build upon each other’s ideas.

In our school, we conduct these learning sessions with two teachers inside the classroom. Each of them conducts the session in different languages: English, Catalan and Spanish.

In summary, Ateliers are vital spaces for educating young children in creativity. By providing a stimulating and judgment-free environment, these places inspire imagination and innovative thinking, laying the groundwork for the development of future creative leaders and visionaries.

To end on a high note we have chosen a very special theme with lots of surprises: the Olympics.

To begin with, we have explained a very special story that we have created in the Llar d’infants with the characters that accompany us during the course: the turtle Tomasa, Ladybug, Cecilia and Alejo the crab.

 Project to work on the values of sport, such as companionship, effort, teamwork, collaboration and everything that sport brings us.

With Alejo the crab we will learn synchronised swimming.

With Cecilia we will play basketball.

Tomasa the tortoise will teach us how to play tennis.

Pol the snail brings us rugby.

And last but not least Ladybug brings us altereophilia.

We are very excited to learn and have fun with these different sports.