GAP
Practical guidance, family resources and everyday moments connected to German-language early learning through GAP Playschool.
These posts help families understand the rhythm, routines, culture and community around early childhood learning at Spielwelt.
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Helping Your Child with Separation Anxiety
Practical strategies for making the transition into a new care environment easier for children and parents, from building familiarity and trust to creating a reassuring goodbye routine.
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The Three Steps of Starting at GAP
Starting somewhere new can take time. These three stages describe a pattern GAP has observed as children become comfortable saying goodbye and spending the day at playschool.
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Tips on Settling Your Child In
Starting playschool can be a big step for children and parents. Drawing on many years of experience at GAP, these tips can help make separation and morning drop-offs a little easier.
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How can I help my child to learn German?
Help your child build confidence and connection with German through everyday exposure, playful routines, books, songs, conversations, and positive experiences — even if German is not the main language spoken at home.
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Mindfulness
Ideas for encouraging mindfulness in children’s everyday lives, and some of the ways we practise mindfulness with children at GAP.
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Resilience
Ideas for supporting resilience in children’s everyday lives, and some of the ways we encourage resilience with children at GAP.
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Kindness and Respect
Ideas for encouraging kindness and respect in children’s everyday lives, and some of the ways we explore these themes with children at GAP.