Families and Community
A key influence of children’s future success is the experience of positive relationships within their family and community in the early childhood years. A community kindergarten is a unique space that brings children and their families together. Hurlingham excels at building a wonderful sense of belonging that connects our children and families with each other to create strong, lasting relationships that continue on into local schools and beyond. Creating a sense of place also fosters belonging and we spend time with the children exploring our local area, visiting the parks and gardens and introducing children to school life as we visit local schools and they, in turn, spend time with us, creating a sense of anticipation for what lies ahead.
We have particularly strong relationships with our main feeder schools, Gardenvale and St Finbar’s. We do have children that transition to other local schools as well including Brighton Primary, St James, Bentleigh West and other independent schools. When it comes to transitioning from 4yr old kinder to Prep, we assist this process through numerous discussions and sharing of information with all schools so that every child feels nurtured and supported.
There are also many social activities throughout the year (when we are “Covid-Normal”) such as picnics, dinners, plays in the park to name just a few.
We encourage any and all family involvement and are always open to other suggestions!