Incursions and Excursions

Incursions and excursions give children a wide range of authentic experiences that broaden their knowledge and connection to their community. We endevour to keep the costs of excursions free or as low as possible.

We program more Incursions than Excursions for our Kindergarten group, as this is accessible and achievable for all our students. Some examples we have organised include:

Incursions

  • Story time with Rita from Armadale Libraries

  • Suez Waste & Recycling Workshop

  • Local Police visit

  • Ausark Wildlife

  • Hospital AWCHWA

  • Einsteins Australia

  • Noongar Culture: Painting, artifacts and storytelling workshop

  • Interactive Music/storytelling sessions

A young girl smiling while touching a stuffed animal of a koala bear climbing a eucalyptus tree display in a library or bookstore.
A young boy with dark hair in a blue hoodie gently holds a tricolor guinea pig, feeding it a slice of apple. The guinea pig has black, white, and orange fur and is resting on a towel.
Two animal handlers demonstrating animals to a group of young children, including a man holding a small animal and a woman holding a different animal, with children wearing blue hats sitting on mats in an outdoor educational setting.

Extra Activities

We love having our families feel like they are included and belong. We have special Mother’s day and Father’s Day events as well as an annual family event at the end of the year where the children will put on a little performance and get a certificate. We also host an Open Day every year to showcase our lovely facilities and raise some money for equipment.

To help with the costs of equipment or activities, the Parent Managed Committee can organise fundraisers within the school or externally or even apply for grants for larger projects.

Depending on the fundraiser, you or your family can contribute prizes, your time or skills to help raise funds. Most of these will be raffles or other easy fundraisers.

Being a Not-For-Profit organisation, we really embrace the community spirit to make sure everyone can afford quality education.

“The activities that are the easiest, cheapest, and most fun to do – such as singing, playing games, reading, storytelling, and just talking and listening – are also the best for child development.”

— Jerome Singer

A young boy sitting in the driver's seat of a police car, smiling and holding the steering wheel. The police car has police markings and a light bar on the roof.
A woman teaching children in a classroom, sitting on a small chair, holding a picture of an airplane. Children are sitting cross-legged on the floor listening attentively. The classroom has toys, colorful books, a whiteboard with drawings and notes,
A young boy in construction attire, including a yellow safety helmet and orange safety vest, is standing next to recycling bins with colorful front panels, one yellow and one red. The bins are in front of a window with tree outside. On the floor, the

Events

We enjoy celebrating all kinds of culturally relevant events including Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Father;s Day, Christmas, Easter, Diwali, Halloween and other celebrations relevant to our families, staff and community.

Kindy events include:

  • Easter Egg Hunt

  • Mother's Day Event

  • Father’s Day Event

  • Book Week Dress-up & Parade

  • Teddy Bear’s Picnic

  • Christmas Concert

  • End of Year Party

Committee planned events

Events planned by the committee vary each year depending on the choices and the level of commitment of the committee. Whilst most events are more community targeted, the children look up to the parents learning the importance of community involvement and working together.

  • Open day

  • Busy bees

  • Market stalls

  • Kelmscott Show

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Children having a picnic on a blanket in a playground, with toys, cups, and stuffed animals
Children dressed in costumes, including princess, superhero, and character outfits, standing with adults outdoors near a playground, some holding gifts and bags.
A person dressed as Santa Claus sitting on a chair and holding a card, surrounded by young children sitting on the floor and one adult woman. The scene is indoors with windows and whiteboard in the background, decorated with Christmas items.
Three children exploring a garden bed with small sprouting plants at a preschool or daycare playground.
Group of people gathered outdoors during Christmas for a holiday celebration, with children and adults watching a performance by children dressed as elves and Santa Claus in front of a Christmas tree, with decorations and trees in the background as t

“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.”

— Fred Rogers