Kinder children at The Farmhouse are well prepared for school through their innovative kindergarten program that is well connected to our local community. Amongst other things, building children’s resilience is fundamental to a child’s learning journey. Last week the Bush Kinder children were incredibly resilient as...
Responding to children’s interests is a fundamental part of learning in early childhood education. So when the Candlebark group were offered the opportunity to see real farm tractors, tools and machinery for themselves— they jumped at it! And that’s how they ended up at Mansfield...
Today was the SES WOW Day! (Wear Orange Wednesday) We put out an invitation to the SES a couple of weeks ago for them to join us for a Morning Tea today in their honour. We were THRILLED when so many SES Super Heroes joined us...
[caption id="attachment_534" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Left to right: Jaz Smith, Chloe Smith, Vada Seccull, Charlotte Leary Wilkinson, Erica Morgan[/caption] These supporters showed their true colours on footy colours day at The Farmhouse celebrating the AFL Grand Final!...
[caption id="attachment_529" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Angus Adams[/caption] Covid regulations require flexibility and thinking outside the box, so when The Farmhouse’s Bush Kinder program needed their big bush trip to be within a 5km radius of their home site, the Mansfield district delivered! Normally these adventurers would be...
Photo left to right: Emma O’Halloran, Centre Coordinator, The Farmhouse Kim Stoney, Founder, The Farmhouse Gavin Mansbridge, Branch Manager, Commonwealth Bank Mansfield Bridget Dingley, Customer Service Specialist, Commonwealth Bank Mansfield The Commonwealth Bank is committed to supporting organisations who make a difference. Our own Mansfield branch has willingly contributed locally this...
While The Farmhouse is all about nature, tactile engagement and being present in the moment, technology is certainly part of life as well. This year more than ever society has connected through technology in ways we didn’t think were possible. And for many, thank goodness we’re...