Winter at Wise Owls

Wise Owls is located in the countryside boasting the natural scenery which includes farm animals/wildlife and grass fields surrounding the setting itself. The garden is made up of mostly wooden materials such as a treehouse, storytelling area, excavation site and mud kitchen to name a few. We have our very own garden patch where we attempt to grow vegetables throughout each year making soups etc. once they have fully grown and been picked. We also plant seeds, water them each day and watch the flowers grow. We have bird feeders in which we love to place food in regularly and even carry out some bird watching when we can! The sand, mud, water etc available to the children allows them to explore, learn and grow to the best of their ability and gives them the freedom to think, question and build on their knowledge.

A typical day at Wise Owls consists of outdoor play, yoga, meditation, song, dance, art and much more. The children have the freedom to make their own choices as to what activities they would prefer to do at any given moment as long as it is safe to do so we encourage it all.

With staff members who are so dedicated and have such a love of the outdoors it makes it easy to create activities and ideas for the garden. Outdoor learning has a huge impact on the child’s wellbeing and development overall encouraging happiness, a sense of calm and really it feeds each child and adult’s mind, body and soul.

Here at Wise Owls, we are currently undergoing a course to achieve Hygge Accreditation where all staff will be trained in creating a more simple, calm and happy environment for the children working on their wellbeing and contentment with the simple things in life. “Just living isn’t enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.” -Hans Christian Anderson”