Galaxen

Galaxen is the name of the daycare center I helped at every Thursday. I worked with Danish children ages 0-5. I wanted to share some pictures and cool ideas that the school is implementing.

The outside of Galaxen with of course a bike in front.

Notice the heart decorations in the window. I learned to make them at a Christmas lunch. Decorating for the holidays is a huge part of Danish culture. 

The teachers document all the students activities. They have a book outside the classroom, so the parents can see what the kids are doing. Also, each child has their own portfolio of photos and artwork. They are given the books when they leave Galaxen and go to Kindergarten.

There were wonderful decorations and artwork on every wall. Galaxen's philosophies are loosely based on the Reggio Emilia technique, so they incorporate a lot of art in their curriculum.

I loved this idea one of the pedagogues developed. She asked the children to bring in an object, and then the kids would have to create a story about the object. They would sit around in a circle and write it together.