A Day in the Life of a 7 Year Old in China
Have you ever wondered how different your child’s daily routine is to children in other parts of the world? It is easy to get so immersed in our own ways...
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Norman and the (not very) Giant Peach
Mum phoned last weekend to say it was time to sort through the childhood toy box – the wasteland of eclectic toys still taking up space. And so I journeyed...
KIDS, ART AND THE BIG WIDE WORLD
In arts education, two things really set us apart. First, the artists/educators we employ must be ‘career artists’. They must be degree qualified and practicing in a professional sense. Second,...
Big Fat Smile Welcomes Chinese Delegates in Cultural Exchange Program
We established sister-school relationships between Big Fat Smile’s Woronora Heights, Bingara Gorge and Western Suburbs Community Preschools 0-5 and Ladder Education Group’s Moon City, Ming Xing and Mei Qi Bilingual...
China – Australia Exchange
Big Fat Smile has developed a cultural exchange program with China by partnering with Ladder Education Group in the city of Yangzhou. Students and teachers interact in real time using...
Brave and Bright Preschool Art Exhibition
Established in 2008, Big Fat Smile’s innovative Artist-in-Residence and Artspace Studio Programs bring children to a world of imagination, learning and discovery. Reggio-inspired, Big Fat Smile’s approach is to support...
Reynolds Street Community Preschoolers to learn Arabic
Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor has congratulated Big Fat Smile’s Reynolds Street Community Preschool in Goulburn on being chosen to join the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) programme. He...
UOW research on anti-social behaviour
According to University of Wollongong (UOW) academic Dr Cathrine Neilsen-Hewett one in five children aged between three and five years old engage in bullying, Big Fat Smile Creative Director, Jennine...
Children’s Week Celebrations
Children’s Week celebrates the right of children to enjoy childhood. It is also a time for children to demonstrate their talents, skills and abilities. This week has seen a raft...
Our values
Our values guide our practices across all levels of our organisation, from Head Office, to Educators in services.
Safety
Integrity
Child-centric
Leadership
Inclusion
