Building relationships with our local community is always an important part of developing a sense of belonging for our families/whanau & tamariki & staff within our apii.
One of the ways we encourage this is by displaying pictures of buildings that surround our centre.
When Hemi & Jasmine's mum (Esther) saw a photo of their church on our apii wall, she kindly offered to set up a visit for our tamariki. Esther even offered her time to walk with our small group down to the church for the visit.
During our time at the church, tamariki and teachers were invited in by Dez, who kindly gave us a tour, and explained the church's purpose in our community.
Jasmine and Hemi were also keen to share their experiences with their church, with their apii friends.
Meitaki Esther! Thank you so much for making this trip possible. We truly appreciate your support.
Wasn't it a great outing! I was so impressed how well behaved the children were! How nicely they sung and how interested they were in the church. It was a lovely outing, and I hope we can have more! Thank you so much to the staff and teachers - especially to Papa Api for bringing his guitar. Many thanks! Esther
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