Cooking the Froebelian way 

Cooking is an integral part of our curriculum.  All children get opportunities to engage in cooking experiences at Guildford Nursery School.

Cooking relates to real life, it involves the child in practical work.  It encourages motivation, develops independence and promotes cross-curricular learning.

“Children who are rocked in the Froebelian cradle grow and learn in the very best possible circumstances and gain an important view of the world as a whole.”  (McCormick, 2012, p.153 in ‘Early Childhood Practice: Froebel today’ ed. Bruce) 

"The importance of direct experience and the way it makes possible the development of real learning cannot be over-emphasized."

(Bruce 2004: 126)