We believe that play is essential for physical, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual development and of course to children's well-being.
In our school, play is any freely chosen activity which a child finds satisfying and creative. It may or may not involve equipment or other people. It might be serious or light hearted. It may produce something or it may be done simply for its own sake. It allows children an opportunity to be creative and make decisions.
"FUN!", "a time for loosening up", "a time to try new things"
They think that when you are playing you should see...
"people smiling" and "children mixing and helping each other"
We continue to use the themes of OPAL to support the development of our playtimes, to make them as good as they can be. Ultimately, playtime is really good fun at Eppleton Academy. Just take a look...
