Prescott Primary Northern would like to say a big welcome to all new students and their families as well as to all the returning students and their families.  We trust that you have had a wonderful holiday and feel refreshed and ready to start the new school year! We pray that God continues to bless our community at Prescott Primary Northern.

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Nature Playground

There has been a lot of excitement this week as we opened our Nature Playground. There are some areas of this playground that are yet to be developed (watch this space), but each class has had a chance to play and explore this new space. Our staff and our students have conducted a Risk-Benefit Analysis of elements in the playground, which will be made available for our school families soon.

“The outdoor play and learning environment needs to be an environment where inspiration and creativity can take root, where curiosity and spontaneity can be realised, and where risk and failures can be experienced.” – Nature Play SA

Some Benefits Of Our Nature Playground

·       Students learn about risks and resilience in a safe and natural environment

·       Provides opportunities to challenge themselves – varied degree of difficulty built in the elements

·       Provides tactile and sensory experiences

·       Development of fine and gross motor skills

·       Builds on social skills

·       Encourages respect for people and the space around them