Seaton Community Learning and Development
Seaton Community Project moves home
Seaton Community Project re-opened on the 27th October 2010 at Seaton School, Seaton Place East. The community wing has some lovely learning spaces including a café area and crèche. For the volunteers and staff who have been at Seaton for a while its like moving home (albeit to a redecorated and enlarged home) as Seaton Community Project used to be based here. Come by and see what we can offer.....
Childcare (crèches, breakfast club) Family learning (messy play and PEEP) Action groups (Parents play space group, Management Committee, newsletter group) Youth Groups (primary workshops, Girls group, DYA, employment support) Adult learning (employability/ moving on, computers, english as an additional language, crafts, first aid….)
Volunteering (come and volunteer get experience, training, satisfaction at helping your community) We also remain at Seaton Community Centre on School Road where the rehab, health and youth work continues to serve Seaton as always. Call us on 01224 277930
Parents as Early Educators in Partnership My name is Cher and I have a two year old son called Ashton. I have taken Ashton along to Peep since he was only seven weeks old. Peep which stands for Parents as Early Educators in Partnership, partnership meaning with the parents and the child but also with the people running the group and the people attending. It is almost like the parents’ can stay with the kids and interact with them. We sing songs with the children encouraging them to do actions alongside. Also, Arthur who runs the group will read the kids a story. We do creative things too like painting or generally just having fun taking part in fun activities. The great thing about Peep is that there is one for all ages 0 – 1 year or aged 2 up to Nursery and Scholl age, each one brilliant and appropriate for the age group. My son Ashton has grown in confidence since coming to Peep 10
and it’s brilliant to see the way he interacts with the other kids. Also the parents get a chance to get a chat, it’s such a great way to meet other mothers in the community, I know I have. It costs only £1 and that just covers the cost of the coffee/teas and the snack and drink that the kids also get. I would encourage anyone to come along to Peep, it has definitely made a huge difference to Ashton but also gives me a much better understanding of how to be a better Mum. Through Peep you also get the chance of studying Child Development Courses at different levels to do at home. I did Level Two and passed and was presented with a certificate which was great for me and I learned so much. Studying at home is a personal choice and not one that you have to do but hopefully Mum and child will come along and have fun at Peep, I know me and Ashton do.