Sense of Place for Wee Ones Collection E-Booklet

Sense of Place Collection

-for Wee Ones-

Nurture a child’s inherent need to move, play, and belong.

Sense of Place for Wee Ones

Conceived by Dr. Sandra Duncan, this collection is a groundbreaking modular furniture system. It’s designed to foster children’s natural urge to explore, play, and connect, drawing from comprehensive research and theory.

Exploration Storage

The Exploration Storage is an ideal, playful, and flexible storage unit for early childhood classrooms. Its intentional holes at different shelving levels and raised border on top encourage creative interaction. Its two deep shelves are perfect for storing learning materials, books and toys. 5 year warranty. Measures 92cm W x 38cm D x 61cm H (36” W x 15” D x 24” H).

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The innovative 360° play design and the incorporation of intentional holes, ramps, mirrors and levels, transforms traditional storage into exciting play opportunities and encourages young children to actively engage with the furniture from all sides.

Hide-Away Cove

Foster exciting environmental exploration in your classroom with the Hide-Away Cove. Its pull-up bar and mirror add functionality and interactivity, making it a central attraction for kids. It can be used as a transition between areas in the classroom or as a cozy area for resting. 5 year warranty. Measures 102cm W x 46cm D x 82cm H (40” W x 18” D x 32” H).

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This exquisite collection creates an environment that nurtures infants and toddlers, promoting their instinctual play tendencies and fostering both physical and cognitive growth.

24” High Corner

Add comfort to your classroom with this 24” Corner. Its gentle curves and rounded edges invite children to interact comfortably, and it easily connects with other pieces from the collection to create a versatile space. 5 year warranty. Measures 38cm W x 38cm D x 61cm H (15” W x 15” D x 24” H). 213185

The Sense of Place Collection Designer

Dr. Sandra Duncan

With over 45 years of experience and a doctorate in education, Dr. Duncan is an international consultant and an author of seven books focused on the environmental design of early childhood places. Sandra is bringing her years of theory and best practices to the early childhood classroom in the form of the Sense of Place furniture collection. With its modern aesthetics, many authentic and real-life details, and considerations for what the youngest of children need to thrive best in their first learning environments, the Sense of Place collection provides ECE educators a beautiful backdrop to creating the most meaningful and lasting of learning experiences in early education classrooms for years to come.

Hiding & Revealing

This collection features many intentional holes and hiding places for children to investigate and to watch as items disappear and reappear again.

Angled Storage

The Angled Storage redefines classroom furniture with intentional holes, a sloped top, and an inset ramp for versatile play patterns like hiding and revealing. Its multilevel deep shelves offer ample space for books, materials, and toys. 5 year warranty. Measures 92cm W x 38cm D x 61cm H (36” W x 15” D x 24” H).

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Activity Island

The Activity Island is a versatile storage unit designed for early childhood classrooms. It offers storage, self-awareness development, and enriched play with a large mirror, inset ramp, and intentional holes on multiple levels. 5 year warranty. Measures 92cm W x 38cm D x 46cm H (36” W x 15” D x 18” H).

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Carrying & Placing

Children have an ingrained need to transport items. This collection inspires them to transport balls, ribbon, and other materials to explore how the items interact with each piece of furniture.

18” High Corner

Enhance classroom comfort with this 18” Corner, designed with gentle curves and rounded edges to promote a comfortable and playful learning environment. It easily connects to other pieces from the collection to fit all the children’s needs. 5 yea warranty. Measures 38cm W x 38cm D x 46cm H (15” W x 15” D x 18” H).

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Turning & Stopping

Designed to include knobs, ramps, and varying levels, this collection engages children’s natural inclination to spin, roll, turn, and inspect different levels on apparatus.

Stove and Cupboard

This Stove and Cupboard unit has different ramps, holes, and cutouts for pass-through and multiple levels that encourage kids to explore, discover and investigate their imaginative play. 5 year warranty. Measures 91cm W x 41cm D x 81cm H (36” W x 16” D x 32” H). Counter height is 46cm (18”).

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Making & Unmaking

Children are intuitive improvisers and creatives. Watch children interact with the Sense of Place for Wee Ones Collection as they invent and devise unique ways to use each piece.

Combine with Stove and Cupboard to place away from the wall and encourage children use all its sides and navigate them all over around.

Sink and Fridge Kitchen

This Sink and Fridge Kitchen provides an amazing place for dramatic play and allows children to use their imagination and improve discovery and socialization skills. 5 year warranty. Measures 91cm W x 41cm D x 81cm H (36” W x 16” D x 32” H). Counter height is 46cm (18”).

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Sense of Place for Wee Ones celebrates the spirit of place by rejoicing in the wonder of childhood and the importance of being little. The key features of this collection emerged from innate characteristics that infants and toddlers exhibit. These characteristics are intricately woven throughout the design.

Help kids to navigate through the environment by adding this tunnel as a transition between different zones in the room or use it as a cozy place for rest during storytelling time. 5 year warranty. Measures 61cm W x 38cm D x 61cm H (24” W x 15” D x 24” H).