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For children aged 1 to 5 years

For children aged 1 to 5 years

Our little friends participate in original creative programs tailored to their age-appropriate needs.

 

Programs for children aged 1-3 years

 

Parents and Children in Action 1-2 years and 2-3 years New Section

Parents and children, join our beautiful and active group where the focus is… Play! Share experiences, laugh, sing, express your creativity, play with the senses, explore, dance, and experiment. This group activity allows us all to learn from the children in the simplest way.

With essential elements such as music, visual arts, storytelling, movement, and lots of games, the goal is to spend creative time together and build a stable and beautiful relationship. This also helps children in their initial steps of integrating into a small social group, such as school.

 

                           

Section for children aged 1-2 years

Duration

Tuesday 17:00 – 18:00

Tuesday 18:15 – 19:15

Fee1 time per week at 150€/cycle of meetings (in 2 installments of 75€)
 Καλιστρίδου Ειρήνη

 

Section for children aged 2-3 years

Duration

Thursday 17:00 – 18:00

Thursday 18:15 – 19:15

Fee1 time per week at 150€/cycle of meetings (in 2 installments of 75€)
ΔιδάσκειΚαλιστρίδου Ειρήνη

 


 

Programs for children aged 3-5 years

MUSIC EXPLORERS for children aged 3-5 years New Section

 

Modern research confirms that children who come into contact with music from a very early age develop the so-called emotional intelligence with strong characteristics of creativity, imagination and freedom of expression.

 

Within the framework of this programme, children will come into contact with music, rhythms, customs, traditions, fairy tales and musical instruments from all over the world. We enter the musical time capsule and take a musical journey through the world history of music. Along with plenty of play, crafts, dance and art activities they will learn about different cultures and cultures.  

 

The aim of the programme is for our young explorers to use everyday materials, countless imagination, movement, music and play to express themselves freely, relax, unwind and at the same time cultivate control and coordination of their bodies.

 

Messy & sensory Play (Παίζω με τις αισθήσεις) για παιδιά 3- 5 ετών

Join us in exploring the world of senses through play.

What does an orange taste like? What does cinnamon smell like?
What is that sound? How soft is a cloud?

Together, we will listen to various sounds, recognize different smells, touch and feel every day and imaginary items, taste nature, and see wonders unfold before our eyes!

Our companions and helpers on this journey: simple everyday materials.

Program Goal: To enhance children’s fine motor skills and boost their imagination, curiosity, creativity, cooperation, self-confidence, and self-esteem.

So, wear comfortable clothes and get ready to have fun and get messy!

 

 

*NEW SECTION

COOKING WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN 4 YEARS AND OLDER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Master Chef program was created for school-aged children with stimuli on the art of cooking and food preferences.

 

Its main objective is to learn how to cook properly and change negative eating habits. Children learn to cook, and to create food and desserts with primary raw materials, adapted to their taste habits, thus learning through cooking to learn experientially about proper nutrition, balanced diet and proper weight management.

 

Therefore, all the recipes we will create, in addition to being imaginative, colourful and fun, will be made from simple and healthy ingredients so that they can learn to follow a way of eating that is healthier.

OUR LITTLE COOKS WILL LEARN

 

  • To distinguish and evaluate the nutritional value of each food
  • To choose foods based on the combination of health and taste
  • To adopt new, beneficial eating habits
  • Nutritionally enrich their favourite dishes to enjoy better nutrition
  • Combine flavours wisely
  • How to choose raw materials for food
  • How to organise the preparation of cooking
  • How to select and use cooking utensils and tools
  • How to prepare a meal
  • How to enrich basic recipes nutritionally and creatively
  • To learn the categories of raw materials (fruits, vegetables, pasta, dairy products, animal products, etc.)
  • To learn the basic principles of cooking, pastry and bakery
  • To maximize taste enjoyment by proper rhythm in eating, the order of dishes, up to chewing or posture at the table

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

  • Annual membership registration required: €15
  • Trial lessons are only available in monthly programs (1 per program) with the corresponding lesson fee.
  • Membership fees for all monthly programs are paid in advance on the first day of the respective month.
  • Official holidays are included in the fees and are not made up (Official holidays: 26/10, 28/10, 24/12 (half-day), 25/12, 26/12, 31/12 (half-day), 1/1, 6/1, Clean Monday, 25/3, 1/5, Holy Thursday (half-day), Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Spirit Day, and 15/8).
  • In case of absence due to the member’s fault, no transfers are allowed.
  • In departments with a waiting list, if the membership is not renewed within the first week of each month, the spot will be allocated.
  • Tuition fees are non-refundable: if the participant cancels their participation for any reason, if they do not attend the lessons for any reason, or if they choose to discontinue during the lessons. Transfer of participation to a different program of YMCA Thessaloniki for themselves or for a relative within the same financial year is allowed.
  • Cost of magnetic card in case of loss: €3

 

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