Sensory room

Our sensory room is called Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Room, because it is indeed a room that changes over time according to need. It is full of different activity centers and quiet stops. The children in the room discover everything that is set up for them there. Every visit to Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Room is accompanied by an introduction by a guide – an animator. He or she is in the room with the children throughout the visit and guides them through the entire programme. The idea is to make sure that the children are confident in their actions, and the guide’s presence ensures a peaceful passage through all the activities that are prepared for the children and eliminates the teachers’ interference in their discovery.

• A room full of relaxing, exploratory and interactive activities.
• It serves to provide a positive environment for groups or individuals.
• It offers an exploration of different sensory experiences, an atmosphere of mutual trust and carefree relaxation.

The room serves not only as a space for relaxation, but more importantly as a place to engage all the senses of the participants. It is a kind of magic room full of smells, tastes, tactile and visual stimuli, different centres/corners for exploration. Some of the corners are prepared and clearly understandable as to what to do in them and what to focus on. In some, participants have to engage their imagination and thinking. Here the child can simply explore everything, touch everything and feel what he/she is interested in. He or she will not always be able to discover everything, but the aim is not to try everything quickly and go from there, but rather to enjoy it. We want the children to desire to discover the world and to look for new possibilities and perspectives on things around us.

The aim of the programme is to relax the children and the teachers in a pleasant and imaginative space. Stopping together in the fast speed of everyday life.