Program builds on skills for children

Lego is the focus of a new interactive program for children aged between five and eight at the Child and Parent Centre in Carey Park.

The Cristal Pigment company partnered with Investing in Our Youth to provide an educational program to improve children’s emotional ability, social and learning skills.

Carey Park Child and Parent Centre community early years coordinator Deb Woods said 15 children were enrolled in the program which ran each Wednesday from 3:30 to 5pm.

“This program is about giving children an activity to do that is not electronic-based and Lego is used as a tool to develop projects,” Ms Woods said.

Investing in Our Youth executive officer Carmen Gregg said there were many flow-on effects from developing fine motor skills early in a child’s development and Lego helped this process.

“This program looks at maths and science and fits well with innovation and challenging students to think outside the square,” Ms Gregg said.

“It is also important we connect with the parents at a young age and we encourage them to be involved in the classroom.”

Cristal Pigment human resources manager Lyn Bluett said the company was passionate about supporting children in the community.

“We are youth-focused and believe in giving children a good start in life and this program supports that,” she said.