Activity Program
Children are full of energy and want to be active, exercise, exercise, discover new games or get creative. To meet this vitality, BOON provides a large number of activities, pedagogically and didactically tailored to primary school students.
BOON wants to ensure that children no longer spend hours in front of the TV or are busy with their (game) computer. After all, outside of these media there is much more that can fascinate them.
The children themselves have a lot of influence in the activities they want to do, also within the activities there is a lot of attention for the individual development and wishes of the child.
We see a child as its own personality that must be able to develop freely and uninhibitedly at its own pace and perception.
During this voyage of discovery, we stand beside the child in coaching, looking, listening and understanding to provide structure, safety, trust and sufficient challenge. BOON creates a stimulating climate with opportunities for the child to develop their own imagination and to take initiative.
Activity offer
Play is an innate need. Children always play. Through play, children process the things they experience every day or they can lose their energy. Children of school age like to develop their talents and skills. The BSO can be characterized as a leisure facility and / or an activity center.
A wide range of (play) activities is offered, with which we meet this need for play and development of children. We make a distinction between free activities, open activities, structured activities and holiday activities.
Free activities / Open activities / Structured activities
Free activities (the free game moments)
Children choose what they want to do. These activities arise spontaneously from an idea of the child.
The supervisor supervises, offers support and plays a role.
Open activities
During the free game moments there are supervisors who regularly offer activities. The duration and content of the activity is always adjusted at the time of free play and the needs of the children.
Participation is a free choice. Once a child has chosen, we encourage him to complete this as well. That is part of taking responsibility for the choices you make.
Structured activities
- Get acquainted with a wide spectrum of innovative activities and develop knowledge in various fields.
- Offered by subject teachers, supervisors or in collaboration with sports clubs and cultural institutions.
- Challenging, innovative activities in which children have a say in the content of the program. Different methods are applied when offering the activities.
- There are cluster weeks (children from the cluster choose an activity that they follow for 2 – 3 weeks), theme weeks (they work in a certain theme), kids choice week (children choose by voting and discuss how the afternoon to be filled in), BOON wide activities (different clusters participate), tournaments and introductory weeks (a new trend / activity is offered).
- Activities that children learn from drama & music (stage), sports & games, nature & technology (science) and art & creative (creative).
Homework support
Some children have difficulty in coming to the classroom, find it difficult to motivate themselves or may need some help in increasing their self-confidence. Extra personal support, 1 on 1 or in small groups during the BSO hours, can offer a solution.
Together with parents and child, it is possible to set up a program to focus with the child on areas that require extra attention, such as:
- Occasional homework guidance
- Extra explanation, clearing the backlog
- Extra attention needs due to dyslexia or dyscalculia
