Kirin kyoushitsu

We are pleased to have the Japanese playgroup/education sessions - Kirin Kyoushitsu (Kirin ELC) continuing at Alphington Community Centre in Term 2, with a new name.

Maimi and Risa will be running sessions on Monday and Thursday:

0-1 year-old: 10:00-10:30am (30 minutes class) - storytime, singing songs, flashcards, etc.
2-3 year-old: 10:40-11:30am (50 minutes class) - singing songs, flashcards, gaining writing and reading skills, introducing some mathematical concepts, etc.
3.5-5 year-old: 11:40-12:30pm (50 minutes class) - singing songs, flashcards, gaining writing and reading skills, expanding some mathematical concepts, etc.

Please note that parents and carers must remain on site during the sessions. You can contact Risa via email to enquire about fees or to book in.

Kalimna6 April 2024

Enjoying playgroup

Kalimna here. This year I’ve changed my working days and I am looking forward to meeting and getting to know the children and parents/carers that come to our Wednesday Playgroup.

It has been a great start to the year already, with lots of new families coming along and quite few families from last year continuing to attend.

Here are some snaps to show some of the playful activities that carers and family enjoy with the children as part of the program.

Wednesday Playgroup runs 10am til 12pm during school term here at ACC. Gold coin donation. All welcome!

Kalimna3 March 2024

Clothing repair workshop

It has been wonderful to be part of the Yarra repair workshops this last 6 months … and we have one final one coming up. Clothing Repair will run on Saturday 17th of February from 1-3pm.

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here.

Join professional mender Mary-Ellen Jordan to learn simple sewing skills that just use a needle and thread, and some more advanced skills such as decorative stitching and patching for funky visible repairs.

This workshop will cover:

Types of needles and thread and their uses

Basic hand sewing stitches

How to hand stitch up a seam that has come undone

How to hand stitch up a hem that has come undone

How to sew on a button

How to make a patch and stitch it onto your garment

Some fancier stitches to boost your visible mending game

Ideas and tricks for visible mending

Bring along a garment that you’d like to repair, or just come along and use the available materials to learn the techniques for future use.

Mary-Ellen Jordan is a professional mender who almost always uses simple hand stitching techniques in her work. She specialises in visible mending, putting a contemporary twist on traditional mending techniques by using them to fix a problem and add a touch of colour, pattern or texture to the garment. You can see some examples on Mary-Ellen’s facebook and instagram accounts @thetinyinstitute.

Kalimna4 February 2024

Remaining spots for our book clubs

Hello book readers,

We have three spots available for anyone that would like to join a Book Club.

Monday 3rd book club - one spot available
Tuesday 3rd book club - two spots available

As the names suggest, these book clubs meet on the third Monday and the third Tuesday of each month respectively. The book clubs meet here at our centre at 7pm and take home a book for the month - 10 for the year.

There is an annual fee of $60 to cover book hire from Darebin Libraries and administration from our end.

You can join here.