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Little Pipers

A free playgroup for little learners

Little Pipers is a free early learning programme that fosters our youngest community members' love of learning.

Each fun, sociable session features activities designed by our early learning specialists that offer an insight into our inquiry-based teaching and learning method.

Where and when?

Our sessions are held on Monday and Friday mornings during the school term at our Junior Middle Library and Early Learning Centre.

Loving Literacy (Monday)

For children 0–4 years

Junior Middle Library

Visitors can park in P9, P10 (Junior School) or P11 (our Early Learning Centre car park), detailed on our map.


Inquiring Minds (Friday)

For children 2–4 years

Early Learning Centre

Visitors can park in P12 (Lake Claremont end of Stirling Road) or P11 (our Early Learning Centre car park), detailed on our map.

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New members

If you are new to Little Pipers, we ask that you arrive at our Early Learning Centre 15 minutes early. One of our team will meet you and walk you to your session's location.

Making a booking

Little Pipers' registrations open roughly two weeks in advance. Please check our schedule for specific release dates. All registrations are free. If you are unable to attend, we appreciate if you can let us know to ensure as many people can attend as possible.

COVID-19 requirements

Proof of vaccination

Based on advice from the state government, all adult participants at Little Pipers are required to show proof of double vaccination when entering the premises for their session.

Mask wearing

Masks are to be worn by adults at all times during the session.

Although our staff are not required to wear masks when teaching, they may choose to do so during Little Pipers when social distancing is not possible.

Capacity and registrations

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, places are limited to 16 families per session. All attendees will need to sign in, to ensure we are meeting the capacity requirements.

It is essential that families only attend a session if they have pre-booked. If you were unable to register, we recommend joining the waiting list. Upon receiving a cancellation, we will automatically send an email inviting the next person on the waiting list to register, which they will then need to accept.

If you joined the waiting list but missed out on a session, we will get in touch about pre-enrolling before the next session's registrations open. We do our best to ensure everyone has the opportunity to attend at least one session a fortnight.

Our community's health is of the utmost importance to us, and we thank you for your support during this time.


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Take a tour

Take a tour of our school, meet the students and teachers, and discover what our College has to offer.

We run regular group tours of our Early Learning Centre, Junior School (Years 1–5) and Middle School (Year 6–8).

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Term 2 2025 Schedule

Week 2A

Friday 9 May  (9:30 – 10:15am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: Kindy

For children 2 to 4. We can't wait to welcome you to our Kindergarten learning space for a session of exploration and play.

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Bookings open Fri 25 April

Week 3B

Monday 12 May
(9:00 – 9:45 am)

Junior Library

Loving Literacy: Healthy Eating

Let's make a funny face as we learn about healthy eating. We will use rice cakes and fresh ingredients to explore ways to make healthy eating an exciting adventure for your little ones.

Friday 16 May
 (9:30 – 10:15am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: Art

For children 2 to 4. Come along to the ELC and experiment with different ways to make marks on paper with a range of unusual objects. Be ready to get messy.

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Bookings open Fri 2 May

Week 4A

Monday 19 May
(9:00 – 9:45 am)

Junior Library

Loving Literacy : Love your library

We love and look after our library. Keep your books safe, and let your imagination run wild, as you create a personalised library bag. Paint and art smocks will be available.

Friday 23 May (9:30 – 10:15am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: PE

Join us for a morning of movement and fun and let's get physical!

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Bookings open Fri 9 May

Week 5B

Monday 26 May
(9:00 – 9:45 am)

Junior Library

Loving Literacy : Science is fun!

There's magic brewing in the Scotch Library! Bubble, pop, wow! Watch colours spread and fizz as we experiment with some common kitchen items to create volcanoes in bowls.

Mid-Term Break
Friday 30 May – Monday 2 June

Week 6A

Friday 6 June
(9:30 – 10:15 am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: Bush School

For children 2 to 4. Explore the outdoors and discover the beauty of our natural environment.

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Bookings open Fri 23 May

Week 7B

Monday 9 June
(9:00 – 9:45 am)

Junior Library

Loving Literacy : Calm and quiet

Let's focus on mindfulness and quiet time as we create sensory jars. Using a variety of materials with contrasting colours, shapes, and sounds, we will make our own visually pleasing jars of calm.

Friday 13 June (9:30 – 10:15am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: Music

Please join us for a musical experience that will get you singing, moving, rhyming and playing instruments! This session is very interactive and hands-on.

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Bookings open Fri 30 May

Week 8A

Monday 16 June
(9:00 – 9:45 am)

Junior Library

Loving Literacy: Teddy Bear Picnic!

We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one, we're not scared! Bring your favourite cuddly toy and join in storytime fun, followed by a bear hunt and a light morning tea.

Friday 20 June
(9:30 – 10:15 am)

ELC

Inquiring Minds: French

For children 2 to 4. Bonjour! The French Puppet Marcel is sharing with us things he likes. Listen to stories and songs in French and join in activities that make us think of things we like. J'aime Little Pipers!

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Bookings open Fri 6 June

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Contact Junior School

For all enquiries, please contact our Junior School team.

juniorschool@scotch.wa.edu.au
+61 8 9383 6874