Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
Learning for children in the early years revolves around family, school and themselves. Students will meet new friends and classmates. They will learn the conventions of school and to follow simple instructions. They will develop an understanding of their place in the world. They will acquire knowledge, skills and understanding through the many teacher-directed activities and hands-on experiences available to them. Success is self-reinforcing and we encourage our students to reflect on their learning journey as a means of fostering confidence and positive achievement.
Our outdoor areas are highly valued in an effort to extend and develop thinking and investigation skills in all areas of learning. Through planned and spontaneous play experiences, children form relationships, share, co-operate, develop self-control, test ideas and friendships, extend their range of experience and form associations between themselves, events and concepts. A significant part of the success of our Early Years Programme is the quality and passion of our dedicated staff.
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a tool integrated into the curriculum with extensive use of Interactive Whiteboards in the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms. ICT is used as a powerful medium to communicate and record student learning in the early years and to bring the outside world into the classroom.