We believe that play is the serious work of childhood. Through playing, the child is enabled to develop the skills and confidence necessary for successful lifelong learning. We recognise that children learn most successfully through imitation and activity and so provide them with lots of opportunities to develop their intrinsic skills, capabilities and self-confidence.
Our aim is to build a bridge between home and school by creating a safe, warm, loving environment, with a curriculum that is a balance between the artistic and the domestic. Each Kindergarten day has its own activity - such as baking, painting, or cleaning - but the overall structure of each day is the same. The strong rhythm of the days and the repetition that each week brings carries with it an in-built discipline. This creates a safe and secure environment for the children, which enables more effective learning and reduces the needs for additional discipline.
We also celebrate seasonal festivals, drawn from different cultures, and spend lots of time outside to develop an awareness of the changing seasons and our natural environment. We use natural play materials, high quality pigment paints and crayons and we bake with organic wholefoods.