WHY IS THE AGE GROUP OF 2.5 IMPORTANT?
The age group of 2.5 years is by far the most significant period of a child's life when a vital foundation for its better future can be laid firmly. Good habits/manners learnt and picked up during this crucial phase have a lasting impact on the child's life. The child develops it own personality and behavior pattern through willingness and spontaneous action at play with other children of his age group. Thus pre-schooling education during this period can help a lot in growth and learning of the child. It can fulfill the development needs (Cognitive, Physical, socio-emotional etc.) of a child to a great extent.
Our Approach
As the name suggests, it is a curriculum as per the age/developmental needs of a child. The foundations of a Developmentally Appropriate curriculum are the needs and interests of each individual child. A child's natural curiosity and eagerness to explore combined with a nurturing teacher and well rounded curriculum provides a magic recipe for enhanced learning and growth in all areas of child development. The role of the teacher is this curriculum is to facilitate learning, allow children to make meaningful choices, and build self-esteem through staging "Successes" that encourage further exploration and learning. The curriculum is filled with numerous activities to choose from on a daily basis, giving the classroom teacher the opportunity to incorporate a balance of teacher directed and child initiated activities.
A Vital aspect of this curriculum is to incorporate cultural awareness through integrated holiday themes, stories and legends, art projects, musical experiences, including input from individual children and their family's culture, traditions and rituals.
Developmentally appropriate practices include:
- Active Learning Experiences
- Varied Instructional Strategies
- Balance between Teacher directed or Child directed activities
- Integrated curriculum
- Learning Areas
Our main Focus - Eight major domains of a child's development:
