Children start KG 1 in September after their third birthday. Kindergarten stage is a two year program.
Kindergarten Curriculum follows the US Common Core State Standards and Core Knowledge Sequence. The idea behind Core Knowledge is simple and powerful: Knowledge builds on knowledge. The more you know, the more you learn.
The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence in KG1 is based around five areas of learning:
- Physical well-being and motor development
- Social and emotional development
- Approaches to learning
- Language development
- Knowledge acquisition and cognitive development.
In KG 2 there are many cross curricular connections to history and Science topics within the Language Arts (e.g. poems, stories, and sayings) as well as to visual arts and music.
The emphasis throughout the Kindergarten Stage is on engaging the children in first-hand learning experiences with a very strong emphasis on play and early communication skills. There is an emphasis on developing the children's independence throughout all aspects of the curriculum. Role play is used as a way of developing the children's expressive language skills; role play areas change regularly in classrooms and central areas.
Parents are actively encouraged to support their children's development through reading and home/school linked phonic and letter formation activities.
