Program
Goals
The most important
goal of our program is to give children a positive sense of self.
We encourage children to explore new things, ask questions and say
what they think. Our staff spends time enriching the environment
to provoke new learning and question the children to provoke new
thinking and problem solving. Our staff makes positive comments
about the things the children say and do. We want children to be
confident and eager to learn.
Our program
sets goals for each child in all areas of development:
- Social:
to encourage children to be comfortable at our playschool, to
make friends, to feel part of a group and to work together with
other children.
- Emotional:
to encourage children to feel pride and self-confidence, to develop
interdependence, self-control and a positive attitude.
- Physical:
to help children enjoy indoor and outdoor play, to develop gross
motor and fine motor skills and interdependence in self-help skills,
to provide equipment and experiences for children to challenge
themselves.
- Cognitive:
to encourage children to ask questions, make decisions, and solve
problems, to encourage trying new ideas and extending their thinking,
to help children become excited about learning, to provide cooperative
team experiences where children learn group dynamics and working
with others.
- Creative:
to provide opportunities for children to express themselves and
their feelings through art, music and drama, to encourage and
support imaginative thinking, to provide a variety of `projects'
for the children to explore and create.