Our aim is to ensure each child is granted the correct approach to learning and development. We believe that learning is both individual and social. Children enjoy participating in ‘hands- on’ and ‘brains-on’ activities. They actively drive their own learning and development, by the choices they make, the interests they develop, the questions they ask, the knowledge they seek, and their motivation to act more competently. Children’s choices and interests are the driving force for building knowledge, skills and understanding: by working and playing with other people, they are constantly learning about themselves and their social and cultural worlds. Children build positive identities through collaborative, caring relationships with other people, by managing and taking risks, ‘having a go’, experiencing success, developing resilience, and developing ‘mastery’ or ‘can-do’ attitudes. Within our high-quality facility we lay the foundations to ensure your children becomes a lifelong successful learner. We ensure that children feel valued as individuals, safe and cared for. Their own rateare not rushed but are supported in ways that are right so that they have the opportunity to become deeply involved in their activities and to follow their ideas through. We also manage the pace of activities, planning and interesting new experiences to stimulate learning. With our groundwork in place, it is then were our adult’s skilled interactions will allow learning to move forward.

 

Our Curriculum:

We base our program on the “Birth to Three Matters” framework, for the children under 3 years. It highlights the interrelationship between growth, learning, development and the environment in which the children are cared for. The framework is based on four “Aspects”: a strong child, a skillful communicator, a competent learner, and a healthy child. The framework identifies the Childs’ individual achievements and efforts. For the children 3 years and above the EYFS (UK, Early Years Foundation Stage) framework is used as our guideline. Our key principle is learning through play. The goal is to develop a unique child, allow them develop positive relationships in life, provide them the best possible enabling environments and understand that each child develops and learns differently. We base our carefully planned activities on the EYFS 7 main areas of learning and development:

 

• Communication and language development involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations. We implement this in Role Play, Group Games and Activities, Story Time, Circle Time, Speaking and Listening, Arabic Lessons, Discussions.

 

• Physical development involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food. In this area we cover Fine motor skills (including drawing, writing, painting, sand and water play), Gross Motor Skills (through gym, dance and play), Agility, Balance, Co-ordination, Healthy Attitudes to Exercise, How our Body Works. 

 

• Personal, social and emotional development involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behavior in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities. Some of the activities that we implement for this Learning Development are practiced every day, using praise, encourage positive relationships with others and also building self confidence in each child.

 

• Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading of development is respected, so that children for them. We manage Children’s time, materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest. We encourage this by using Story Sacks, Mark Making (leading to drawing / annotation /emergent writing), Role Play, Singing Songs and Rhymes, Arabic Lessons, Jolly Phonics, Linguistics Modelling.

 

• Mathematics involves providing children with opportunities to develop and improve their skills in counting, understanding and using numbers, calculating simple addition and subtraction problems; and to describe shapes, spaces, and measures. We planned activities for Counting, Sorting, Ordering, Matching, Comparing, Capacity/Weight/Volume, Shape and Space, Numbers and Number Bonds, Table Top Activities, Sand and Water Play, Cooking and Exploring.

 

• Understanding the world involves guiding children to make sense of their physical world and their community through opportunities to explore, observe and find out about people, places, technology and the environment. Some activities we implement for this area of development are: - Science (including cooking), Gardeners Barn, Sand/Water Play, Healthy Lifestyles, History of Self and Family, Geography, Nature and the World around us and IT.

 

• Expressive arts and design involves enabling children to explore and play with a wide range of media and materials, as well as providing opportunities and encouragement for sharing their thoughts, ideas and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, movement, dance, role- play, and design and technology. We encourage this by providing Music and Dance, Role Play, Art and Craft, Use of Knowledge of colors.

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More Developmental Programs:

We offer additional developmental programs such as; Weekly Cooking sessions, Sing Along with the Music Center, and Paddling Pool. Arabic and French classes are offered on a weekly basis, through fun activities such as: stories, songs and arts & crafts.