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Children are constantly engaged in research and experimentation, testing hypotheses, exploring properties, making important discoveries and learning how things work. Through our science curriculum, teachers carefully plan experiences that not only develop scientific skills but also nurture children’s natural curiosity. We use children’s natural inclination to ask questions about nature and their environment and weave these questions and answers into…

This area offers an exciting and concrete experience of number concepts and operations. The child acquires a deep understanding of how numbers function and as she/he learns concrete mathematical concepts, the materials lead her/him to the abstract. Because of the concrete nature of the materials the child is able to work with basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, decimal…

In this area, children will be introduced to speaking, writing and reading. Children are exposed to spoken language in a vocabulary enriched environment by playing sound games, reading stories and poems. Writing then will be introduced through activities such as the sandpaper letters and the moveable alphabet. Following writing, eventually, children will master decoding and encoding, reading and language comprehension.

The sensorial materials are used to help children develop and refine their five senses, allowing the child to experience the material in this area in a sensory manner. The mediation of specially designed materials help children explore the world by listening, seeing, touching, smelling, tasting, and exploring the physical properties of their environment.

Practical life activities include skills for everyday living that develop a child’s muscular control, which consolidates and develops coordination of movements. Through tasks such as pouring, polishing, preparing food, tying shoes, arranging flowers, sewing buttons as well as in cleaning up and putting away each exercise, children develop coordination, concentration and good work habits. The child’s self-confidence and independence increase…