Prep

• Social and personal learning
• Health and physical learning
• Language learning and communication
• Early mathematical understandings
• Active learning processes

There are also five contexts for learning in the Prep curriculum. These include: play, real life situations, investigations, routines and transitions as well as focused teaching and learning.  The content of the curriculum is chosen according to the children’s specific interests and needs. We lay foundations in Literacy and Numeracy, to prepare the children for more formal learning in Year One. 

The curriculum is a holistic one in which knowledge and content are only one part.  Social, personal, spiritual and emotional learning are also essential, as they support the other learning areas.  Health and physical learning, involving gross motor and fine motor skills and making healthy choices are also very important.  It is the aim of the Prep year to encourage a positive disposition towards learning, which is then carried on into the following years of schooling.

Each child is encouraged to develop the following skills, and to grow as they are nurtured within a loving Christian environment.

The Prep curriculum is based on active learning, which includes inquiry, investigation and play. Some of the activities the children will be involved in include:

• Constructing using blocks, collage and manipulative equipment to develop early mathematical concepts and skills.
• Initiating and participating in dramatic play to build an understanding of the world around them.
• Drawing and painting to encourage oral language, reading and writing skills.
• Writing stories and copying signs as part of their play, construction and art.
• Playing and investigating independently, in pairs, small groups and as a whole class.
• Actively making choices about what and how they learn.
• Investigating and learning how to inquire about their interests.
• Planning collaboratively with the teacher using a ‘plan-do-reflect’ model.
• Participating in music and language experiences.