We aim to develop the children’s academic understanding as well as their understanding of themselves as individuals. For this reason we focus on nurturing the ‘whole child’ including their personal, social, emotional, physical and creative development.
Curriculum
Curriculum
Teaching Influences
Our ethos that has always been inspired by the teaching approaches of Maria Montessori, Reggio Emilia and the Primary Years Programme of the International Baccalaureate focuses on the whole child. All of these methodologies are adapted by the Early Years Foundation Stage, used by a number of international schools all over the world. We have made some adaptations to make it more appropriate to the Filipino children, to reflect the new developments of modern education and to make use of the space and materials that we have acquired and continue to acquire in the future. Our materials are not restricted to a specific area or a specific time of the day. They are incorporated into the different learning corners like the role play area. The children can make better connections between the materials and their related topic.
Learning by engaging like stacking and building together teaches the children the concept of balance, space, stability and symmetry, problem-solving, managing his frustrations, negotiating, waiting for his turn and a lot more. This will also enhance their communication and language skills and their physical development. These are some of the concepts and values emphasized in the Reggio Emilia, PYP (IB) and EYFS.
Wesley Primrose Academy Seven Areas of Learning
Our curriculum is underpinned by the Areas of Learning And Development of the Early Years Foundation Stage and Department of Education’s K-12 Programme. The seven areas include:
Communication & Language
- listening attentively to stories and in a wide range of situations and responding to what they hear with sensible comments or questions
- understanding instructions and answering ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions
- learning to express themselves effectively and showing awareness of listeners’ need
Physical Development
- developing children’s control and coordination in large and small movements, negotiating space and handling equipment and tools effectively
- understanding the importance of good health, physical exercise and ways to keep healthy and safe
Personal, Social & Emotional Development
- developing children’s self-confidence and self-awareness to try new activities and to speak in a familiar group about their ideas
- learning to manage their feelings and behaviour and work as part of a group and follow the rules
- learning to make relationships, play cooperatively, and form positive relationships with other children
Literacy
- learning letter sounds and their corresponding actions (Jolly Phonics) and blending them to read a short word (i.e consonant- vowel-consonant words)
- reading some common irregular words or high frequency sight words
- demonstrating understanding about what they have read
- writing by using their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds
Mathematics
- developing an understanding of numbers, space, shapes, patterns and measurement
- exploring characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
Knowledge and Understanding the World
- learning about their own lives, their similarities and differences and the lives of their family members, their homes, the local environment and communities and the world
- making observations of the similarities and differences of animals and plants and talking about changes
Expressive Arts and Design
- supporting the children to sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with colour, design and texture and ways of changing them.
- providing the children opportunities to use what they have learnt about media and materials to share their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through a variety of activities in art, music, dance, role-play, stories, design and technology.
