CLASSES
Toddler Class
18m - 3yrs
Our Toddler Class is a small and nurturing environment. The children are given the necessary support and understanding needed for self-development and independence by exploring the wonderful materials and environment.
The curriculum emerges from each child’s unique skills and interests. Learning objectives for your child at this age include developing skills such as language, concentration, problem solving, visual discrimination, and physical coordination.
The routine of everyday living is the foundation of the curriculum. Activities promote independence, order, coordination, and concentration, as well as support social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
These learning activities include:
- Self-care: washing, dressing, toileting, and eating, according to each child’s individual capacity
- Care of the environment: cleaning, food preparation and food service; plant care and animal care
- Large-motor activities (indoors and out): walking, climbing, running, jumping, balancing, climbing steps, and more
- Fine-motor skills: reaching, grasping, picking up objects, transferring objects, using tools and utensils, doing art work
- Language: naming objects, describing actions and intentions, discussing pictures, conversation, music, and singing
- Social skills: developing manners through interactions with peers, teachers, and adult-led small group games.
They have the freedom to developing their skills and refining their movements as well as build relationships with the adults and peers.
Ratio: 10:2
Age: 18 months – 3 years
Pre-school class
3yrs - 6 yrs
Young children are curious about everything and they need to explore and discover. The Pre-school environment is inviting, spacious and uniquely designed for children to move, touch and manipulate beautiful learning materials. The materials are carefully arranged for easy access to nurture independence, create a sense of order and harmony to inspire and empower children.
There are dedicated areas for Language, Maths, Culture, Sensorial, Practical Life and Art. The children have the freedom to work independently or in a small group, based on their own initiatives with gentle and respectful guidance from their teacher.
Under the guidance of the Montessori teachers, children in the classroom learn by making discoveries; cultivating concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning.
Ratio: 35:3
Ages: 3 years to 6 years
extramural activites
Extra-murals are beneficial and essential in developing necessary skills such as gross motor skills, body awareness, concentration, coordination, cooperation,
listening skills, social interaction as well as enjoying the benefits of an active lifestyle. Each Extra-mural does a free demonstration at the beginning of the year for the children to participate. Extra-murals are optional and information pamphlets are sent home after each demo.The extra-murals that are hosted at our school:
- Playball
- RuggaRoots Rugby
- Monkeynastix
- Young Engineers
- Ballet
- Cricket
- Swimming (term 1 and 4)
Yoga is included in the school fees. The focus is on strengthening core muscles and exploring fun ways the body can move.
After care
Our Aftercare programme starts at 12h30 until 17h00. The toddlers enjoy lunch (packed by parents) from 12h00 after which they either go home at 12h30 or settled down for a nap.
The pre-school class ends the day with a group and goodbye song. The morning children will leave and the aftercare children will settle down for lunch (packed by parents) between 12h30 -13h00. After lunch, it is quiet
time. The children enjoy aftercare activities like art, building blocks or constructing things with Lego etc.
Afternoon snack is at 14h30 then the children go play outside until they are either collected at 15h30 or wash up for a fruit snack and activities until they are collected. Aftercare is until 17h00.
holiday care
Holiday care is a fun time for the children to relax and
enjoy the holiday period while still being at school. We
organise fun activities, games and art for the children to
enjoy.
- Holiday care is included in the aftercare fees.
- Casual Holiday Care fee is R150 until 12h30.
- The School is closed for 1 week in June/July Holidays for a
Mid-Year Break and closed for four weeks over Christmas
and New Year. - The school is closed on Public Holidays.
