OUR INFRASTRUCTURE

Kangaroo Kids presently operates a total of 20 branches all over the country (India) and is continuously growing.

Kangaroo Kids comprises of a diligent team of teachers, teacher assistants, teacher supervisor, event organisers, curriculum planner/coordinators and teacher trainers.
Due to our strength in numbers Kangaroo Kids is able to have a strong network system, which is constantly tapping into and accessing new teaching resources.

The curriculum and methodology is constantly updated to keep pace with changes in educational reforms and research. Equipment is also updated in order to implement changes in the curriculum.

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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

Our teaching methodology is based on the undisputed premises that children enjoy learning through play, hands-on activities and through interaction with others.

Kangaroo Kids formulates the teaching of concepts through activities, songs and games and a variety of hands-on experiences through which children can explore and learn about the world around them.

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FORMAL WORK PREPARATION

Reading is the foundation for all learning. If a child is successful in reading all other learning becomes easier.

Skilled reading is a complex process requiring us to do many things at once. This process is based on a firm foundation in phonological awareness and knowledge between sounds and letters as well as visual memory.

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MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS

A wide range of activities are built into the program to provide children with meaningful experiences in problem-solving, number usage and practical application of initial number concepts. Our mathematics programs allow for hands-on exploration, active investigation and the use of manipulatives.

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FIELD TRIPS

Since children learn best through direct experiences, Kangaroo Kids organises opportunities for children to learn by seeing, feeling and doing. Through these experiences, children establish their understanding and acquire social, intellectual and physical skills necessary for the development of meaningful concepts. Going to places and seeing and doing are vital components of an early education programme.

Kangaroo Kids organises field trips such as visits to the fire station, supermarket, and petrol pump for our younger age groups, field trips such as visits to a Home for the Blind, Optician, Dentist, Airport Workers and Museums are just a sample of the various field trips for our older children.

Field trips differ according to the age, syllabus and maturity level of the students.

Many "in-house" events are also organised. Children of Kangaroo Kids as well as neighbouring mainstream schools benefit from our "in-house" programs such as Marine Day, Farm Day, Insect and Reptile Day... etc... and from the many visitors who come to visit us (Dhobi, Hairdresser, Doctor, Grocer, Baker...etc)

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MOTOR ACTIVITIES

Kangaroo Kids provides opportunities for children to develop coordinated skills in a safe non-threatening environment. By taking part in structured play situations, indoors and outdoors, children are offered a change to try out new skills and practice familiar ones. Motor activities, woven into the curriculum teach and reinforce skills such as balance, eye-hand coordination, rhythm and the manual dexterity necessary to colour, draw and write. As children gain control over their bodies and their movements their self-esteem and confidence grows stronger.

Apart from the fine and gross motor activities that are part of the syllabus Kangaroo Kids  has introduced (after a seminar conducted in Australia) a perceptual Motor-program. The program is a series of movement sessions that focus on stimulating the sensory motor system and integrating it, helping the child's brain to sort out, organise and put messages together. These sessions are important for the full development of the nervous system and intellectual development. The program has shown (in Australia) remarkable results and has helped children to achieve accelerated learning, improved  coordination and an improved ability to focus on tasks.

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MUSIC & MOVEMENT & DRAMATICS

Music and movement sessions enhance attention spans, sharpen listening abilities and develop language/vocabulary skills.

In addition to the skills developed music and movement sessions are a period of great enjoyment for children.

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CREATIVE ARTS

The visual arts fulfill an essential need in children to explore and organise their world. The art of drawing, painting and shaping objects teaches them important new ways of thinking, of creating and communicating with images as well as with words.

Kangaroo Kids has evolved a program that understands that there are different sensory modalities through which a child learns. A child may be only a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner. Our program operates in all three modalities allowing each child to achieve his/her maximum potential.

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