The spirit and essence of our educational process lies in the comprehensive development of the child.
No advances in academic policies or curriculum have their desired effect unless they are in harmony with the child and
unless they are fundamentally acceptable to him. We seek to equip the child with deeper, more gripping, and subtler ways of
knowing the world and himself. For a small child there is no division between playing and learning; between the things he or
she does ?just for fun? and things that are ?educational.? Moreover, the academic expectations for a child just beginning
school are minimal. We constantly work towards making children come to preschool feeling happy, reasonably secure, and eager to
explore and learn. Children are not just twiddling their thumbs, waiting for others to teach them to read and do math. They
are expending a vast amount of time and effort in exploring and understanding their immediate world.
Pre Primary section of Neerja Modi School supports and
encourages this spontaneous learning.
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OUR
INFRASTRUCTURE |
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Our school comprises of a diligent team of
teachers, teacher assistants, teacher supervisor, event organisers,
curriculum planner/coordinators and teacher trainers.
We 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 |
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Our
teaching methodology is based on the undisputed premises that children
enjoy learning through play, hands-on activities and through interaction
with others.
We formulate 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Since children learn
best through direct experiences, we organise
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.
We organise 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 kindergarten section 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 |
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We provide 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.
We through Perceptual
Motor-program 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. This program has shown 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
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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 |
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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.
We have 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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