Our Waldorf-inspired Kindergarten curriculum fosters the development of the whole child – body, soul and spirit. The early years of the child is a stage of intense physical development of the child and it is imperative that the home and school environments support this development. And hence, we strive to create a warm, secure and love-filled environment in our Kindergarten.
Classrooms are warm, inviting and intentionally filled with beautiful, natural materials. These organic elements encourage children to create their own games and stories, nourishing their minds and senses.
The foundation for harmonious social interactions is laid through unhurried hours of free play and exploration interspersed with opportunities to sing, move freely and explore the colours and form in various artistic activities. A mood of reverence and gratitude pervades the space with children imitating the soul mood of the teachers in the space. Predictable, regular schedules – daily, weekly and annual - create an atmosphere of harmony and rhythm promoting health of the kindergarten child.
The environment is planned as a mixed-age one with children upto 6 years sharing the same space. This gives organic opportunities for the older children to lead the group and feel a sense of responsibility for the younger ones.
“The task of the kindergarten teacher is to adjust the work taken from daily life so that it becomes suitable for the children’s play activities. The whole point... is to give young children the opportunity to imitate life in a simple and wholesome way."
- Rudolf Steiner
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The presence of caring and loving adults – the teachers - who are striving tirelessly to prepare the space for the whole child to blossom in is the most important element of our programme. Through story-telling, singing, finger-plays, puppet-shows, cooking activities and games, our teachers instill in children a feeling for the goodness in the world.
Through the kindergarten years of joyful engagement, our children develop lifelong capacities for creative thinking, healthy foundational senses, a self-confidence and awareness of others, and readiness and enthusiasm for academic learning. The rewards of this play-based entry to school become visible when children enter first grade and begin the academic journey through the grades. The children now have the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic readiness to explore the worlds of letters, numbers, writing and arithmetic.
