Learning is Fun
The Joy of Learning Preschool: A foundation for learning
At Indira Priyadarshini Preschool, we offer our children a caring and joyful early education experience as they begin their journey of learning. Our preschool program has been designed keeping in mind the STEM and Literacy focus in the Primary and Middle School. The program for each preschool year is loaded with fun and stimulating activities designed to nurture the natural curiosity and sense of wonder innate in each child.
The mind of a child grows fastest during its first five years and this is a period of maximal learning. Our preschool program supports this phase by providing rich learning experiences – hands-on, outdoor, learning centre-based, audio visual, and group and individual activities. In accordance with our belief that learning through play is the best at this early stage, all our lessons are play-based and include a lot of movement, dance, singing and fun.
To keep their interest levels high throughout the school day, we have a carefully designed daily routine in which sessions are kept short and children transition from activity to activity without losing valuable learning time. We use Orient BlackSwan’s “My Best Friend” series of textbooks, which provide focus on the development of 21st century skills, problem solving skills, life skills and values in children, as our primary reference material.
Children are encouraged to move and engage with one another throughout the school day. Circle Time Conversations, Daily Read-Alouds, Helper Roles and Announcement Responsibilities that are assigned daily help the children become confident communicators and to grow socially and emotionally. Our trained staff unobtrusively observe and record the performance of each child every day as they go through their daily routine, and provide reinforcement whenever a child needs it. We ensure that students achieve mastery in all key developmental aspects at their own pace, neither hurrying them nor cutting short teaching in order to force fit the learning to a schedule. Observation parameters are regularly shared with parents.
Pre School Programme
Program | Minimum Age as of June 1st | Hours |
Toddler | Two years and six months | 9:00AM to 12:00PM |
KG1 | Three years and six months | 9:00AM to 1:00PM |
KG2 | Four years and six months | 9:00AM to 1:30PM |
Typical Day
8:00 – 8:40 | Free-choice center/table activities, which reinforce specific areas of development |
8:40 – 9:00 | Morning Circle Time (greeting, singing, prayer, calendar routine, an introduction to the topic of the day) |
9:00 – 9:30 | Music, movement activity, or Spanish |
9:30 – 10:00 | Thematic integrated lesson/hands-on activity |
10:00 – 10:30 | Snack time (students eat while engaging in conversation with peers and teachers) |
10:30 – 11:00 | Gym/outdoor time (gross motor/movement activity) |
11:00 – 11:30 | Free-Choice Center activities which include several main areas of development (open-ended art experiences, crafts, writing, discovery table, listening to books, design and construction with blocks, tracks or gears, math games, dramatic play, library) |
11:30 – 12:00 | Closing Circle, prepare for departure (recap the day with opportunities for students to share their personal reflections), and some free-choice activities. |
Activities over the Month
Values of the month | Story-telling | Reading (Guided, Group, Self) | Rhymes of the month |
Dance | Yoga | CCA | Outdoor Games |
Numeracy | Literacy | UTW | Vocabulary |
Public Speaking | Movie Time | Theater Play | Creative Centers/STEAM |
Field Trip |