How We Teach
We believe that a combination of free and structured play, an interactive learning environment and an abundance of love, care and attention provide the most sold foundations for children in the early years.
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Our international team of educators from a comprehensive pedagogy at Kids United. We embrace teaching philosophies from around the world, such as Maria Montessori, Reggio Emilia and the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. The result is a play-based learning experience that combines child and teacher-led activities with free and structured play. The programme is customised to the developmental ability of each
Age Groups
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Learning Programme
Art:
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Art is a core part of our curriculum. Our artistic activities promote self-expression and help develop confidence, motor skills and imagination
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Every group has a creative space where children can experiment and express their creativity
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Children enjoy activities created by our teachers
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We organise fun trips to art museums and art exhibitions
Movement and Music:
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We provide a range of fun, structured activities coordinated by our staff
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Children develop their motor skills through musical theatre sessions.
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Children engage in team sports and gymnastics to help develop coordination and balance
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Through extra music lessons, children are encouraged to explore instruments, rhythm and singing
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Yoga classes are provided by a specialist instructor
Early Literacy
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We believe language is the key to education
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We use children’s literature to awaken a love of learning within our students at an early age
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We encourage inquisitiveness which helps develop learning tools both inside and outside the classroom
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Children give small presentations to the class to improve their self-confidence and public speaking skills
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We give the children simple writing activities to practice writing familiar sounds – the first step towards writing complete words and sentences
Early Numeracy
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We introduce children to mathematical concepts at an early age and revisit them repeatedly throughout their levels.
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Children enjoy maths challenges and games designed for engagement and to stimulate motivation
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The challenges gradually become more complex as the children progress.
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Our activities provide everyday mathematical applications for children to learn from
Early Science and Technology
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We develop our students’ hand-eye coordination through fun activities like stacking blocks or building.
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We help our students understand the functionality of specific tools and materials through challenges.
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We use computer technology to improve literacy and vocabulary.
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We give our students problem-solving tasks that require teamwork to overcome, teaching them how to evaluate situations.
Languages
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We offer a fully bilingual programme with an English and German speaking teacher or assistant present at all times.
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Children learn through a variety of activities such as: story time, imaginative play, arts and crafts, science, collaborative games and teacher led focus time which builds vocabulary and language.
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We offer extended hours of German immersion that provide diverse opportunities to further develop children’s German skills through social interaction, free play, snack time and more focussed lessons.