Teaching Overview
Our teaching philosophy is based on different world known approaches such as Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf, etc. Each of them has their own strength and at the same time they miss some important areas of development. The world has changed and so have we. We strive to take the best of each developmental approach, add more to what we know from our experience, continue learning, improve when needed, make changes when we see better ways, and move forward with a new vision.
Under 2 years old
For this age group we focus on language development. Language must surround little kids, it must be the right language. We speak, read, sing and play language development games. Language is not only a way to speak but also a way to think. The better language - the deeper thinking.
2-3 years old
Children continue to develop language. We strive to create the best language rich environment - we read and sing, play word games and speak the right language all the time. We encourage and direct children to play with words, sounds and letters. This is the best way to make a great foundation for upcoming reading skills.
3-4 years old
Children continue to develop language. We also learn many words and phrases in English. Children memorize many songs, they sing and dance and now are ready for more advanced manipulatives, puzzles, construction sets and much more. Children recognise letters and numbers and do fun assignments with numbers and letters.
4-5 years old
This is a time when we pay great attention to school readiness. Children learn to read and write, they do more advanced math, manipulatives, they are always encouraged to design and create their own engineering construction - buildings, bridges, different types of machines or creatures.
School-age children
For school-age children we offer after-school program and camps during school breaks.