Playgroup Class (2 – 3+ years)
Home to another Home!
Children are welcomed from home to a physically beautiful, emotionally supportive, and carefully structured environment. Warm, home-like classrooms and beautifully laid-out play yard provide the setting for the playgroup day. Play materials such as cloths, wooden animals, felt props and puppets, shells, rocks and other natural materials are carefully chosen to stimulate creativity and develop sensory.
There is an emphasis on simplicity, homeliness, repetition, imitation, and imagination. A playgroup daily rhythm includes;
- Circle time; good morning songs and verses, rhythm games, and ring games.
- Artistic activities: watercolor painting, crayon drawing, play dough modeling, and simple crafts.
- Storytelling
- Outside play
- Nature walks and care of plants and animals
- The children help in caring for the classroom and toys and enjoy participating in snack preparation.
Children learn to be part of a group, interact positively with others, hence elevated confidence in language and communication. As they grow to 3 years old, the children can grasp introductory arithmetic concepts.