Programme
Phoenix Preschool guiding curriculum document is “Te Whariki” (MOE 1996). It is made up of 5 strands: Wellbeing: Belonging: Contribution: Communication: Exploration. Within these strands are goals and learning outcomes that support children to achieve and develop skills, knowledge and attitudes in the Early Childhood Centre environment. At Phoenix we have core curriculum experiences that are set up each day to support learning and development of the children in groups or individually, to meet the learning outcomes and goals in the early childhood curriculum document, alongside experienced and knowledgeable teaching staff.
Those core curriculum areas are:
Language and Literacy/Arts and Drama
The daily programme at Phoenix is as follows (this timetable is flexible and is subject to change)
8.00am - 9.00am Centre opens; settling in inside play
9.00am - 10.00am Inside and outside play, choices from core curriculum experiences
10.00am - 11.00am Rolling morning kai time
11.00am - 11.30am Free choice play from core curriculum experiences
11.30am Tidy up time
11.45am Mat time, karakia kai, transition to handwashing and lunch
12.00pm - 12.30pm 2 & 3 year old lunch inside: 4 year old outside lunch
12.30pm - 1.00pm Group Time – age appropriate group activitie, alongside a teacher
1.00pm - 2.30pm Free choice play from core curriculum experiences
2.30pm Tidy up time
2.45pm Afternoon mat time – story/songs; handwashing
3.00pm Afternoon kai time
3.15pm - 4.00pm Quiet activities – Home Time
Those core curriculum areas are:
Language and Literacy/Arts and Drama
- Fantasy/dress ups
- Books
- Music & Movement
- Puppets
- Physically active play
- Water play
- Sand play
- Science/Nature, including gardening & sustainability
- Collage
- Painting
- Clay
- Playdough
- Carpentry
- Junk (boxes/planks, open ended props)
- Blocks
- Manipulative play (puzzles, train tracks, etc)
- Multi-sensory phonics programme
The daily programme at Phoenix is as follows (this timetable is flexible and is subject to change)
8.00am - 9.00am Centre opens; settling in inside play
9.00am - 10.00am Inside and outside play, choices from core curriculum experiences
10.00am - 11.00am Rolling morning kai time
11.00am - 11.30am Free choice play from core curriculum experiences
11.30am Tidy up time
11.45am Mat time, karakia kai, transition to handwashing and lunch
12.00pm - 12.30pm 2 & 3 year old lunch inside: 4 year old outside lunch
12.30pm - 1.00pm Group Time – age appropriate group activitie, alongside a teacher
1.00pm - 2.30pm Free choice play from core curriculum experiences
2.30pm Tidy up time
2.45pm Afternoon mat time – story/songs; handwashing
3.00pm Afternoon kai time
3.15pm - 4.00pm Quiet activities – Home Time
Centre Curriculum and ProgrammeOur programme reflects the principles, strands, goals and learning outcomes of the Early Childhood Education curriculum document Te Whaariki. This celebrates the uniqueness of each child and the interests and dynamics of the group and social work.
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Group PlanningWhen it is noted that there are a number of children with similar interests or significant learning trends a group plan will be made. Activities will be organised around this topic and resources will be made available to extend the children’s understanding, this may also include excursions to the wider community or arranging for appropriate visitors to come into the centre. See the Educa link for more information and note the link to ‘Centre Goals’.
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