Overview
Here at Windsor Locks School we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. We have a highly skilled team of Early Years Teachers and Teaching Assistants who have a sound understanding of early child development and a great deal of experience working with this age group.
We seek to provide
- Quality and consistency, so that every child makes good progress.
- A secure foundation through learning and development opportunities.
- Partnership working between practitioners and parents.
- Equality of opportunity, ensuring that every child is included and supported.
Learning and development
The framework includes seven areas of learning that are equally important and inter-connected. Three areas are particularly important for sparking an enthusiasm for learning and forming relationships, these include:
The prime areas of learning;
- Communication and Language
- Physical Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The prime areas are strengthened and applied through 4 Specific Areas of Learning
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the world
- Expressive art and design
Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning
In addition to addressing all seven Areas of Learning our curriculum is designed to promote the Characteristics of Effective Learning. These characteristics describe how the children will learn and they include:
- Engagement – Playing and Exploring.
- Motivation – Active Learning.
- Thinking – Creating and Thinking Critically
At Windsor Locks School we offer a “hands-on” play based curriculum, both indoors and outdoors, throughout the day. In addition to the activities planned by the adults, the children are offered plenty of opportunities to direct their own learning.
Develop independent, creative
and critical thinkers
Literacy
Our young scholars spend one- on- one time reading every day with our reading instructor
Mathematics
Children’s math experiences expand as they count higher, compare more, make graphs, expand patterning skills
Understanding the World
The children are made to familiarize themselves with how objects and living things interact with each other.
Arts and Design
Students are involved in many fun art projects consisting of different mediums such as painting, play dough, cutting...
