Curriculum
In our Early Years programme, we prioritise play and exploration as central components of children's learning experiences, following the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS). Through a diverse range of activities and experiences, we foster independence and collaboration, encouraging children to take risks and make connections in their explorations.
The curriculum is structured around seven areas of learning and development, grouped into prime and specific areas. The three prime areas focus on communication and language, personal, social, and emotional development, and physical development, laying the groundwork for children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. These prime areas then support the development of skills in four specific areas: literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design.
Language education in our programme emphasises oral processing skills, including listening, expression, comprehension, and vocabulary enrichment. We believe in offering experiences tailored to each child's interests and abilities, fostering linguistic socialisation and identity development through play-based learning approaches. Our language and literacy goals include developing sound perception, recognising word similarities and differences, and exploring shapes, letters, words, and images.
In mathematics, children build confidence and competence with numbers while also developing an understanding of shapes, space, and measures. Our approach to mathematical education encompasses various methods such as using objects and quantities, adding and subtracting, and comprehending concepts like weight, position, distance, and money.
Greek Language
The aim of our language education in pre-primary education is to offer enriching experiences that support the children’s linguistic and social development. This approach helps them to develop linguistic socialisation and form well-rounded identities that integrate both communication skills (verbal and non-verbal) and varied uses of speech (oral and written).
Our language programme focuses primarily on enhancing oral skills, including listening, speaking, understanding, vocabulary building, conversation, and description. To meet these objectives, the entire curriculum is designed around a child-centred approach, ensuring it is responsive to the needs of each child.
In our Early Years department, the Greek language instruction is harmonised with the classroom teacher's planning. This means that while we focus on the individual interests and needs of each child, the topics and themes taught in the main classroom are also reinforced in Greek. This ensures a cohesive and integrated learning experience for the children.
