Little
learners
The nursery program takes in children
at around three years of age when
they are relatively autonomous and
introduces them to a pre-school
setting. The three year olds are
full of wonder and spend a lot of
time perfecting motor skills and
enhancing their understanding of
the world around them. Our teachers
help them in embarking on this voyage
of discovery to imbibe the right
set of attitudes to becoming good
self-learners. The focus of our
teachers is to help the children
develop in an all-round balanced
way and acquire the knowledge and
skills that will prepare them for
succeeding in their school years
and beyond.
All-round Development
Our nursery teachers facilitate
the development of children by guiding
them in a diverse set of learning
activities across our science and
language; dramatic play and music;
outdoor play and arts centers:
• Balanced nutrition and rest
• Gross and fine motor skills
• Cognitive development
• Language skills
• Art
• Emotional and social development
Balanced Nutrition
and Rest
Through the day, children are provided
balanced and healthy meals to ensure
they get the right nutrition to
fuel their activities and growth.
They also get adequate rest in the
afternoons to help them remain energetic
for our early evening activities.
Our teachers also oversee their
toilet schedules to minimize the
chances of any accidental wetting.
Movement
Nursery children develop
a very wide range of gross motor
abilities to run, jump, kick and
receive balls, pedal tricycles,
climb up and down small slides,
walk short distances on tip-toe,
hop on one foot etc. They also develop
finer hand and finger co-ordination
and begin to draw basic shapes,
dress themselves (with some help),
wash hands and feed themselves (with
some spilling). Our teachers encourage
children under their nurturing care
to develop this full range of movements
and practice to gain fluency and
to develop self-confidence.
Cognitive Development
Nursery children are very
curious and ask a lot of what, why
and who questions. We encourage
this curiosity and provide a highly
stimulating environment to satisfy
their curiosities and develop their
knowledge of colors, shapes, objects,
animals, phenomenon etc. We also
introduce them to counting and the
alphabet, as they are now well able
to recognize the connection of written
and printed words to spoken language.
We also provide them appropriate
puzzles, blocks and games that help
them sharpen their problem solving
and analytical acumen.
Art
Imitation and role-play are
a lot of fun for three year olds
and we leverage this interest through
dramatic play to enhance their understanding
of various social and family roles.
Art and music are also focused on
and children participate in a lot
of fun activities to enhance their
aesthetic sensibilities.
Language Development
Nursery children are able
to speak in simple 4-6 word sentences
and begin carrying conversations.
We encourage their language and
verbal skills through interactive
story telling, rhymes and picture
book based story development. Alphabet
as the building block of language
is also introduced at this stage.
Emotional and
Social Development
We encourage the development
of cooperation and sharing among
three year olds, although it is
still difficult for them to play
and share with other children for
extended periods of time. We also
help them learn to follow adult
instructions and suggestions. In
addition to the group activities,
we also allow enough room for individual
activities and down time which children
utilize to be by them and to observe
others. The Nursery program provides
that caring yet firm foundation
which becomes the bedrock for their
life long journey as confident learners.
