WSC – WESTMINISTER SCHOOL.

Early Years Curriculum
This creative approach, along with a focus on the important six areas of learning for early years, combines to offer an integrated holistic learning programme, where independent learning, curiosity and enthusiasm are developed. The following outlines the key concepts that the children will have the opportunity to learn in each area:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Develop care of self and the environment
• Take turns, share and play appropriately
• Build confidence and self-esteem
• Understand right from wrong
• Understand and value differences between people, cultures and religions
• Develop independence
• Adjust to change
• Express feelings appropriately

Communication, Language and Literacy
• Enjoy listening to and using spoken and written language and readily turn it into play and use to communicate their needs with others
• Extend their vocabulary and develop language skills
• Listen to and join in with stories, poems and songs, one to one and also in small groups
• Show interest in illustrations and print in books and in the environment
• Learn how to handle books carefully and appropriately
• Engage in activities requiring hand-eye coordination and use one-handed tools and equipment
• Use puppets and props to make up or retell stories
• Listen to stories through the means of ICT and story tapes
• Contribute photo, drawings, favourite pictures, and artifacts towards child’s own personal diary and encourage turning pages, looking and talking about books
• Begin to use anticlockwise movement and trace vertical lines
• Use a variety of crayons, pencils and thick chalk and learn to hold in correct pencil grip

Growing up Formula

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