Pre-School Curriculum (3-5years)
Our Pre-school has been designed to support critical stages of early childhood development. This is a time of rapid growth, curiosity, and expanding independence for the children and our program is designed to nurture each child’s potential through engaging, age-appropriate experiences.
The Pre-school is structured into three age groups:
3-4years – Cherubs class
4-5years – Seraphs Class
5-6years -Guardians Class.
For these different age groups, we integrate the eight Early Learning Matters curriculum (foundation skill areas) into the Ugandan Early Childhood Development Framework. This enables an integrated preschool curriculum using age-appropriate, play-based learning experiences and co curricular activities to offer a holistic and globally informed approach to early learning. This ensures that children are exposed to a well-rounded, internationally recognized foundation during their most formative years.
The 3-5 years old curriculum promotes foundational skills across eight core areas of learning and development.
1. Language/Literacy
- Reading
- Begin to read independently using phonics skills and context to confirm or self-correct
- Demonstrate comprehension by retelling or answering questions about the text
- Begin work with author’s purpose, cause and effect, predicting and inferring, and point of view
- Phonics/Grammar
- Read and write the 42 main letter sounds
- Identify nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
2. Writing
- Write narratives, informative, explanatory, and opinion texts
- Use phonics knowledge to write phonemically plausible spellings for unknown words
- Capitalize the first word in a sentence and use end punctuation
- Build writing stamina and fluency; write independently for at least 20 minutes
- Edit and share writing work
3. Mathematics/Numeracy
- Compare Numbers
- Understand and determine which numbers are greater than, less than, or equal to others.
- Addition and Subtraction to 20
- Solve basic addition and subtraction problems with sums and differences up to 20.
- Represent and understand numbers using tens and ones.
- Number Sense to 100
- Read, write, and work with numbers up to 100 with confidence and accuracy.
4. Self-regulation
- Self-control of behaviors, emotions, and thoughts
- Concentrate on experiences, self, and others
- Executive function
5. Social-Emotional and Social Studies
- Relationship skills, including social problem-solving skills
- Emotionknowledge
- Perspective-taking
- Personal responsibility
- Positive sense of self
- Knowledge of social and physical environments
- Concepts of time (Read and tell time to the hour using both analog and digital clocks)
- Using a CalendarIdentify days, weeks, and months on a calendar and understand how calendars help us track time.
- Money Skills (Recognize coins and understand their values through real-world examples and activities, Place Value)
6. Creative expression
- Appreciation of art, music, drama, and dance
- Knowledge of creative processes
- Skills that support creative expression
- Art and crafts
7. Science
- Plant Life -Explore the basic structure, life cycle, and needs of plants for growth and survival.
- Animals and Their Needs – Understand the characteristics of animals, their habitats, and the essentials they require to live and thrive.
- The Human Body -Learn about the major parts and functions of the human body and how to care for them.
- Introduction to Magnetism -Discover the basic properties of magnets and how they interact with different materials.
- Seasons and Weather – Investigate the changes in seasons and observe how weather patterns affect our daily lives.
- Caring for the Earth – Develop awareness of environmental responsibility and learn practical ways to protect and preserve our planet.
8. Physical /Health
- Motor development
- Good health practices (Aerobics, Football)
- Molding
Teaching Methods: Learning Through Play,
Exploration, and Discovery
Our program includes a rich variety of hands-on, meaningful activities that encourage children to explore, create, and connect
🖌️Art & Sensory Experiences
Children express themselves through various art projects, using different materials.
📖Reading, Storytelling & Early Literacy
Engaging story sessions foster a love for reading and help develop language skills.
🌿Outdoor Learning & Nature Exploration
Engaging story sessions foster a love for reading and help develop language skills.
🧩Puzzles & Problem-Solving Games
Our outdoor activities encourage physical development and teamwork.
🧸 Imaginative Play & Role-Play
Our outdoor activities encourage physical development and teamwork.
🎶Music, Rhythm & Movement
Children participate in music and movement activities.