Smooth Transition to School
We understand the importance of a seamless transition from childcare to school. Our transition to school program is designed to prepare your child for this significant milestone, ensuring they feel confident, capable, and excited for the next chapter in their educational journey.
Our Program Includes
- School Readiness Skills: Developing essential skills in literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional learning.
- Familiarisation with School Routines: Introducing school-like routines and structures to ease the transition.
- Building Independence: Encouraging self-confidence and self-care skills.
- Collaboration with Local Schools: Working closely with local schools to ensure a smooth transition.
- Information Sessions and Workshops: Providing parents with valuable insights and tips for supporting their child's transition.
- Opportunities for project work: This may be as a collective, or be an individual project where they learn valuable skills promoting innovative thought, creative problem solving and a drive to question.
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Our Approach
- Gradual Transition: Gradually introducing school-like experiences and routines.
- Individualised Support: which is tailored to meet each child's unique needs and interests.
- Communication with Families: Keeping parents informed and involved throughout the transition process.
- We listen to the child, and through our interactions we learn about their interests. By capturing their attention through their interests we can indirectly support them in developing, extending and further expanding their mastery of skills, knowledge to a deeper level and support them in consolidating their learning. This is when learning becomes more wholesome, more meaningful and effective.
We Prepare Your Child for Success
- Academic Preparation: Building foundational skills in literacy and numeracy.
- Social-Emotional Preparation: Developing essential social skills and emotional intelligence, supporting them to self regulate and build resilience as they pursue their own learning journey, set their own goals and invent ways to achieve these; and also as they work and engage with others through various situations.
- Emotional Support: Providing reassurance and support during this significant transition.
Join our Transition to School program and give your child the best possible start to their educational journey!
For more information about School Readiness, and how you can assist your child in their next big step to "big school", please check out our School Readiness Fact Sheets in our Family Resource Library.
