The St Paul’s Early Learning Centre incorporates a mix of play and activity-based learning which harnesses a child’s natural curiosity and creativity by encouraging them to work on projects that interest them. In doing so, our Centre has been rated as ‘Exceeding National Quality Standards’ under the National Quality Framework – meaning that your child is safe in our care.
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TEACHING AND LEARNING
Born out of central Italy, the Reggio Emilia approach puts the child at the centre of the learning experience. Rather than enforcing a learning environment or topic, the children themselves have creative input into what they want to learn.
All of our Early Learning Centre staff are qualified teachers who can help prepare your child for a lifelong love of learning in our Junior School.
THE LEARNING SPACE
The Early Learning Centre at St Paul’s had unusual project managers: Pre-Prep students. We asked our youngest students to describe what their ideal learning landscape would look like and used their ideas to inspire the final outcome. Look carefully and you can spot their original designs on the walls of the classroom.
This has helped provide our students a sense of ‘ownership’ of their learning environment, leading to a feeling of ownership about their learning itself. The result is that Pre-Prep students at St Paul’s graduate to Prep with high levels of self-control, leadership, creativity and a strong grasp of the basics.
CASE STUDY: CHINESE DRAGON
The power of the Reggio Emilia approach was on full display recently when our Pre-Preps showed a high level of interest in the dragon featured in a story they were reading. This prompted an investigative project amongst the class into dragons, their place in myths, legends and foreign cultures, and ultimately led to an entire class project: the creation of a 20 metre Chinese dragon.
Students had to learn the cultural sensitivities of the project, while also prototyping different fabrics and construction methods. All in all, the students finished their time in Pre-Prep with a far greater understanding of the world and also valuable skills in reading, writing, teamwork, cultural awareness and creativity.
Opening Hours
Our Early Learning Centre is open from 8:30am to 3:10pm, Monday to Friday, with on-site before and after school hours care available.
Location
Our Early Learning Centre is located within St Paul’s School in its own safe and secure section of the School.
Eligibility
The St Paul’s Early Learning Centre is available for children at least 4 years of age by 30 June in their Kindergarten year.
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Our Centre incorporates a mix of play and activity-based learning which harnesses a child’s natural curiosity and creativity by encouraging them to work on projects that interest them.
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