KINDERGARTEN

The kindergarten at St John's is not run as a Church kindergarten, but is operated on our premises, and the Church is represented on the committee responsible for its running.

OUR PHILOSOPHY:

• Children need opportunities for total development - emotionally, socially, physically, verbally and intellectually. Play is the most significant area through which children learn. Each child needs to be accepted and encouraged, so they may develop a positive self-concept.

• Staff provide a challenging, stimulating programme geared toward each child's individual needs, skills and interests.

• Children develop self-discipline when limits are set and inappropriate behaviour is positively re-directed.

• The role of the Directress is to guide each child through the stages of the growth process.

• Parents are an important and integral part of the Kindergarten.

SESSION TIMES:

OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST:

• As part of our three and four-year old programmes, we conduct excursions and also invite special visitors and performers to the Kindergarten.

• We have a strong bond with the parish church. On a regular basis the clergy visit the four-year old group for basic religious education, as well as visits into the church at special times during the year, such as Easter.

• Party and dress-up days are incorporated into our programme.

• The Kindergarten is run by a management committee which includes a number of parents, and there is a special parent-run fundraising committee which organises a number of social events for parents during the year.