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Our Aim


Our main aim is to stimulate children to discover new things and stimulate their self-sufficiency, self-fulfillment, self-confidence, mutual respect and love. In teaching, we apply an approach based on the needs of each child, aimed at stimulating the active learning and development of the child and thus strengthening his/her potential in those areas where the child should develop his or her intellect and activities.

The main feature of such an approach is especially our effort to ensure the development of the whole man, the formation of an attitude toward the world by means of thinking, feeling and will. We put a special emphasis on cultivating humanity, tolerance and respect toward others. Our language preschools help markedly the education process by providing an environment where the development of personality characteristics begins and where it can be effectively and favorably influenced.

In the process of preschool education, we put an emphasis on spontaneous social learning. It is a form of natural impersonalizing of behavior and activities during the entire day

  1. Basic educational targets
  2. NURSERY (children aged 12 – 24 months)
  3. PRESCHOOL (children aged 2 – 3 years)
  4. PRESCHOOL (children aged 3 – 4.5 years)
  5. PRESCHOOL (children aged 4,5 – 6 years)

BASIC EDUCATIONAL TARGETS

  1. Development of motor abilities
  2. Improvement of abilities in the area of gross and fine motor abilities
  3. Development and use of all senses
  4. Adaptation of knowledge regarding body and health
  5. Creation of healthy life habits and attitudes as a base for a healthy lifestyle
  6. Music and motor-focused games and activities
  7. Simple working and self-made activities in the area of personal hygiene, eating habits, dressing, tidying
  8. Development of communication abilities (verbal and non-verbal)
  9. Development of creativity
  10. Spontaneous play

NURSERY (children aged 12 – 24 months)

  1. We stimulate psychomotor development of children
  2. We develop fine and gross motor (movement, drawing, ...)
  3. We support movement (foam set, trampoline, exercising with music, ...)
  4. By reading of fairy tales, picture books and rhymes, we develop communication abilities of children
  5. Regular alteration of activities during the day (playing, sleeping, eating, walking, time spent on a playground)

PRESCHOOL (children aged 2 – 3 years)

  1. We support sensory-motor development of children
  2. Regular daily program in English language
  3. Thematic education by means of music and movement (Circle Time)
  4. Book viewing, puzzle arranging, drawing and painting x playing on a playground
  5. We lead children to adoption of everyday social habits
  6. Joint play of children in collective, sharing of toys
  7. We lead children to independence

PRESCHOOL (children ages 3 – 4.5 years)

The curriculum for small preschool children is conceived thematically. There is a particular theme every week, according to which children learn. Children learn to:

  1. Know their names
  2. Sing songs, clap hands in rhythm
  3. Recognize colors
  4. Recognize basic shapes
  5. Count to 10
  6. Know names of family members (mom, dad, sister, brother, etc.)
  7. Know names of usual meals
  8. Know names of clothing
  9. Know names of objects in the house – rooms, furniture, etc.
  10. Recognize various domestic and wild animals and sounds they make
  11. Recognize objects around them, e.g. trees, grass, sun, etc.
  12. Use crayons
  13. Use scissors for cutting shapes corresponding to their age
  14. Accurately hold pen or pencil
  15. Use glue
  16. Hand preference: right/left
  17. Grabbing, lifting and laying down objects
  18. Learning “please, thank you, I am sorry, excuse me”
  19. Catch a ball
  20. Running, jumping over, jumping, coming after, etc.
  21. Kick ball
  22. Dressing with minimal help of a teacher (putting on/taking off mittens, taking off jackets, taking off hats)
  23. Adopting hygienic habits such as hand washing after toilet use and before eating

PRESCHOOL (children aged 4.5 - 6 years)

The curriculum for preschool children is also conceived thematically. Themes are more focused on preschool education and preparation for elementary school. Children learn to:

  1. Become part of social group
  2. Take part in group activities
  3. Train positive relations to other
  4. Cooperate with others, solve conflicts
  5. Ability to learn and recognize new things in terms of their surrounding
  6. Develop basis of gross and fine motor skills
  7. Patience during more demanding artistic activities
  8. Use various materials
  9. Further adapt use and accurate holding of a pen or pencil
  10. First signs of writing
  11. Use their body during sports activities
  12. Use own strengths
  13. Recognize competition, winning and losing
  14. Strengthen basic hygienic habits
  15. Improve activities regarding dressing, washing and eating

"All I really need to know I learned at kindergarten."

R. Fulghum