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Child Development Center (CDC)
 Welcome to CDC and KG 1. These early years are the
beginning of your child’s educational journey. We
focus on developing a welcoming environment where
children can feel safe to explore and be creative.
Music and inviting activities engage children from
the moment they arrive at school. Children learn new
routines that help develop independence and
responsibility for their belongings and their
classroom environment.
Play is a vital part of our day. Students
demonstrate their true knowledge when it can be done
in an environment that is comfortable to them.
Through play children care for their babies and make
dinner as mothers and fathers would. They read and
teach to imaginary audiences as a teacher would.
They investigate and experiment as a scientist or
doctor would. They make puzzles and solve problems
as a business man or women would. They cook and
taste food as a chef might do.
We begin the year with our unit of inquiry entitled
Me and My Community. This unit helps children
identify the important people in their community
including, family, friends, teachers, nannies or
anyone significant to the child. This unit also
helps children understand their role as a member of
their family, community and classroom. Other unit
areas this year will be Life cycles, Celebrations
and Art Attack.
In Math, students will learn about numbers,
measurement, time and space, patterns, shapes,
colors, and probability.
In Language, students will learn pre-literacy skills
such as; letters have sounds, sounds form words, and
words build sentences. They will learn that print
conveys meaning and that there are various forms of
literature. They will learn to sequence story events
and make predictions.
We are looking forward to an exciting, fun-filled
year.
Sincerely,
Connie Hocking
CDC/KG1 Team Leader
hockingc@ask.edu.kw
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My name is Yvonne Griffiths and this is my 8th
year at ASK and working in the CDC. I trained in New
Zealand specializing in Early Childhood Education
and have worked exclusively in this field since
then. The CDC curriculum is based on children
learning through play. Play is what children do best
and enjoy the most. For children, play is their
work. Play fosters total development. The CDC aims
to help each child develop to his or her full
potential physically, socially, emotionally, and
intellectually.
I’m so looking forward to working with your
delightful children.
Ms.
Yvonne Griffiths
CDC-A & CDC-B |
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