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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

 

CDC-A & CDC-B

 

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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