Early Childhood Development Initiative

Ba Futuru preschool is bustling with children busy learning and teaching smiling and engaging them with fun activities. Term one has started with enrolments at a total of 37, with many children having recently graduated. We plan to increase this number over the next term.

 We started the year combining the two classes together at times for blended learning. We have been working on our Montessori maths program, with science experiments and inquiry-based learning. We also have been using a lot of the dramatic play, music, stories and physical movement providing both fun and insightful opportunities for learning and sharing together.

Both the teachers and children are excited for the excursions this term that focus on exploring places and people that create the local environment helping to establish identity, how we look after the natural environment, and the different occupations that contribute to making our society dynamic and resilient. Our upcoming exploration may involve coffee makers, carpenters, local fishermen and a beach clean-up in Beto Tasi, the fire station, and the local art gallery space.

This term we have 41 children, 7 of those are full time, 22 receive full tuition waivers thanks to your support.

Friday field trips have been a high light of the last few months with excursions to visit The Pope Statute, Tasi Tolu Beach, Hiam Health, Permatil, Arte Moris, the New Play Ground BH Habibi, and the Tais Market. These excursions provide our children with knowledgeable about the local area in which they live building a stronger identity. We have noticed that our students have made strides forward in their competence and confidence this term.

This last term of 2019 we are revisiting our Jolly Phonics Programme, Montessori maths and fun games. We are also practicing for the end of year concert and graduation ceremony.

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