Kindergarten
Parklands' unique kindergarten program is guided by best practice for three and four year olds. Children may start when they turn three and continue into the two year programme as four year olds.
Kindergarten at Parklands encourages children to be responsible for their own learning and to seek help from one another as well as from adults. Practical life activities channel each child's natural enthusiasm and curiosity into real life skills to encourage independence and responsibility.
Through a balance of freedom and discipline, children develop respect for themselves, others and the community. Over time a cheerful, cohesive community emerges in the classroom. Each child follows his or her interest and works at his or her own pace free from competition, compulsion and grading. Self-discipline, respect, patience, persistence and concentration - vital lifelong dispositions - develop as a result and prepare children well for the new school environments they encounter when they move into Pre-primary.
Kindergarten Students
Three full days each week, attending 8.30am - 3.10pm
Kindergarten is spread over four days as can be seen in the diagram below. Days are allocated in consultation between the school and the family.
Pre-Kindergarten Students
Two half days each week, attending 8.30am - 12.00pm.
