Workshop

EARLY YEARS MATHS WITH MANIPULATIVES Manipulatives are physical objects that are used as teaching tools to engage students in hands on learning. The use of manipulatives in math instruction deepens understanding of concepts, makes skills practice meaningful and increases retention and carryover of information in new problem –solving situation. The teachers had various “hands on” […]

Montessori Montessori education involves free activity within a “prepared environment”, meaning an educational environment tailored to basic human characteristics, to the specific characteristics of children at different ages, and to the individual personalities of each child.[9] The function of the environment is to help and allow the child to develop independence in all areas according to […]

REGGIO EMILIA The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy focused on preschool and primary education. It is a pedagogy described as student-centered and constructivist that uses self-directed, experiential learning in relationship-driven environment . At its core is an assumption that children form their own personality during early years of development and are endowed with “a hundred languages”, through which they can express their ideas. The aim of […]

STORYTELLING ANDTHEATER  “There are better ways to help children engage with a story than merely reading it from a book“, says Wendy Bowkett… Stories have so much to offer: they develop listening and communication skills, improve concentration and memory, bring experiences alive, create a sense of wonder and help sequence events. They can also provide […]

To develop the personal knowledge and understanding of the elements of the programme and deepen the understanding of international mindedness and the learner profile a teachers’ workshop was organised with support from International Baccalaureate Organisation. It helped the teachers to learn how to ascertain “Voice’, ‘Choice’ and ‘Ownership ‘ and how these are recognised and […]

JODO GYAN– MATHS WITH MANIPULATIVES Maths workshop on ‘Mathematical Tools for Meaningful Pedagogical Practices’ organised by Jodo Gyan The objective of the workshop was to change abstract mathematical learning to concrete learning. As the children learn better with what they touch, feel and observe, hands on experience was emphasized upon. Illuminating pedagogical ways to teach […]

Jolly Phonics Workshop The main aim of this workshop was to empower teachers with new comprehensive approach to learning early years literacy using Jolly Phonics; a multi-sensory, systematic and synthetic phonics programme, delivered in an interactive way with fun-filled activities and teaching aids. One of the most effective strategies that could be used to enhance […]