Weekly QCT meetings provide regular opportunities for children to discuss and develop empathy for a range of human needs. The Golden Rules promote an understanding of the moral principles which allow pupils to tell right from wrong; respect other people, truth, justice and property; and tolerance of differing cultures.
Music and visual art are basics of a good education, not escapes from it. They reveal the creative and aesthetic aspect of the human mind. They train young eyes and ears to appreciate the physical world around us.
Music lessons familiarize students with rhythm and melody through classroom songs, recordings and experiments with simple percussion instruments; students learn to identify musical instruments by their shape and composition; and distinctions among pitch, volume and timbre in musical sound.
Art lessons include exercises in painting, drawing and craft making; instructions in shape, color, form, texture, and the visual effects they create. When possible, children go on educational trips.
Kindergarten children have growing bodies, and growing bodies need plenty of exercise. Research suggests that disciplined physical activity may sharpen both mental acuity and appetite for learning. Physical education is a part of schooling.
Physical education activities cover body control (rhythm, flexibility, agility, balance, direction, speed and intensity) simple sports skills (running, jumping, throwing, catching and kicking) and basic games and exercises (rope jumping, footraces, dances and gymnastics). Instruction encourages fitness, respect for rules, sportsmanship, safety and use and care of sports equipment.
Provide a variety of educational books in a library corner to promote early literacy skills.
Alphabet books in a library corner help children learn the names of the letters and the sounds that each letter represents.
Counting books help children learn how to count and to recognize numbers.
Provide poetry or rhyming books to teach children phonological awareness.
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