Ewing Kindergarten Philosophy
The educational programme and environment at Ewing is:
- Nurturing, creative and expressive.
- Focuses on appropriate life skills.
- Extends the child's knowledge of themselves and their world.
The teaching philosophy incorporated into the programme is:
- Flexible and adaptable to all children.
- Provides for meaningful educational outcomes through the process of play-based on children's interests
and individual needs. - Extends and challenges the child to move forward, using their own resources and visually/orally
communicating their ideas to others.
The teaching staff:
- Are partners in learning.
- Facilitate and provoke outcomes through listening and observation.
- See children as authors, inventors, scientists and artists capable of developing
their own outcomes. - See parents as partners in their child's education.
