Learning Programs
​"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world". Nelson Mandela
Our learning programs aim to:
• Provide a happy, stimulating and supportive environment where the children feel welcome, secure and valued.
• Provide a program that will cater for a wide range of developmental abilities and interests allowing children to develop to their full potential.
• Provide a program that will emphasise learning as an interaction process. The child interacting with the environment, through a balance of teacher initiated or directed activities, free play and discovery learning.
• Encourage children to become self-reliant and to be able to make choices.
• Develop in the children the ability to communicate verbally and non-verbally their thoughts, ideas and feelings.
​Pre-Kindy Program
Pre-Kindy is an educational program designed for children who have already turned 3 but are not old enough to attend our Kindergarten program.
We provide a weekly 3-hour programme that runs on Mondays during school term time. Parents drop off their child at 9am and collect them at 12pm. The program is play-based and delivered by one of our Qualified Early Childhood Educators and supported by another Educator.
Children must be 3 by January of the year they are commencing in order to attend the program. Children on our waitlist will be offered a placement throughout the year once they turn 3, dependent on available spaces in the group.
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​Kindergarten Program
Our Kindergarten program is a structured, play-based program for children in the year before they attend school and delivered by university Qualified Early Childhood teachers.
The program runs 2 days a week, 40 weeks per calendar year. Children must be 3years 7months of age by January of the year they are commencing to be eligible for the program.
Our Kindergarten program, delivered through our early childhoood curriculum Listening and Learning Together: C&K Curriculum Approach, helps children develop a wide range of skills and gives them the best preparation for school and future learning
​Nature Play Curriculum
Nature play happens when children are provided with the opportunity to actively engage in unstructured play and outdoor learning experiences where natural elements feature, such as logs, rocks, trees, grass, leaves, flowers and water, as opposed to conventional manufactured play equipment. It supports the development of natural curiosity, a connection to the land, and a sense of exploration and discovery.
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What will Nature Play look like at Burpengary Kindergarten…
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The program runs weekly with flexible times and days to meet group dynamic and needs.
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Nature Play is part of the Kindergarten program
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Children use natural elements as resources and learn the use of outdoor tools and equipment to further explore, engage and extend their learning
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The children explore our natural learning environment utilising only minimal manufactured resources.
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Children are involved in adventurous and risky play. This supports development of self-confidence, resilience, executive functioning abilities and risk-management skills.
