{"id":2554,"date":"2017-05-20T16:04:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/headstart.edu.in\/whitefield\/?page_id=2554"},"modified":"2026-07-26T15:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T10:27:46","slug":"infancy-programme","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/headstart.edu.in\/whitefield\/infancy-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Infancy Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our Programme<\/a><\/strong> : Infancy Programme | <\/span>Pre Primary Programme<\/a> |<\/span> Elementary Programme<\/a><\/p>\n

Infancy Programme<\/h1>\n

Welcome to a calm, friendly environment where children have the freedom to explore and learn through their own activity. Based on their developmental needs at this stage, our infancy programme is multi-sensory and hands-on, supporting each child\u2019s drive to do things independently at their own pace. In this self directed environment, curiosity and creativity find their outlet.<\/h3>\n

Life\u2019s journey of learning and discovery starts from the moment of conception. In the secure environment of his or her mother\u2019s womb the child is already sensing, feeling, growing and responding. After birth, by the end of the first year, it is almost like a miracle has happened! The child can control the movements of his\/her whole body, eager to explore the space around; stretching and crawling, grasping and releasing objects, sharing our laughter and emotions; ready to widen the range of activity by standing and walking.<\/h5>\n

Ages 15 months to 3 years old
\n8.30 am to 12 noon, Monday to Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Curriculum<\/h2>\n

The Early Years curriculum is designed around the developmental needs of children from 15 months to 3 years old based on the Montessori Method. There are a wide range of activities covering different aspects of this development.<\/p>\n

Exercises of Practical Life
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\n\u201cThe Exercises of Practical Life are formative activities, a work of adaptation to the environment. Such adaptation to the environment and efficient functioning therein is the very essence of a useful education.<\/em>\u201d Maria Montessori<\/p>\n

Care of self<\/strong>
\nChildren, however young, love to be busy and fruitfully occupied. Activities to help with care of self, such as dressing frames, washing hands, eating independently and learning to use the toilet on their own are some examples.
\nCare of the environment<\/strong>
\nChildren learn to take care of their environment easily if it is part of their daily lives. Various activities and experiences prepare them to take care of their surroundings like caring for plants, sweeping, mopping, dusting and polishing. They take great joy in such work.
\nGrace and courtesy<\/strong>
\nIt is the simple graces that come together to strengthen and enable good inter-personal relationships \u2026 learning how to say please and thank you, how to wait ones turn, how not to disturb another child while working and how to be a constructive and helpful member of a community.\u00a0The Exercises of Practical Life help with co-ordination, concentration, orderly work habits, responsibility, social relations and independence.<\/p>\n

Manipulative Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n

These activities help the child to refine his or her movements, both large and fine. The materials offered are designed to assist the development of co-ordination, independence and self-esteem. The large movements include walking, running, jumping, climbing, and various whole hand movements. The finer movements include wrist and finger movements, strengthening the pincer grip and activities for eye-hand co-ordination. All these activities for both large and fine movements indirectly help cognitive skills and logical reasoning. Children explore, manipulate and arrive at conclusions.<\/p>\n

Language and Communication<\/strong><\/p>\n

Young children \u2018absorb\u2019 language effortlessly and must be given opportunities to develop and expand their vocabularies, visual acuity, listening and conversational skills. This happens through a collaborative effort in a stimulating and nurturing environment, with the exchanging of ideas and thoughts through various activities such as naming, matching, sorting, painting, singing, music and both one on one and group interaction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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15 months to 3 years
\n<\/strong>Infancy Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

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When children join our Infancy programme they are eased into a home away from home with friendly educators. The focus is on self-sufficiency, strengthening of gross and fine motor skills and the opportunity to engage with multiple activities that appeal to the senses. This programme is integrally related to skills required for independence in our day to day lives, which young children intuitively crave. The principle followed is \u2018learning by doing\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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3 to 6 years<\/a><\/strong>
\nPre Primary Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Around the age of 2 1\/2 to 3 years, children transition from our Infancy programme to the Pre-Primary environment. Commensurate with their growing developmental needs, there are plenty of opportunities for further sensorial development, physical coordination, enrichment of vocabulary and communication skills, and a deeper understanding of numerical concepts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ages 6-12<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Lower Elementary: 6 to 9 years (Grades 1,2,3)
\n<\/b>Upper Elementary: 9 to 12 years (Grades 4,5,6)<\/b><\/p>\n

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Close to the age of six, children are ready to stretch beyond the environment they know, and expand their horizons. They form a wider circle of friends, eager to exchange ideas. They have vivid imaginations, a voracious appetite for facts, and a desire to assert their claim for mental independence. Children of mixed-aged groups work on different concepts, unlike in a traditional classroom where every child is doing the same thing. Through the exchange of ideas and their own varied interests, they learn from each other and collaborate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Beyond Elementary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head Start Montessori Whitefield has grown organically and continues to do so. The essence of Montessori pedagogy and philosophy remains a strong guiding factor while our children prepare for higher grades leading to the Cambridge IGCSE Examination in Grade 10.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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