A typical day in PreKindergarten starts with a warm welcome from the teachers and children saying goodbye to their families as they begin their transition from home to school. Each classroom has a series of morning routines that children have been learning since their first day of school. These may include exploring a variety of learning encounters organized by the teacher to guide children’s thinking. Once they have settled into the classroom, the children and their teachers gather to have a morning meeting. This is an important part of the day as it brings the classroom community together and offers a moment for direct instruction.
Lessons include literacy, math, and social and emotional topics that might come up in their young lives. Lessons are presented through hands-on demonstrations, purposeful visuals, and lots of singing. Students then choose and rotate through interest centers—role-play, writing, science exploration, light and shadows, and construction, to name a few. Our PreK 3 and 4 children also attend specialist classes throughout the week including music, art, computers, library, physical education, and Thai. Students have a healthy snack in the morning and eat lunch in our separate canteen purposely built for our youngest students. The day ends with nap time in the classroom and an afternoon snack before returning home.