About the School and some of my Beliefs:
After 25 years of Pre- Primary teaching in Swaziland, the opening of my own Edu-Care
Centre - following the outsourcing of the companies Pre-Schools Department – has
been the culmination of my dreams for pre-school education in Swaziland.
I believe that every child should grow up in a loving and caring home
environment where good moral principles are nurtured, and children are taught to
respect and care for their fellow men.
I lead a team of dedicated and caring facilitators, in a special place where
learning and fun go hand in hand. I believe in quality hands-on learning
experiences for young children. Children develop to their full potential by
LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, in a stimulating environment where they can actively
participate in physical, creative, social, intellectual and cognitive
experiences.
My Pre-Primary School education is geared
to the child aged from 2 to six. It
aims to develop the WHOLE CHILD – Physically, Intellectually, Socially and
Emotionally – to help the child develop the skills and understanding that are so
necessary as a foundation and preparation for future learning, and for life
itself.
Pre- Primary School education differs from Primary Schooling.
At the Edu- Care Centre the child learns through actively involving
itself in the learning process by experimenting and doing things. Children
are encouraged to PLAY and freely discover things for themselves. We
deliberately organise experiences to enable the child to learn as they
play. Young children do not learn from sitting passively and listening –
they need to participate and learn from their own experiences and
activities.
The Edu-Care Centre follows a variety of week long Themes which encourage
the child to explore the world around them.
The Pre-Primary School year is as much about learning how to socialise, as
it is to learn about the world around the child. To teach children to open
their eyes to the world around them is to give them a gift for life. A
child's brain is like a sponge, almost effortlessly absorbing and storing
information and experiences.
Education is a dynamic partnership between children, teachers and parents.
We need to work together to provide the best possible foundation on which
to build the childs future school career.
As English is one the universal language of business, the Edu-Care Centre
is an English Medium Pre-Primary School. I feel that we need to ensure
competence in this language at an early age, thus enabling the growth of
future leaders in business, commerce, education and politics.
