Jervis Bay Preschool Philosophy
At Jervis Bay Preschool, we believe children are capable and involved learners who learn best when they have collaborative and positive relationships with their peers and educators. We believe children are unique, resourceful and active participants in their own learning and we nurture them into being lifelong learners. We provide targeted and supported daily opportunities to foster early literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge.
We value our diverse cultural identity and work in close partnerships with the community and families to develop a strong learning culture. We acknowledge families as the child’s first teacher and work in collaborative partnerships to share knowledge. We value and honour the voices of our children and our families and continually develop mutual respect and trust between home and preschool.
At Jervis Bay Preschool you will see:
Children:
- Learning through play
- Taking safe learning risks in their play
- Embracing cultural learning/learning cultural identity
- Respecting elders and local Aboriginal culture
Families:
- Sharing knowledge and expertise
- Sharing cultural knowledge
Community:
- Preschool and the primary school working together
- Honouring the varied cultures, languages, traditions and histories of all people in our community
- Strong relationships with elders and community leaders
- External agencies supporting individual student’s developmental needs
Educators:
- Valuing and incorporating children’s contributions, questions and ideas
- Guiding and supporting children’s play experiences
- Interacting with children
- Co-constructing learning together
- Reflecting together
- Providing intentional teaching, well planned and responsive to children’s needs
- Catering for individual interests
- Providing choices in learning
- Engaging children in learning on country
- Incorporating First Nations perspectives in teaching
“Education begins the moment we see children as innately wise and capable beings. Only then can we play along in their world.” – Vince Gowmon
