Programs
Play is an important part of the Brunswick Kindergarten curriculum
The Brunswick Kindergarten staff closely observe the children while they engage in indoor and outdoor play experiences.
Staff use their observations when planning activities and experiences to further each child’s:
Individual interests
Cognitive development (the way children think)
Emotional development (including separation and dealing with own emotions)
Social development (making friends)
Language development (communication)
Fine Motor Development (use of fingers and hands)
Gross Motor Development (use of arms, legs, feet and body)
Spontaneous teaching moments arise often.
Play is the young child’s way of learning. At Brunswick Kindergarten children learn through their ability to touch, manipulate and experiment actively with materials and to interact with other children while taking risks.
Observing and recording information about the children at play forms the basis to planning the kindergarten program. The children’s needs and interests guide the direction of the program. This is why each Brunswick Kindergarten group program differs from another.
Brunswick Kindergarten’s program is a play-based, emergent curriculum that is recorded daily and changed regularly to reflect the direction of the children’s interests.
Records of the children’s daily kindergarten experiences can be viewed in the classrooms by parents. These records include photographs, notes taken about the experience and children’s comments and conversations.
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Timetable
Three-year-old and four-year-old children participate in 15 hours of the kindergarten program per week.
These hours are standard kindergarten hours in Victoria for sessional kindergarten. Ask us about our extended hours program!
Our Kinder Programs
Exciting developments have occurred in our programs recently for both 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds. The 4-year-old program proudly includes a Bush Kinder program, based in Royal Park, as well as frequent excursions around our local area. Our 3-year-old groups are all led by degree-qualified teachers, and offer a variety of program lengths to suit any family schedule. We are proud of our focus on Sustainability and embedding the perspectives of our First Nations Peoples in all kinder experiences.
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Classroom
The Kitchen Garden Program is a play-based, hands-on program that promotes a lifecycle approach to teaching children about fresh, seasonal, and delicious food.
The aim of the program is to pleasurably engage and educate young children in the growing, harvesting, preparing, and sharing of healthy food.
Thanks to the 2023 fundraising team we were able to purchase a 24-month membership which will give us a host of online training resources and lesson plans.
Our passionate team of teachers and educators will spend time in our garden each week as part of the kindergarten curriculum. The children will learn about the seasons, and plant varieties including bush tucker.
From little things, big things grow!
Committee of Management
A committee of parents, elected at the Annual General Meeting in November each year, runs and operates the Kindergarten.
We encourage parents to join the committee in order to have greater input in the education of your child and more engagement with your local community.
Kinder Policies
Please find below a selection of our most used kindergarten policies. These are reviewed every three years by the Committee of Management. We ask that prospective kinder families review these policies as they enrol for our programs.