FOUNDATIONAL YEARS AT SIS

The SIS Foundational Years Programme focuses on providing a stimulating environment and curriculum for the holistic and healthy  development of children. The Foundational Year comprises of three years of pre-primary (Nursery, Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2) at SIS and two years of primary (Class I & II). 

Our Foundational Years curriculum a happy blend of various Early Years Educational philosophies based on the NEP 2020’s proposal to provide the children with a child-centred curriculum that prepares them for the rigor of the Preparatory stage (Class III, IV & V). 

The curriculum for the first three years of learning in the pre-primary at SIS (Nursery, Kindergarten 1, and Kindergarten 2) is an eclectic mix of:  

• Multiple Intelligence Theory by Howard Gardener
• Play Way & Kindergarten Method by Friedrich Fröbel
• Montessori by Maria Montessori
• Reggio Emilia by Lorris Malaguzzi

At SIS we believe that all children can learn in a nurturing, supportive and child centric environment.
Our principles emulate the vision and mission on which SIS stands: 

• Create a community of life-long learners.
• Allow for individual differences and creativity in meeting academic needs.
• Realise the implications technology will have on the children’s lives.
• Encourage each child to take responsibility for his/her own learning.
• Support creative, critical thinking for students, staff and community.

Early childhood methodologies in Pre-Primary (SIS) 

(Nursery, Kindergarten 1 & Kindergarten 2) 

The first three years of the foundational years are offered through SIS- a premier pre-school programme. Immersing in our award-winning curriculum has the following benefits: 

• Provides a strong foundation and builds a wholesome personality.
• Embraces every child through a well- researched, balanced multifaceted curriculum.
• Ensures the holistic development of every child by compassionately nurturing their personal, physical, social, and emotional development.
• Promotes development in language, literacy, logical reasoning, and creativity skills through a hands-on learning approach.
• Builds real world connects through field trips, guest visits, exhibitions, simulation and mock set-ups.
• Small group learning for individual attention.
• Prepares the children for a seamless transition into the latter two years of the Foundational Years (Class I & II).