Kids Island

Kid's Island Staff 2008/2009

 

CLASSROOMS:

 

There are 9 spacious classrooms allowing many different activities to run simultaneously. 

 

OUTSIDE PLAYGROUNDS:

There are five large outdoor shaded play areas equipped with safe, solid play equipment and cars.

 

SAND & WATER:

Children’s exploration with sand and water naturally helps build various skills. By sifting sand and scooping water, children improve their physical dexterity. By joining others in blowing bubbles or making a sandcastle, they develop social skills. At the same time, they enhance their cognitive skills as they explore why certain objects sink in water and others float with the various items, such as sponges, spades, sieves etc, at their disposal.

 

PLAYROOM:

Creative play and dressing up are very important activities which activate the imagination and stimulate role play  activities.  This enhances childrens cognitive and social development.  

 

PROJECT ROOM:

Fun Experiments:

All the children will have an opportunity to observe and participate in simple experiments.  This will enable them to experience new ideas and how things work in a fun way.

 

Junior Chef: 

All our little ones will have the opportunity to participate in this simple but fun cooking session. It will enable them to experience the world of food first hand, as they are the ones making their own snacks. It is a wonderful way for them to discover new tastes, textures and smells.  Whatever is not eaten in class will be taken home for parents to sample.

 

CLASS ACTIVITIES

Daily Nursery activities:

 

ART AND CRAFT

Working with art materials is a wonderful way for children to experiment with colour, shape, design, and texture. Through all the free painting, free drawing, gluing, sticking and other related activities, it enables the children to learn many skills, express themselves, appreciate beauty, and have lots of fun all at the same time.

 

BRAIN GYM®

Brain Gym® is a system of quick, enjoyable and energizing movements designed to directly enhance brain function, allowing access to full learning potential. The consistent use of Brain Gym® movements wakes up neural connections in the whole body to make it feel safe and emotionally centered. The movements also   integrate the distinctive functions of the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

In addition to the regular nursery activities, children also have the opportunity to enjoy the following class activities:

 

MUSIC & SINGING:

We have a singing group leader who will follow the children all year round in their classes, accompanied by various instruments. This is a great way to boost the children’s confidence and speech as they learn the actions and words of the songs as a group. Everybody works very hard (especially the children) to organize their concerts.

 

STORYSACKS:

Is a large bag containing a good quality story book with supporting materials to stimulate pre-reading activities. To bring the book to life, soft toys of the main character, props relating to items in the story and non fiction books are available.

 

LIBRARY:

When children are read to regularly and encouraged to look through books on their own, to listen to story tapes and to make up their own stories, they develop the motivation and skills to read and write.  On library day, the children get to choose a book that they are able to take home in their library bag, enjoy it with mum and dad, take good car of it and return it the next week on time to be able to borrow another one.

 

SHOW AND TELL:

Each child will receive a special Show and Tell Bag. This activity encourages the children to talk to their friends, it will also develop their social skills and boost their self-esteem. Please note that the selected item should fit in your child’s Show and Tell bag.

 

GYM TOTS:

Gym Tots is a soft approach to stimulate the children’s gross motor development, using a set of specific equipment such as hoops, soft mattresses, colourful shapes, various kinds of balls etc.  The sessions are presented in a game form, so to encourage the children to join in the throwing, jumping, carrying, balancing and all sorts of other creative games.

 

FIELD TRIPS:

The nursery organizes Field Trips to various destinations in Dubai both in and outside of nursery hours for children and parents, throughout the year.