Our Curriculum
Kiducation is the core educational belief of Podar Jumbo Kids Early Childhood Centers. Kiducation, as the name suggests, is education from the point of view of the child’s development, and so Kiducation ensures that the activities and learning that kids are exposed to at their age is relevant, developmentally-appropriate, culturally specific, and hands on.
To ensure all of the above, the Kiducation Curriculum has 3 specific elements:
Hand-Head-Heart = Hand-Stimulation, Head-Thinking, Heart-Nurturing
Hand – Stimulation
98% of the brain develops in the first 6 years and thus young kids love to touch everything, in fact, they use their 5 senses in learning. To help make brain connections, learning in Kiducation is about the basic stimulation involved. Hence, all learning at Jumbo Kids is about sight, sound, and touch or experience. So, hands-on-stimulation, the first element in the Kiducation Curriculum translates for teachers and parents into creating opportunities for kids to understand, reason, and implement.
Head – Thinking – Why?
Is the favorite word of young kids, this is because their neurons are connecting at a breakneck speed and curiosity becomes the key to keep these neurons connected. So at Kiducation, we do not believe that ‘curiosity killed the cat’ in fact we believe that curiosity helps create brighter brains. So we allow kids to question and in fact motivate them to wonder. So while a rote-based curriculum will teach kids that the sky is blue, Kiducation helps them wonder and understand ‘why’ the sky is blue. For parents and teachers, it translates into projects, events and activities, all designed to help kids wonder, question and seek their own answers.
Heart – Nurturing
The goal of all education is about using knowledge to make the world a better place. When the head thinks, the heart understands and implements. Kiducation knows that it is EQ that will make kids successful individuals and so all learning culminates into doing, practicing, and creating stress-free environments for kids. Teachers and parents partner to understand that children have a strong desire to explore, question and manipulate and nurturing this desire sets the stage for future learning and lead to clarification and understanding the foundation of lifelong learning.
The EYFS
Early Years Foundation Stage is the curriculum framework of the United Kingdom. It sets out and defines the following:
- The 7 areas of learning and development which guide professionals engagement with your child’s play and activities as they learn new skills and knowledge
- The EYFS Framework explains how and what your child will be learning to support their healthy development. Your child will be learning skills, acquiring new knowledge and demonstrating their understanding through 7 areas of learning and development.
The Podar Jumbo Kids curriculum is designed to encourage learning outcomes that focus on nurturing children to develop holistically, morally, aesthetically, and globally including knowledge acquisition and academic skills. Based on the EYFS curriculum, these learning outcomes are divided into the following, and in-depth assessments are done at each age-stage on every area of learning:
- Personal Competencies and social development
- Language and literacy skills
- Early numeracy skills
- Knowledge and understanding of the world
- Creative development
- Understanding information and communication technology
- Physical skills and competencies
The 7 areas of learning and development are used to plan your child’s learning and activities. The professionals teaching and supporting your child will make sure that the activities are suited to your child’s unique needs. This is a little bit like a curriculum in primary and secondary schools, but it’s suitable for very young children, and it’s designed to be really flexible so that staff can follow your child’s unique needs and interests.
Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:
- Communication and language;
- Physical development; and
- Personal, social and emotional development.
- Assessments that will tell you about your child’s progress through the EYFS.
ASSESSMENT BASED ON EYFS AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS
In-depth Portfolios of each child’s work, activities, and checklists of developmental milestones are maintained and shared regularly with parents. Included are also checkpoints from EYFS.
Seven areas of EYFS Learning and Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Communication and Language
Literacy Program
Mathematics Skills
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
Children should mostly develop the 3 prime areas first. These are:
- Communication and language;
- Physical development; and
- Personal, social and emotional development.
- Assessments that will tell you about your child’s progress through the EYFS.
ASSESSMENT BASED ON EYFS AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS
In-depth Portfolios of each child’s work, activities, and checklists of developmental milestones are maintained and shared regularly with parents. Included are also checkpoints from EYFS.
About Podar Jumbo Kids
Podar Jumbo Kids is one of the leading Early Childhood Centers in India. It has centers pan India, each one as happy and committed as the other.
Podar Center, 85, Parel Post Office Lane,
Parel (East), Mumbai – 400 012.
Office: +91-22-4333-0017
Email: admissions@jumbokids.com
Podar Center, 85, Parel Post Office Lane, Parel (East), Mumbai – 400 012.
Office: +91-22-4333-0017
Email: admissions@jumbokids.com