Pre-primary School

WORLD-CLASS, INNOVATIVE EDUCATION

At Hypha, we have a whole-child approach to education that supports children’s rights to play, to be in nature, to be nurtured, to pursue their own interests, and to be collaborators of their own learning.

Besides immersing our learners in nature with a robust curriculum and pedagogy, we emphasize connection to self, connection to peers, and connection to community.

We integrate practices that connect mind, body and heart, such as gratitude practices, pebble meditation, growth mindset, social-emotional learning, free self-expression through the arts, and physical movement.

We educate in a nurturing, home-like, and loving environment, modelling constructive ways to relate in a community. We focus on collaborative approaches with the child to problem-solve and address the root cause of any challenging behaviour, not merely on modifying the behaviour. We use non-punitive methods of conflict resolution and honour the right of all children to feel safe.

We believe in connecting students to the local community to provide them with rich real-world learning experiences. Our aim is to integrate local knowledge, traditions, and wisdom into our learning journeys, guided by locals. We also encourage families to be part of the learning experience, sharing their expertise and skills with our young learners. As a community, we will regularly celebrate learning through walking galleries, family workshops and cultural events.

Curriculum

Using the English Curriculum, our learners develop a solid pre-academic foundation of letter and word recognition, number, shape and color identification, all at each child’s pace.

We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to learning and, as such, we bring decades of education experience to truly individualize learning for each child. This means that we are highly qualified to accommodate children at different levels of abilities, whether your 4-year-old child is reading chapter books or if she has little interest in letters. The best part of it all is that learning will be through messy play, experiential learning, and nature immersion, following each learner’s interests.

Most importantly, we don’t overschedule children in the pursuit of filling them with knowledge. Instead, we concentrate on quality education over quantity because people need time and space to develop in-depth knowledge and skills as well as to regulate their emotions. Children are people!

Pedagogy

Our methodology is inspired by progressive approaches to education: Forest School, Reggio Emilia, and Montessori.

These play and inquiry-based approaches over time progress to project-based learning as the children grow. As children follow their own interests in their learning journey, the educator can scaffold and individualize the learning experience.

Takes place in a woodland or natural environment to support the development of a lifelong relationship between the learner and the natural world. Our trained professionals create a safe, non-judgemental nurturing environment for learners to take supported risks appropriate to the environment and to themselves.
Examples of activities during Forest School time include climbing trees, building shelters and dens, foraging, playing social games, working on arts and crafts with elements from nature, going animal spotting and bug hunting.

In this approach, educators observe children closely, listen to them carefully and give value to their own ideas to gain an understanding of the child’s interests and then build strategies to allow children to expand on those ideas. Reggio educators believe strongly in a child with unlimited potential who is eager to interact and contribute to the world. In this approach, the expressive arts are given high importance as a vehicle for learning.
In line with Reggio Emilia, we use a process art approach during art where the work is child-driven without a finished form in mind. Exploration and discovery guide this artform with originality and free thinking, not imitation, being the goal.

Montessori spaces are beautifully crafted environments designed to meet the needs of children in a specific age range. In multi-age groups, children learn at their own pace and are given the freedom and support to question, probe deeply, and make connections.

Nature immersion

Our facilities consist of 7000 sqm of gardens and wooded areas to enjoy the outdoors. Our students are fortunate to be able to spend an average 3 hours a day outdoors for lunch, play, and learning.

In the pre-primary years, children engage in outdoor play, mindfulness activities, and thematic projects immersed in nature. They spend ample time exploring the natural world, fostering curiosity, creativity, and physical development.

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Through hands-on experiences, pre-primary students develop an appreciation for nature and a sense of environmental responsibility. They learn about sustainability, caring for animals, and gardening.

In addition, weekly Forest School sessions provide opportunities for immersive outdoor experiences connecting children with the wonders of the forest and fostering a deep connection to the natural world.

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OUR UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODEL

Ages 3 through primary.

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