Successful Foundations Successful Foundations is a project which supports the positive transition to school of Kindergarten children and their families through a system wide implementation of the Early Learning Policy for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
Successful Foundations provides open-ended play for children’s learning and wellbeing for the first hour of the day for at least five weeks of Term 1. Children will enjoy the love, delight and wonder of play. The project provides children with the opportunity to actively demonstrate their funds of knowledge and interests, build relationships and become familiar with the context of the school. Successful Foundations also provides teachers with the time and opportunity to develop meaningful relationships as they observe and interact with the competent, creative and capable child.
The learning environment of the classroom and the outdoor setting is intentionally and thoughtfully designed to invite your child to play and to provoke deep knowledge and understanding. These intentional spaces are called “provocations.”
There are five specific provocations including:
· Dramatic Play
· Blocks and Boxes
· Maps in My World
· Sharing Stories
· Being Outdoors
Successful Foundations endorses current research and acknowledges the diverse ways young children learn and engage with their worlds. It provides a continuum between prior to school and school environments and is based on the following six declarations.
