We nurture the talents and passions of each child to help them become purposeful, life-long learners.
Regent’s EYFS Department has not only maintained and developed ‘Outstanding’ ratings in KHDA and BSO inspections but the attainment and progress achieved by the children has also increased year after year. This has been possible due to the emphasis placed on the building blocks to early education. We believe in empowering children to self-direct their own learning.
Possibilities Are Infinite
Often am I asked what a child should look like by the end of the Foundation stage and I always say ‘happy’ and ‘confident’. We believe that children should be supported to learn through their passions and interests to make lessons purposeful and engaging. The British EYFS curriculum is not knowledge-based which puts emphasis on the skills that the children learn and how to apply them to a variety of situations. I often ask parents when the last time they used their mathematical skills that they learnt in school and it is always a real-life problem that they have to solve so why would we expect it to be different for our children at Regent.
The curriculum is engaging, challenging and purposeful with an underpinning philosophy of Positive Education which will help to create innovative, creative and caring future ready citizens of the world. If your child is not currently enrolled at the school I would be more than happy to show you how this innovative approach supports learning. I always listen to feedback to try and move the department forward and recently read that a parent said “Possibilities seem infinite at Regent. There are no limits in a child’s imagination about what they can do. Children are encouraged to take chances, try anything and not be afraid.”
RIS has specialist teachers for Physical Education, Music and Second Languages like Arabic as well as Spanish, Chinese, and Russian who work alongside the class teacher to enrich each child’s learning experience. The emphasis on the STEAM approach to learning means that our students can make connections between the different skills they learn in order to problem solve and create.
We endeavour to deliver all aspects of the Foundation Stage curriculum through a personalised and purposeful approach to education. The curriculum is made up of the following seven areas of learning and development: Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Communication and Language, Physical Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design.
Experiential learning is well integrated across the curriculum giving purpose to learning. We give all children the ability to flourish and develop their talents outside the classroom. In addition to academics, our FS 1 and FS 2 students participate in regular assemblies, festive sing-alongs, trips to local landmarks, musical productions, sporting activities and other extra-curricular activities.
