our aims
what you should know about kindy groove
The aim of Kindy Groove is to provide an alternative, fun format to compliment and build on what is already being taught by caregivers at childcare and at home.
Kindy Groove utilses the "Arts" as a valuable learning tool by covering the following Key Learning areas:
- Arts & Creativity:Through the world of dance, the aim is to develop the children's musicality, creativity self expression and curiosity
- Health & Physical: Dance promotes fitness, flexibility, equilibrium and helps to improve co-ordination & gross motor skills.
- Language & Communication: Extending vocabulary
- Mathematical: problem solving & counting
- Courage: Promoting confidence & self esteem
- Social & Personal/Behavioural: During the classes we introduce theatre etiquette in both performance and observation skills. These involve taking turns, which help to teach patience, courtesy and co-operation, courage and responsibility
- Following each class a brief note is sent home describing what we did that day. This is to help parents share the experiences with the children.
- Most of all, we hope the children enjoy the classes as much as we do.
Kindy Groove Inclusion Policy
Kindy Groove aims to be an all inclusive programme, providing every child with equal opportunities and access to valuable learning experiences by encouraging children to participate as a group. This assists in covering the key learning areas of arts, communication and social development and eliminates the isolation of any child.
While the focus of the classes is to have fun, Kindy Groove provides the opportunity to expand children’s concentration and listening skills, increase confidence and self esteem and enhance social and emotional development, by teaching the following:
Acceptance - you don’t always get to choose, ‘you get what you get & don’t get upset’
Cooperation - sharing
Collaboration - being part of a group
Courtesy & Respect - towards the teacher and our friends
Patience - waiting for our turn
Tolerance - overcoming frustrations
Appreciation - of different types of music and of each other
Equality & Humility - I am not more important than my friends
Gratitude - recognising that someone has done something for us
Responsibility - understanding consequences
By engaging all of the children in a group, Kindy Groove allows them to have fun with their friends and make them feel like a valued member of the class, regardless of their ability, gender, cultural background or socio-economic status and preparing them for life’s future challenges