Planning the educational curriculum:
Our educators at John Brotchie use their knowledge of the children, their recent experiences in play based learning and their understanding of child development to plan future opportunities for learning. The Early Years Learning Framework calls this "intentional teaching". Intentional teaching involves educators being deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful in their decisions and actions. During small and large group play, our educators will use strategies such as modelling, demonstrating, open ended questioning, explaining, shared thinking and problem solving to extend the children's understanding and learning.
The educators use the five outcomes as listed in the Early Years Learning Framework, critical reflection of recent interactions and experiences and individual observation of children and small groups to guide what is planned. While many learning experiences will be based on children's interests, the educators at John Brotchie will plan opportunities for intentional teaching and knowledge building based on the terms 5 learning outcomes.
We believe learning environments have a huge impact on the quality of teaching and children's development and learning. We also believe that indoor and outdoor environments are just as important as each other and children should be given large blocks of unhurried time in both. The educators at John Brotchie therefore plan and provide vibrant, aesthetically pleasing and flexible learning spaces. We provide materials and equipment that allow children to explore their interests, lead their own learning and make choices.
