About this Session
- Re-examine conventional early-years classroom practices.
- Shift from teacher-directed instruction to child-centred learning.
- Create purposeful opportunities for play, exploration and discovery.
- Balance foundational learning with holistic child development.
Key Learning Areas
- Developmentally appropriate early-years pedagogy
- Play as a powerful learning process
- Foundational literacy, numeracy and communication
- Activity-rich and multisensory learning
- Classroom routines that promote independence and curiosity
- Responding to developmental differences among learners
Professional Outcomes
- Review existing KG practices critically
- Design engaging and developmentally appropriate learning experiences
- Reduce dependence on formal, worksheet-driven instruction
- Strengthen language, thinking and learner participation
- Apply child-centred strategies in everyday classroom practice
Take-back to Practice
My Classroom Reimagined: identify one practice to discontinue, one effective practice to strengthen, and one new child-centered practice to introduce.
Programme Schedule
Saturday, 29 Aug 20269:15 AM
Invocation & Welcome
Opening, orientation and programme briefing
9:30 AM
Session 1
Rethinking Early Childhood Learning
11:00 AM
Morning Break
Refreshment break
11:15 AM
Session 2
Learning Through Play, Talk & Exploration
12:45 PM
Lunch
Lunch break
1:30 PM
Session 3
Observation, Individual Differences & Responsive Practice
3:00 PM
Afternoon Break
Refreshment break
3:15 PM
Session 4
Designing the Modern KG Classroom
4:45 PM
Reflection & Closure
Reflection, key takeaways and commitment to application