Carinya provides an outstanding Kindergarten Preparatory Program. This play-based program introduces children to early learning skills and activities in a secure and stimulating real school environment. Children are given opportunities to become inquisitive, confident learners in a warm and caring setting.
Children must turn 4 years old by the 30th of April in the year they commence the Prep program. The program is designed for children to participate for a maximum of 2 years prior to starting Kindergarten.
Please note: Children must be toilet trained prior to commencement.
THE PROGRAM
The Prep Program integrates experiences across all curriculum areas using set themes each term to provide a springboard for investigation. We seek to facilitate a ‘hands-on’ approach through a range of play-based and formal learning opportunities that allow children to explore, investigate, create, and become more confident in attempting new experiences. It is an approach where the process is important and the result is secondary.
Within our program, we encourage and support children to follow directions, listen to instructions, process information, achieve social development, and develop curiosity about their world, themselves, other people, and God.
Prep (4-5yr olds)
The Kindergarten Preparatory Class (Prep) emphasizes school readiness and a smooth transition to Kindergarten the following year. Students are introduced to formal pre-writing and pre-numeracy skills, and in the second half of the year, they make regular visits to the Kindergarten room to meet their teachers and prepare for the transition to full-time school.
PREP TO KINDY REBATE
Families whose children are enrolled in the Kindergarten Preparatory Program and continue into Kindergarten the following year are eligible for a 50% rebate off the total fees paid the year prior to Kindergarten. This rebate will be applied directly to the family's School Fees Account at the start of the Kindergarten school year to reduce the Total Annual Fees due for that year.
FEES
Children enrolled in the Kindergarten Preparatory Program are assumed to continue their enrolment for the entire year for the same number of days each school week. Refer to the Fees Schedule for full details.