Geniekids - KHOJ - Pre Primary School for 2-5 yrs old

Welcome
The best way to understand a school is to experience it. We invite you to observe a session in progress, as that would give you a first hand idea of how we work with children.

Nonetheless, we offer below a brief overview of our philosophy, curriculum framework and methodology. Also (right click and 'save as' here to download a PDF brochure)

Also see KHOJ home page at www.geniekids.com/khoj

The Philosophy
Fortunately we do not have any expectations from the child.
To us each child is unique, comes with own set of strengths, learns at own pace, and grows into an independent personality.

So its important that we RESPECT each child as an individual. Respect their efforts, struggles, feelings, and intelligence. And most importantly respect their natural and voracious capacity to learn.

 The Curriculum
We also realise that everything that’s part of a child’s life is the curriculum. Everything that the child encounters and experiences is something to learn about and learn from. Which means only a curriculum based on all aspects of child’s life can be holistic. Hence, we use the framework of  Multiple Intelligences ensuring that all intelligences are given equal importance to deliver comprehensive learning exposure to the child.

The Methodology

1 Let the Child Learn
We do not teach - we let the child learn and all the child needs to learn are exposures and experiences. Experiences which are real, meaningful, interesting, involving (child does something in it) and relevant. For eg: Whats the point of showing a chart of vegetables, when child can eat one and experience how it tastes – raw! Or why teach ABCD in that order when we do not use it in that order anywhere in our life – lets just work with wonderful and meaningful words.

2 Interaction is the Key accelerator
A child learns best from another child. So, we make the interactions between children intensive to make their learning extensive. The facilitator further builds on children’s doing, fueling more interactions. For example, children learn colour, not through some chart or material, but by everybody in the class using the colour names in regular conversation, like, “Use this yellow duster to wipe your blue chair”

3 Simple material, many extensions, open learning
We believe a handful of bottle caps can be used to learn language, maths, social skills, body skills, and so on. The facilitator observes each child’s doing and leads the child into many different directions. This open ended learning often crosses multiple subject areas, with child connecting and learning different concepts simultaneously. This makes learning continuous, fun and meaningful, while each child still learns at his or her own pace.

4 Parent Involvement
Since children are learning 24/7, it is imperative that parents are completely involved in the child’s development. Hence, we make available in advance the calendar and schedule of activities for a month, the schedule being updated on daily basis. Apart from a monthly parent-child day, parents are encouraged to observe and be part of their child’s session as frequently as they can.

Working with Multiple Intelligences

Geniekids’ Preschool ultimate goals are:

* To become a successful lifetime learner
* To prepare the child to successfully enter the mainstream school
* To steep the learning in our cultural values, traditions and Indian heritage.

 Throughout the three-year preschool curriculum, child will acquire a full breadth of developmental skills necessary to successfully enter schooling eager and ready to learn. Towards the final year of pre-schooling we will introduce much of the scheduling and activities that will make the transition to school an easy one.

The Eight spokes of Development (Curriculum)
Geniekids has been a forerunner in recognizing and developing Multiple Intelligences based approach towards a child's development. Geniekids brings its in-depth understanding and vast experience of using Multiple Intelligence as a curriculum framework
 

KHOJ DETAILS

Timings: 9:30 to 12pm

Monday to Friday

Fee Structure:

Admission Fee: Rs6000/-

Monthly fee: 1500/- (payable quarterly)

More details
Geniekids approach is to get the children to
*  Initiate learning and set their own objectives.
*  Connect to their current experience.
*  Experiment and Explore.
*  Make own conjectures, create own learning paths.
*  Ask Why? and also ask Why not? The former fosters analytical thinking, the latter creativity.
*  Explore various group processes - from individual to pairs, small groups and large group working.
*  Use all kinds of resources - books, computers, musical instruments, scientific instruments, kits, toys, games, puppets, props, clay, sand, art, etc.
*  Simultaneous use of right-left brain leading to whole brain development;
*  Kinesthetic movement and hands on work to make learning a holistic experience

Visit GenieKids centre to explore opportunities available for children, parents and teachers.

Call: 25202510 or 411-62-575 or 98450-45833 Or Email: info@geniekids.com

All programs conducted at Geniekids Learning Centre at  Indiranagar, Bangalore:
No 3023(corner house), 13th Main (NPS road), 8th Cross, Opposite Graphite Aptms, HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore-08.

TIMINGS: Monday to Saturday 9 to 6pm;
Sunday Holiday
(Please call before coming)