Early Years Foundation Stage: Our Preschool Curriculum

The Early Years Foundation Stage is a time of amazing change, as your child evolves from toddler to emerging learner. Children develop and learn in different ways, and we take account of this in planning our teaching and activities at St. Andrews International School Bangkok. As a result, our kindergarten and nursery school curriculum encompasses the education and care of all preschool-aged children, including those who may have some learning challenges.

“Helping your child have the best possible start to life.”

We keep up-to-date with the best preschool educational practices from around the world at our Bangkok kindergarten, but our main curriculum guidance is taken from the UK. As changes are made to the Foundation Years provision, we look critically at our own practice and make any changes to our preschool teaching that would enhance the education we offer.

Structure of our Bangkok Preschool Programme

The Early Years Foundation Stage is divided into three groups: Nursery, Kindergarten and Reception. The curriculum is split into three prime and four specific areas of learning, with three learning characteristics that we help our pupils achieve:

Prime Areas of Learning:

• Communication and Language
• Physical Development
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Specific Areas of Learning:

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts and Design

Characteristics of Effective Learning:

• Playing and Exploring
• Active Learning
• Creating and Thinking Critically

For more information on our Early Years programme at St. Andrews International School Bangkok, please contact our friendly admissions team.

Downloads

• Guide to Nord Anglia Virtual School Experience_STA
• Ready for school checklist for Early Years Foundation Stage_STA
• Wellbeing Guide
• Guide to Nord Anglia Virtual School Experience v1 Chinese STA
• STA Guide to Nord Anglia Virtual School Experience - THAI