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Created: 25 September 2013

SECOND STAGE OR KINDERGARTEN for 3 to 6-year-olds

At Betània-Patmos, we welcome EI3, EI4 and EI5 children (kindergarten years 3, 4 and 5)

In the second stage, language becomes essential in order to build knowledge. It is for this reason that we work on our students´ phonological awareness in order to develop their communicative competence

In EI3, students are exposed to the English language through the “Splash into English” sessions with the 3-year-olds and daily “Language Showers” with the 4 and 5-year-olds. The “Splash” sessions are directed at creating phonological awareness of a foreign language and the “Showers” aim at using English orally to communicate about their daily life.

We initiate students into the musical and artistic languages, as they help enrich our students´ expressive and creative skills.

We base our teaching of mathematics on our students´ daily contexts, as we understand maths as a tool to foster reasoning, to understand and analyse the reality that surrounds them.

Our project based work stems from our students´ interests, teaching them to think for themselves and critically.

Education, though, goes beyond enabling children to learn and acquire knowledge. It involves creating cognitive challenges, a rich atmosphere that facilitates interaction,Our project based work stems from our students´ interests, teaching them to think for themselves and critically Education, though, goes beyond enabling children to learn and acquire knowledge. It involves creating cognitive challenges, a rich atmosphere that facilitates interaction, working on their self-confidence and self-esteem, ensuring they are on the path to becoming autonomous and helping them understand the world they live and will live in.

Finally, your children, our students, are important to us!

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