Our Approach

How Alma Street Approach Learning.

Our approach to learning is grounded in values, structured daily routines, and a carefully designed curriculum, all aimed at nurturing citizens of the future.

Our Values.

The children always come first, and their agency (their free choice to express themselves) sets the foundation of our planning cycle.

Community

Fostering a strong sense of community and belonging.

Diversity

Embracing differences and encouraging inclusion.

Growth

Valuing the ‘now’ and inspiring positive citizens of the future.

Play

Championing play as a foundation for early childhood education.

Learning

Encouraging curiosity and growth through a positive experiences.

Child-Centred

Prioritising children's agency with our planning cycle.

Daily Routines

Our daily routine is very flexible and evolves as the year progresses.

Click the buttons below to see what we get up to throughout the day.

Our curriculum is play-based and child initiated.

Children’s explorations, interests and observations are scaffolded alongside their peers with thoughtful and enriching possibilities.

This involves:

  • Daily planning and reflection shared with caregivers both in the morning and afternoon

  • Encouraging children to investigate, experiment and research the world around them and allowing this to guide their own learning and future plans

  • Group times, routines, transitions, indoor/outdoor play sessions engage our children in the development of Executive Functioning, language and communication skills, social interaction, mathematical concepts, physical challenges and resilience

“Early Childhood is a period of momentous significance for all people growing up in our culture.”

Donaldson, Grieve & Pratt 1983

Creating citizens of the future

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Creating citizens of the future •

Global Citizen

“Someone who is aware of and understands the wider world – and their place in it. They are a citizen of the world. They take an active role in their community and work with others to make our planet more peaceful, sustainable and fairer.”

Oxfam UK, 2023

How we’re helping shape the citizens of the future:

  • The attention given to Executive Functioning skills at Alma Street promotes problem-solving, self-regulated learners, supports impulse, encourages flexible thinking and gives practice to using working memory.

  • Our current cohorts are the future kindy parents.

  • Promoting global citizenship through the lens of caring for the environment, physically, socially and emotionally.

  • Investing in the concept are part of a worldwide community and what a good world would look like.

  • Empowering children to be peaceful, tolerant and inclusive members of society.

Come along and join the gang!

Let’s provide your child with the nurturing, consistent, and enriching educational experience they deserve.

Schedule a visit to Alma Street Pre-Prep in Gympie, where we're committed to building bright futures, one child at a time.