Children need caring and responsive relationships through which they learn, play and develop.
In Davie Academy, learning is seized through play and inquiry-based activities based on the child’s age, development and setting.
“Playing is learning” and this is the DAVIE ACADEMY way of introducing children to school in the early years.
DAVIE Academy gives the best quality instruction based on age appropriate practices and play:
Quality matters for children because there is evidence that shows that quality effects and affects the way children learn and thrive within the institution.
Quality matters for families because the question of wanting the best for one’s child is underlying when choosing the best program, curriculum and environment.
Davie Academy provides an environment for a child to explore, be active and learn with and through play. The aspects of the environment which are vital for development must first and foremost be safe and then promote the senses of curiosity within each individual child.
Davie Academy has a mission to create an interactive, warm and loving environment which will help children develop and learn with the best practice measures and individual differentiation strategies suited for each child within the program.
Overall, Davie Academy directors, teachers and aides aspire for children to form secure attachments and love learning within a safe setting, which promotes cognitive and language abilities.
Davie Academy will pursue best quality in early childhood education. Quality in education derives from best practices, stimulating materials and toys which enhance and promote learning, an adaptive environment for children based on needs, as well as highly trained staff and educators, who will follow program guidelines to promote development, safety and care.
The rights of children in whatever capacity must be at all times and under all circumstances met with the best possible consideration of each individual child at-hand, whether it is physical, mental, social and/or emotional care of the child’s well-being.
An inquiry based curriculum allows children to explore and be creative thinkers and learners. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics) allows for learners of all ages to be excited about the world around them, while learning the basics in literacy and communication, gross-motor skills, fine-motor development, problem-solving, and personal-social skills.
An ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) administered every three months of the child’s development allows for parents and teachers to assess the milestones of the child at home and in school, while focusing on literacy and communication, gross-motor skills, fine-motor development, problem-solving, and personal-social skills. The ASQ screener allows for growth of a strong parent-teacher partnership which enhances student success in learning and thriving in the early education atmosphere.
STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.
The Project Approach refers to a set of teaching strategies that enable teachers to guide students through in-depth studies of real-world topics
Play and Exploration in early years settings means children are able to choose activities where they can engage with other children or adults or sometimes play alone, and during those activities they learn by first-hand experience – by actively 'doing'.
Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning that emphasizes the student's role in the learning process
It focuses on domain-specific, developmentally appropriate content and skills.
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