Well, all these are valid thoughts, but it also depends on how the remote-schooling experience is delivered to your child in Early Years. Let us help you understand and debunk these misconceptions better.
“How effectiveis virtual schooling to Early Years kids?” Children’s later school success appears to be enhanced by active, child-initiated early learning experiences. At Oakridge International Schools, we balance learning days focusing on all areas of the curriculum covered from math to music, history to art, and assemblies to sports.
Our young learners develop essential skills by involving in hands-on collaborative projects which builds their cognitive and motor skills. Fueling their curious minds, we encourage them to follow their own interests, usually by giving them access to the learning materials and clear instructions to follow.
Our carefully curated learning model focusses on your child’s capacity building to enhance independent learning. These include story-based learning, STEAM-related hands-on activities, games for math and spellings, downloadable quizzes and worksheets.
Our active learners practice and collaborate in small groups and individually in their live sessions. They then apply the learnt knowledge and skills on relevant and engaging activities to enhance their presentation skills.
Here’s a quick glimpse at our Blended Learning Model.
“Isn’t it too much screen time for young kids?”From virtual extra-curricular activities to bake-offs; from class quizzes to story time, our virtual school days are as varied, engaging and challenging in the virtual world as they would be in the physical, steering away from the misconception of online learning only pertaining to laptop screens.
Blending asynchronous and synchronous learning for instance, a lesson about space and solar system was carried forward by our young learners for an entire offline learning day, where they were asked to create a 3-D model of the solar system using materials at home and later present it to the class. This form of offline activity followed by an online presentation, helps students understand the concepts better and limit screen time.
Early Year learners at Oakridge have a range of offline activities that are emailed in advance for different days of the week by their teachers. This allows them to stay completely away from the digital screens on certain days to perform these enriching offline activities, yet remain focused on learning.
“How will the kids develop social skills when there is very limited physical interaction? Young minds thrive in an environment that is filled with warm friendships and social connection. While we understand that e-learning can never substitute the physical schooling environment, virtual schooling does bring with it the unique advantage of collaboration opportunities ”
Student-led and moderated discussions, encourage each student to lead each week or for a particular topic, promoting leadership and communication skills.
Promoting cultural exchange at a young age, our online platform connects your child to over 67 ,000 students across 29 countries. Your child can collaborate and learn from activities designed by Early Years experts, that sparks their imagination.
We bring out the best in your child by introducing peer-review activities, where we group your child with other kids who have similar interests boosting their engagement over common topics. Ice-breaker sessions are spaced out throughout their weekly learnings, to develop a sense of community.
“I will wait for the schools to physically re-open.”85% of a child’s brain networking is completed by the age of 5. So, these early years are highly crucial for their mental and physical development, which forms the base for their growth for the rest of their lives. It is also important for parents to remain far-sighted in this regard.
Learning never stops at Oakridge. With high-quality resources and creative activities set by their class teacher, your child can continue to take their first steps into early years education from home.
Missing out on crucial early years of schooling tends to stunt the overall social and emotional development of a child, if they are going through long periods of idleness till schools reopen in unforeseen future. This also impacts and increase in the performance gap compared to their other peers of same age.
The imprints that early teachers leave on a child’s impressionable mind not only stay with them for long but also influence their attitude towards learning, academic achievements and professional success for rest of their life.
Our STEAM teacher, Tom guides young learners through making a pendulum painting with materials you can find at home!
A science lesson with Mr. Collins, a Science Specialist
Our STEAM teacher, Tom guides young learners through making a pendulum painting with materials you can find at home!
With MIT challenges, our students find experiments they can do at home, and get creative!
