The Early Years Programme at New Mission Academy is designed to lay the foundations for a love
of lifelong learning. Through our child-centred approach, your child will be given the
opportunity to drive their own learning and follow their interests, whilst developing key
strengths and abilities. Your child will be engaged in play-based experiences that allow them to
make connections to what they already know and encouraged to ask questions, reflect, and update
their understanding of society and the world around them.
The learning experience that your child will have with us is driven by the pedagogy, nurturing
independent learning skills, and encouraging every student to take responsibility for their
learning.
We provide our Early Years students with a holistic learning experience that integrates social,
emotional, physical and cognitive development. Our learners are engaged in stimulating
inquiry-based curriculum. We provide learning experiences that are meaningful, inclusive and
multi-sensory, in order to raise your child’s natural curiosity and interests through a number
of engaging units of inquiry. The foundations of Mathematics and Literacy are also firmly laid
here to prepare your child well for entry into Primary School.
A balance is achieved between the programme of inquiry and the subject focus areas. Subject areas are not taught in isolation but are blended together to create learning experiences that mirror the real world. Mathematics, Languages, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, Music and Visual Art are taught through integrated units of inquiry. When studying local and global issues, we reinforce the connections between respective subjects, creating a more effective and meaningful learning experience. We want your child to be able to solve real-world problems by applying a more comprehensive and creative way of thinking. To achieve this, our students learn to explore subjects in a more integrated fashion, developing a robust understanding of each subject and the relationship between each subject. Our STEM programme adopts this approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. As a result, students at New Mission Academy gain a deeper, more complete understanding. And, better still, it gives them the inventive flair needed to become tomorrow’s innovators and entrepreneurs.
