It’s a fact – Finland rates as one of the best education systems in the world. Educators know it, but parents are often surprised to find out. In PISA scores Finland consistently performs better than all European countries (including the UK), out-performing the United States too.
Kipina takes the best of what Finland has to offer, and improves it even further with up-to-the-minute teaching practices based on scientific research and structured learning through focused instruction – making it easy for kids to transition into any school. We combine play based learning with small class sizes, safe, clean and clutter free environments to give your child an amazing experience.
Kipina is a globally researched and intentionally designed learning program that builds on the developmental needs of children aged 4 months to 6 years to support a child’s complete development at a time when the child’s brain is most receptive.
Early childhood development sets the foundation for lifelong learning, character development and health. Exploration through play and the arts capitalises on children’s natural curiosities and exuberance, and has a powerful impact on brain development.
Our extensively researched program is structured and interactive – guiding children, (including infants), toward specific learning goals. This enables Kipina kids to make an easy transition into K-12 education. Kipina’s structured, play-based approach has proven so popular that we’ve expanded to 7 countries on 2 continents in just 4 years.
Like Finland, we invest in and develop our teaching staff. Kipina’s teachers and teaching assistants are experienced early childhood or primary school educators and receive extensive training on Kipina’s curriculum and its teaching methodology. No Kipina preschool can open without all the academic staff undertaking rigorous training in our program and teaching methods.
Every child needs and deserves individualised attention. At Kipina we keep class sizes small and we support teachers with adequate assistants and nannies as may be needed.
Kipina’s inspiring and contemporary environments are different to most preschools. The eco-friendly, design soothes children, creating a safe, fun, super-clean and nurturing environment.
Our method of teaching includes “Gradual Release of Responsibility” and “Focused Model Instruction.” This accelerates and supports each child’s learning process building character, curiosity and confidence. This approach helps children to learn more, at a faster pace. Learning is also scaffolded, so the teacher does not move on until the child fully comprehends what is being taught.
Our business model is designed to support parents. Our fee structure is easy and transparent, and with convenient pick up and drop off times to support working parents. Parents can also participate in their child’s program and stay with your child during early days to help assimilate the child in to the pre-school . With in premises CCTV and safety trained staff we promise you peace of mind. Kipina provides on going workshops, seminars and child centric services to add value to their lives.
Kipina endeavors to engage with the best primary schools within and near each Kipina to ensure that Kipina kids have places for advancement into Primary schools.
Kipina's researched program was designed to merge play-based learning with structured outcomes that give kids a head start in school life. Our curriculum encompasses six core areas + innovation focusing on the; emotional, social, cognitive and physical development of each child.
Play and exploration provide a platform for supporting the development of children’s literacy and numeracy skills as well as capitalising on children’s natural curiosities and exuberance with the world around them. Early childhood is not only a period of amazing physical growth, it is also a time of remarkable mental development.
Kipinä supports every child’s social and emotional development in ways that allow each child to form positive relationships with others. In providing a safe and caring learning environment where a child’s sense of self is nurtured, opportunities for the development of one’s character is a natural progression and intended outcome of the program.
An integrated focus on physical activity and wellness development through the Kipinä curriculum supports strong cognitive and physical development and produces high academic performance in children. Current brain research shows evidence that children who are physically active and lead healthy lifestyles are happier and able to advance more quickly developmentally than children who experience a more sedentary unhealthy lifestyle.
Kipinä seeks to provide an inclusive environment that celebrates the uniqueness of every child. In this caring environment, children will be nurtured to develop a deep understanding of the culture to which they belong, while instilling an appreciation and acceptance for the diversity of cultures that exist in our global society. Children will become socially responsible citizens sensitive to equitable and democratic practices that deepen their sense of cultural identity.
Children are active learners in the process of making meaning of the world that surrounds them. How they choose to communicate affects their identities and is influenced by language. Kipinä offers a socially and intellectually engaging environment where children’s communicative practices, languages, literacies and literate identities are valued and supported.
Children need numeracy skills to solve problems, make sense of time, numbers, patterns and shapes. Numerate Kipinä kids will develop confidence in making judgments or taking actions in all aspects of their daily lives through the ability to critically assess and reflect upon quantitative information. Providing our children with a strong numeracy foundation will allow for deeper explorations in mathematical thinking and concepts as the child enters into KG-12 school settings.
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