Inclusion Support Teacher
Our policy is to integrate children with additional needs, and we find it advantageous for all the children at the preschool. We offer children with these needs support, social interaction, play and learning within a normal pre-school environment.
Early intervention can significantly help children’s learning and social outcomes. Having a qualified Additional Needs teacher helps target children who are in need of extra support that might otherwise not have received this help until much later in their schooling careers.
Music and movement
Jack and Jill is fortunate enough to have Jin Park play the piano and lead the children in a singing and music time. Children love to move to music, through music children learn about storytelling and rhythm and which are part of our everyday speech and lives. Music and singing are part of our everyday program at Jack and Jill.
Cultural Diversity
Our Wombats teacher is fluent in Mandarin. Our Possums teacher is fluent in Korean and we also have an Educator who speaks Farsi. At Jack and Jill we celebrate cultural diversity and welcome parents to come and share with students their cultural traditions. We celebrate and teach our children about many different cultural celebrations and traditions.
Yoga
One of our big successes is yoga. Some of our teachers have an interest in yoga and have adapted it to suit a preschool environment. Yoga calms and focuses, it also helps with gross motor skills. It is sometimes used as a great interactive storytelling tool, with the children using the poses learnt to move along with the story.
Shows
Shows and incursions are an important part of the preschool program, whether a puppet show or a science experience. We notify parents well in advance of any proposed events, and we welcome full parent participation.
Our policy is to integrate children with additional needs, and we find it advantageous for all the children at the preschool. We offer children with these needs support, social interaction, play and learning within a normal pre-school environment.
Early intervention can significantly help children’s learning and social outcomes. Having a qualified Additional Needs teacher helps target children who are in need of extra support that might otherwise not have received this help until much later in their schooling careers.
Music and movement
Jack and Jill is fortunate enough to have Jin Park play the piano and lead the children in a singing and music time. Children love to move to music, through music children learn about storytelling and rhythm and which are part of our everyday speech and lives. Music and singing are part of our everyday program at Jack and Jill.
Cultural Diversity
Our Wombats teacher is fluent in Mandarin. Our Possums teacher is fluent in Korean and we also have an Educator who speaks Farsi. At Jack and Jill we celebrate cultural diversity and welcome parents to come and share with students their cultural traditions. We celebrate and teach our children about many different cultural celebrations and traditions.
Yoga
One of our big successes is yoga. Some of our teachers have an interest in yoga and have adapted it to suit a preschool environment. Yoga calms and focuses, it also helps with gross motor skills. It is sometimes used as a great interactive storytelling tool, with the children using the poses learnt to move along with the story.
Shows
Shows and incursions are an important part of the preschool program, whether a puppet show or a science experience. We notify parents well in advance of any proposed events, and we welcome full parent participation.