Keera-pat International School has been providing students with quality early childhood education, through a family atmosphere for the past 3 years. 

                                            

We believe:

• Every child is unique
• All children have strengths which need to be brought out and built on
• Young children’s learning should be built on that which is familiar to them
• Learning should be primarily an active, first-hand experience. Young children need opportunities and space to explore and discover
• Learning should be a pleasurable and rewarding experience
• Children’s independence and self discipline need to be encouraged
• Every child needs to feel emotionally secure in order to develop to their full potential
• Play is an essential and rich part of the learning process

We expect to:

provide a curriculum to enable students to acquire skills necessary to meet the challenge of a complex and changing world.

provide students with experiences that are culturally enriching

devise a variety of assessment strategies to evaluate student achievement

invest in technology

provide comprehensive and reliable sources of information on student development and progress

promote the school as a center of learning for all members of the school community

provide opportunities for teachers and students to experiment with new ideas for curriculum

provide a staff development program

provide opportunities for teachers to observe each other and to plan interdisciplinary activities

involve students and parents in planning curriculum and school activities

provide an environment which encourages the school community to take risks

encourage a love of learning that is life long

encourage academic achievement

foster a community and school partnership that creates excited learners

provide an environment that values integrity

promote readiness so that students function successfully as learners

provide counseling services to assist students in their individual needs

provide school facilities appropriate to the school's philosophy and objectives

Enrollment Age for Kindergarten (Nursery to Kindergarten)

      Student applying to Nursery must be 2 years old by August 31st of the enrollment year.  To be enrolled in the age-appropriate class, a child must be the age of that class on or before August 31 of the school year following;

 Nursery            2 - 3  years old              1 September 2004 – 31 August 2005
 Pre-K 1            3 – 4 years old              1 September 2003 – 31 August 2004
 Pre-K 2            4 – 5 years old              1 September 2002 – 31 August 2003
 Kindergarten    5 – 6 years old              1 September 2001 – 31 August 2002

Decision making depends on (by written and oral tests)
      
      - English proficiency
      - Social or emotional development
      - Length of attention
      - Curiosity (want to learn something new!)