Learning Goals

At EtonHouse we believe that curriculum is, in its broadest sense, each and every learning opportunity that a child experiences in a day, both planned and incidental. We also acknowledge the experiences that a child has outside of the school setting and the influence of the specific socio-cultural context in which children develop. We strive to work in partnership with parents towards the establishment of strong home/school partnership to best support children’s learning and development. Our pedagogy reflects current research and ongoing development in the field of early childhood education (John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, Howard Gardner), we also acknowledge the strong influence of the work of our colleagues in the infant and toddler centers of Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy.

Five domains identify what children learn in the Inquire・Think・Learn Curriculum. This organizational framework defines a structure around which planning and evaluation is developed in order to provide a rich and productive educational experience for our children.

• The Child as a Social/Cultural Being
  • Understanding Self and Others
• The Child as Communicator
  • Speech and Language including Multiple Literacy’s and Symbols
• The Thinking Child
  • Building understanding of the World, Creative and Logical Thinking, Mathematical, Scientific and Technological Understandings
• The Physical Child
  • Building Health, Safety and Physical Understandings;
• The Child of the 21^st Century
  • Building Environmental Understandings

The Hundred Languages of Children

By Loris Malaguzzi, Founder of the Reggio Emilia Approach