Kindergarten and Lower Primary Section

When a visitor walks through the gates of the kindergarten (‘KG' – children of four and one-half years of age) and the Lower Primary (‘LP' - children from five to eight years of age) sections of the school, she sees a world of chaotic activity: running, laughing children being chased, children digging furiously in the sand, water splashing, swings flying, a small knot of children bending over a picture book, a house built of bits of coloured cloth, a lively cricket game, a group of easels with brightly painted pictures, a table of children busily cutting and pasting and so on. There is no apparent organization. The pace is swift, the mood, lively and energetic. Yet this enthusiastic learning environment is carefully orchestrated and planned.

“I could see the way the children are very carefully looked after, the way the activities are organized, accurate and flexible, and the way the teachers are trained and involved.”
Visitor to KPM model school

The environment is especially prepared to expand the child's expressed interests, and all the activities and resources grow out of and build on those interests. The classroom areas, organized according to subject, contain varied activities planned by the teachers, who are also trained to take up spontaneous activities suggested by the children. All the toys, learning aids, and materials in the school are accessible to the children to play with or explore at their own pace. No activity is compulsory; the child is free to move wherever he wishes.

The happiness of the child and his love for learning are the main aims of teachers in the KG and LP. The teachers build strong, trusting relationships with the children, and the children develop a deep sense of self-worth. This provides the foundation for the children's future learning and growth in the school.