Prep Year information 2020

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Enrolment for Prep 2020 opens soon. Look out for information.

The Preparatory Year is a full day program for five days a week, where children can continue on from their learning at home, kindergarten or childcare. It is designed to provide the foundation that children need for success in later schooling.

In Prep children learn through investigations and play in a range of structured and unstructured learning environments.

Children attending Prep will also have access to

Performing Arts with a specialist
Physical Education with a specialist
Library borrowing in the Resource Centre
Assembly
Tuckshop
iPads and computers
Specialist play areas

Each day the children in Prep will be involved in:

Indoor play
Outdoor play
Morning tea and lunch
Quiet time
Australian Curriculum learning experiences including numeracy and literacy
Music and games

What will your child learn in Prep?

In Prep children learn in many different ways including play, organised games, and investigation. They develop important life skills by working with other children and adults. Prep makes connections between school and what your child learns at home and in early childhood education and care.

Prep helps your child develop:

a positive approach to learning
independence and confidence
thinking and problem-solving skills
language skills
early literacy and numeracy
physical abilities

Prep curriculum

Prep teachers in state schools (and most non-state schools) use the Foundation Year of the Australian Curriculum (PDF, 1.5MB) to guide children’s learning. The Foundation Year in the Australian Curriculum refers to the year before Year 1. In Queensland this is called Prep.

Learning through play

When children start Prep they move to a more structured learning environment, but they continue to learn through play.
During play children make decisions, solve problems, develop thinking and teamwork skills, communicate, and develop a positive sense of themselves.
Types of play used to help Prep children learn may include:
manipulative—doing puzzles, making necklaces or constructions
games with rules—playing board and card games or outdoor games with rules
exploratory—using blocks to investigate weight, height, number, shape and balance
fantasy—children creating props for space adventures
physical—moving through obstacle courses, climbing, running
Other activities like music, painting and drawing encourage language, reading and writing skills.