Where play promotes a love of learning

Chadwick International’s Early Years program is where students ages 4 - 6 fall in love with learning. From the moment they enter the room, they’re encouraged to play, inquire, connect and express themselves. With classrooms and content designed to stimulate their natural sense of wonder, Early Years students quickly discover what it means to be active, independent learners.

Chadwick’s Core Values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty, Fairness and Compassion are reinforced each day in an environment where students learn to be happy, healthy and self-confident. Each grade is based around key stages of development with activities that prepare students for the challenges of academic and personal growth to come. Teachers focus on building trust and language skills, which empower students to be bilingual, speaking English in school and their native language at home.

What an enthusiastic and understanding teacher can do to open vistas for a child and assist them in releasing their own innate powers cannot be measured.

Margaret Chadwick

Early Years teachers recognize and foster each child’s unique attributes, giving them the freedom and confidence to be responsible leaders in their own education. Students learn to communicate and collaborate effectively. They ask “why,” form theories, test their ideas and discover new things — all of which encourage a deep love of learning.

Physical activities and multi-sensory experiences get students connected with their environment for hands-on learning that is both effective and fun. Playing and learning outside is more than an outlet for their energy. They develop imagination, resourcefulness, key problem-solving skills and a sense of well-being. Children thrive when they have the opportunity to play safely and freely while learning to assess risk and manage new situations.

Early Years Philosophy

PLAY

PLAY

NEGOTIATED CURRICULUM

NEGOTIATED CURRICULUM

Through a negotiated curriculum, we offer a balance of teacher-facilitated and student-led learning experiences. We believe:

children must have control over the direction of their learning
children must be able to learn through multi sensory experiences
children must have endless ways and opportunities to express themselves through the use of their ‘hundred languages’ (Loris Malaguzzi) which are the symbolic representation of their ideas, thoughts, feelings and dreams.

Through careful observation and documentation, we begin to see each child's remarkable competencies which help guide us to the next steps for learning that, in turn, support their intellectual pursuits.

ENVIRONMENT AS THE THIRD TEACHER

ENVIRONMENT AS THE THIRD TEACHER

INQUIRY IN NATURE

INQUIRY IN NATURE

Learning outside the classroom supports the development of healthy and active lifestyles by offering children opportunities for physical activity, freedom and movement, and promoting a sense of well-being. It gives children contact with the natural world and offers them experiences that are unique to outdoors, such as direct contact with the weather and the seasons.

Playing and learning outside helps children to understand and respect nature and environment, recognize the interdependence of humans, animals, plants, and lifecycles and assess risk in a safe environment. It supports children’s problem-solving skills and nurtures their creativity.

A LOVE OF SCHOOL

A LOVE OF SCHOOL

At Chadwick International, we want our youngest learners to develop a love of school and a positive attitude toward learning. We want to cultivate the joy of self-discovery. We aim to inspire children to question the world around them, build theories, test ideas and discover new things by challenging what that they already know or understand. We want our youngest learners to be happy, healthy and self-confident members of our community.

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