Prep

Prep

A step forward in setting the foundations for formal schooling

Prep will set children on the path to lifelong learning 

Prep provides the foundation children need to succeed at school by developing:

• A positive approach to learning
• Independence and confidence
• Thinking and problem solving
• Language skills
• Early literacy and numeracy
• Physical abilities, including gross and fine motor skills

What will your child learn in the Prep Year?

The learning experiences in the Prep Year will help your child to:

• take on responsibilities
• become more independent
• respect other people
• cooperate with others
• make sensible choices about their health and safety
• develop their physical skills
• develop their oral language
• develop their early literacy understandings
• develop their early mathematical understandings
• learn how to be thinkers and problem solvers
• use their imagination and creativity
• learn about their environment.

Prep has the capacity to cater for all children regardless of where they are in their learning journey as children can work individually and be extended if they show readiness.

Children now begin Year One having been introduced to school programs like Sound Waves, Go Maths and the You Can Do it Program in Prep. They also participate In the Perceptual Motor Program which assists with language concepts, verbalising what they are doing and helping develop coordination and memory.

Children in Queensland must by law turn 5 by 30th June in the year of starting Prep. This also means that they must turn 6 by 30th June in the year they commence Year One.

For more information and details about Prep, open the Prep Handbook attachment below.