Kinnery Play Group & Nursery

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Dr Maria Montessori, the 1st woman doctor in Italy, the brain behind the scientific development of the Montessori method. Dr Maria Montessori's approach to education was to observe children carefully to discover their individual needs. She believed in the innovative method of teaching.

The Montessori approach places emphasis on educating the whole child covering all aspects of development - intellectual, social, physical, emotional and spiritual. Children should be allowed to experience the joy of learning. Multi-sensory and sequential material facilitate learning a sense of order and method.

the first 6 years are the formative period in a child's life where unconscious learning gradually emerges to the conscious learning.

Kinnari's Early Childhood Education . . .

• Is a playgroup that offers a unique environment for your child integrated with nature. Here your child meets other children in an informal atmosphere.

• Here, emphasis is not laid on academics but on learning through song, dance and play.

• Within each child lies a unique talent. Being a member of this playgroup would facilitate in identifying this inherent talent and nurturing it.

• Interacting with the peer group will help build confidence of your child, motivating him / her to improve and excel.

• The faculty at Kinnari Play Group will guide in developing hobbies and moulding your kid into a mature child.

• We lay a firm foundation for your child to grow stronger physically and equip them to face the future.

Kinnari Play Group and Nursery - The best start for your child.

PHILOSOPHY :

The Kinnari playschool is an extention of our home. "The House of Children" as we call it. Ours is the first step for children to develop their abilities. For this we provide a stimulating environment that allows the child the freedom to act spontaneously and are motivated to further their perception all the time. The special environment prepared in our house of children enhances the child's desire to learn. One of the fundamental point in our method of education is limiting the help of the adult so as not to harm the child and arrest her development.

From the very begining children must be encouraged to see colours, shapes, listen to interesting music, sounds, hear encouraging and soothing voices, move their limbs and bodies, feel different textures and surfaces, be aware of varied tastes and smells. For this our school provides all the necessary tools and aims at holistic development.

Man is guilty of many errors. But our worst crime is ignoring the children. It is like neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things an adult needs can wait. The child cannot. To him we cannot say tomorrow. HIS NAME IS TODAY.

OBJECTIVES :

1. Encouragement of overall development.

2. No set goal or stress on performance.

3. Learning at an optimum level.

4. Widen parenting horizons.

5. Practical and integrated approach which aims at holistic development.

6. Develop full intellectual capacity to be able to adjust socially, emotionally, culturally, creatively and also grow up physically strong and happy.

FOCUS : We believe in :

1. Child centred learning and not teacher centred learning.

2. Cognitive learning and total development.

3. Planned environment that provides self discipline and not teacher instilled discipline.

4. Concrete learning not to abstract learning.

5. Child centred learning and not teacher centred learning.

6. Cognitive learning and total development.

7. Planned environment that provides self discipline and not teacher instilled discipline.

8. Concrete learning not to abstract learning.

Curriculum & Activities :

All our innovations on 'NEW EDUCATION' can be summed up in one line. "Grooming the children really means inculcating a sense of the self in the child".

1. PRACTICAL EXERCISES - Fine Motor Skills
   Practical exercises help in hand and eye co-ordination and helps the children to achieve mastery of their movements.
   Some of the exercises are :
   Folding Napkins
   Pouring and Washing Activities
   Sorting and Sieve Activities

2. SENSORY EXERCISES
   Everything in the classroom is for touching and exploring - helps in the refinement of all the senses.

   Activities based on :

• Hearing

• Smelling

• Tasting

• Seeing (dimension, clolour, etc)

• Touching

• Art and Craft
  
  

1. LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION
   Helps in each child's comfort with communicating and expressing ideas.

   The Activities are :

• Vocabulary games

• Stories

• Picture Talk

• Informal Talk

• Speech and Drama
  
  

1. SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL
   Social and Emotional skills is an important focus in a child's development.

   We try and help through :

• Music and Movement

• Action songs

• Festivals and Celebrations

• Daily Chores and Routines - active participation of the child.
  
  

1. COGNITIVE
   It is an important demand of development - using tangible objects to represent abstract ideas.

   Children are given the following :

• Concrete materials used to develop concept of quantity

• Sequencing, puzzles, matching, etc

• Building materials
  
  

1. PHYSICAL EXERCISES - Gross Motor Skills
   Structured programmes of movement and physical mastery of motion

   Activities include :

• Running, Exercising, Stretching, etc

• Swinging, Balancing, Climbing, etc

• Nature walk, Cycling, Crawling, Rocking, etc
  
  

1. FIELD TRIP & CHILD'S PROJECTS

• Field trips help the adults to develop a rapport with the child and thereby make her independent

• Child's Project in the form of scrap books to show child's work at school

Kinnari Cultural Centre

Kinnari Foundation, (section 25 company) is a social Institute founded in 1970 by late Mrs Kusum Chhatrapati, a freedom fighter and an active social worker. The aim of the Institute has been to promote welfare of women and children.

In association with late Mrs Kamladevi Chatopadhyay, she actively promoted social activity for women and also established a shop with a garden on Bhulabhai Desai Road to market their products.

On her death in August 2000, her daughter, Mrs Asmi Shah as Managing Director gave a new focus to the activities of the Institute. She established Kinnari Cultural Centre at the shop and garden at Bhulabhai Desai Road.

This Centre seeks to develop physical and mental skills of children of age group 3 - 14 with the help of experts. Classes are held to develop artistic skills like painting on various objects, dancing, music and physical development through judo, gymnastics, etc.

Special programmes are arranged for children during vacations. For women, programmes like yoga, ceramic painting, embroidery, saree draping, murals, vegetable carving, etc are arranged.

The entire objects of the Institute remains charitable and the surplus is used to provide fees for needy school children and medical help to needy persons.

At Kinnari Cultural Center, classes are held to help children develop their educational and artistic abilities in a creative manner. We have a variety of hobby classes to suit individual talents.

As a special service, Kinnari Cultural Center has appointed Dr Harshida Pandit to provide able guidance to parents who have children with behavioral disorders. ( By appointment only )

Enquire for Weekly Holiday Workshops, competition for Chess and other entertainment programmes.

Kinnari provides Medical Aid and Educational aid to the needy and we take corpus donation and issue 80G Certificate.