Curro recently staged a concert called “a trip around the preschool in 60 minutes” by the pre-school learners
Parents and grandparents all brave the bitter cold to see what their little children were up to. The expectations were high and the queues kept forming as the hall filled to capacity.
A concert by preschool children will always be full of surprises. They might be good or bad, but you are bound to have surprises.
The biggest surprise would be the skills of the teachers in getting most of the very small children (2 years) to go through their paces. I never thought it was possible, but I have now seen the proof. The screen opened to a group of two-year-olds, or so I am told, that was so cute. Most managed to do some of the moves that they practised for hours. But the stars were the ones that found the crowd more fascinating than the concert.
The stage fright (surprise) kicked in the moment the curtains opened and no amount of coaching and cheering could move the little ones to join the group. The parents enjoyed it thoroughly.
In a higher grade, the movement of the lights (in circles) caught the eye of a toddler and he kept following it with his head as it moved. The crowd cheered and laughed. The rest of the groups did not disappoint and continued to perform the moves that they practised.
Al the groups had a theme and the costumes were brilliant. Music played and the children danced or paraded around the stage, well as I said, most of them did. Those that didn’t, continued to be the delight of the crowd.
A “Flight Captain” gave directions to the concert and made everyone feel at home. She gave a good description of where the groups were “heading” before every appearance.
There were Ladybug Land, Woodlands, Potlood Paradys, Lilo and Stich Island to name but a few.
I am sure that several of the parents and especially grandparents secretly wiped a tear away while enjoying the concert. I know that I was moved and thoroughly enjoyed the kids.
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Curro Secunda Preschool
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Curro Secunda is an independent preschool in Secunda, Mpumalanga, that provides high-quality early childhood development for children from 3 months to 5 years, with a focus on the ELDAs. Our small class sizes allow our dedicated teachers to engage each child in our internally developed play-based curriculum, at affordable school fees, and build strong, caring relationships with each child. Our school is on the same campus as our primary and high schools, which allows children to easily progress from preschool to primary school in a familiar environment.
What do we offer?
At Curro Secunda, we lay the foundation for your child’s future social and academic life by incorporating play in stimulating, developmental activities, such as creative movement and artistic expression. By involving you, as parents, in your child’s learning experience, we provide a holistic development programme with small class sizes at affordable school fees, that stretches beyond the classroom.
How do we support your child’s early childhood development?
As a Curro School, our internally developed programme is designed with the Early Learning and Development Areas (ELDAs) in mind. This approach to early childhood development aims to stimulate physical, social, emotional and cognitive well-being through developmental activities and engaging play areas. ELDAs focus on aspects such as gross-motor development, fine-motor development, social awareness, communication, spatial awareness and arts.
We encourage loose-parts play
The development of curiosity and imagination in early childhood is vitally important to the development of problem-solving skills and critical thinking later on. Therefore, as a Curro School, we encourage playing with loose-parts and multi-purpose playthings, rather than single-purpose toys that don’t involve much imagination. Through loose-parts play, children in our small class sizes use their natural curiosity to explore previously undiscovered fascinations, such as stacking, rolling, sliding, fitting, colours and more.
Curro Secunda activities
As a Curro School, we believe that participation in extramural activities plays an important role in promoting social skills, self-confidence and physical well-being. These activities are offered by external tutors or coaches, at a cost in addition to our affordable school fees, and generally take place on the preschool premises.
