At Kidz Planet before and after school we aim to create a program where the individual needs of all our children can be met through a wide variety of creative, educational, and recreational activities.
In recognizing each child as an individual, we attempt to offer as wide range of activities as possible, so their developmental needs can be met daily. Through these choices, we hope to enhance the physical, social, intellectual, creative, and emotional wellbeing of our children in a safe and secure environment where they feel they have the room to grow and flourish.
Each day we offer options based around both active and passive activities. Given the choices being centered on indoor/outdoor activities, creative activities, and a general games in play area.
A quiet area for homework and reading is also available.
In giving our children these choices, we aim to encourage them to make decisions for themselves thus helping build self-esteem and self-control skills.
Communication is also an important part of the out of school care program (OOSC). Giving the children the opportunities to talk and listen, we hope they will learn to respect the views of others while feeling free to express opinions of their own. We feel it is our duty to help each child to develop social skills such as patience, cooperation, respect for self and others, acceptance of different ideas, and how to build positive human relationships.
Our curriculum is based on Project-based learning (PBL). PBL prepares students to relate academic situations, accept and meet challenges in the real world, and mirroring what professionals do every day. Focusing on a big open-ended question, challenge, or problem to research and respond to and/or solve.
Project-based learning connects students to the real world.