WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY KIDUCATION PHILOSOPHY?
IT IS A TERM COINED BY OUR DIRECTOR MS SWATI POPAT, IT MEANS EDUCATION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE CHILD. HENCE AT JUMBO KIDS WE FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM, WHICH MEANS AGE SPECIFIC CURRICULUM.
WHAT IS TRANSFER POLICY ?
THIS IS ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURE WITH JUMBO KIDS THAT IF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR YOU AS A PARENT GET TRANSFER TO ANOTHER CITY WHERE THERE IS JUMBO KIDS AVAILABLE. WE HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSFER POLICY IN PLACE WHERE ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS APPROACH A PRESENT CENTRE AND FILL UP A FORM AND THE DATE ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRANSFER YOUR CHILD, AFTER WHICH YOUR CENTRE WILL GET THE NEEDFUL DONE, AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO THE CENTRE WHERE YOU HAVE APPLIED FOR, ON THAT DATE. AS FAR AS YOUR CHILDS SYLLABUS IS CONCERENED YOU NEED NOT WORRY BECAUSE ALL JUMBO KIDS ACROSS INDIA FOLLOW SAME CURRICULUM AND TEACHING PATTERN AND IT IS AS GOOD AS PICKING UP FROM WHERE YOU LEFT.
WHY SHOULD YOU PUT YOUR CHILD IN JUMBO KIDS OVER OTHER SCHOOLS AVAILABLE IN THE MARKET?
THE 4 USP’S OF JUMBO KIDS ARE
IT IS THE ONLY PRESCHOOL CHAIN THAT HAS AN EDUCATIONIST LEADING IT, HENCE THE CURRICULUM, THE SET UP OF THE SCHOOL IS KEEPING IN MIND THE UTMOST QUALITY OF THE SCHOOL.
WE HAVE OUR OWN TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE, SO WHATEVER WE TEACH IS KEEPING IN MIND ,THE DEVELPOMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM.
WE ARE A COMBINATION OF INDIAN VALUES AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, WHICH MEANS WE TEACH YOUR CHILD ABOUT INDIAN CULTURE AND KEEP HIM ABREAST ABOUT THINGS HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY.
SITUATION : CHILDREN CRY ON THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF SCHOOL :
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
MANY PEOPLE THINK THAT IT IS BECAUSE THE CHILD IS TOO YOUNG ETC,BUT AT JUMBO KIDS PARENTS ARE EXPLAINED AND TEACHERS TRAINED TO UNDERSTAND TWO STAGES THAT CHIDREN ARE GOING THROUGH-OBJECT PERMANENCE AND SEPARATION ANXIETY. SIMPLY PUT OBJECT PERMANENCE MEANS WHEN YOU PLAY PEEK-A-BOO WITH ME THE OBJECT JUST DOES NOT DISSAPPEAR I KNOW IT IS THERE AND THIS LEADS TO SEPARATION ANXIETY THAT I KNOW MY MUMMY HAS NOT DISSAPPEARED WHEN SHE DROPS ME TO SCHOOL, I KNOW SHE IS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE, SO THE CHILD THINKS HE CAN CALL HER BACK BY CRYING.
SITUATION : CHILDREN HATE TO BRUSH THEIR TEETH.
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
CHILDREN ARE SHOWN A PUPPET SHOW ABOUT TEETH AND GERMS AND HOW THE SUPER TOOTHBRUSH AND TOOTHPASTE HELP SAVE THE TEETH, CHILDREN GO ON A FIELD TRIP TO BUY A TOOTHBRUSH, THEN THERE IS A DENTAL CHECK-UP IN SCHOOL AND CHILDREN GET A DENTAL CERTIFICATE.
SITUATION : WHEN CHIDREN START WRITING THEY OFTEN COMPLAIN ABOUT THEIR HANDS PAINING ESPECIALLY THEIR WRISTS AND FOREARMS.
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
WE HAVE ACTIVITIES LIKE PARACHUTE PLAY THAT HELPS STRENGTHEN THE VERY MUSCLES THAT REQUIRE WRITING-THE WRIST, THUMB, FOREARM, ELBOW AND SHOULDERS, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN SCISSORING ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FINGERS AND THUMB AFTER ALL THE SAME THREE DIGITS USED IN A SCISSOR ARE USED IN HOLDING A PENCIL, FIRST LET CHILDREN LEARN HOW TO CATCH A BALL AND THEN GIVE THEM A PENCIL. CATCHING A BALL REQUIRES GRIP, HOLD AND EYE-HAND COORDINATION, SAME AS WRITING.
SITUATIONS : CHILDREN ARE FUSSY EATERS AND DON’T WANT ANYTHING BUT WAFERS AND COLDRINKS FOR SNACK TIME
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
JUMBO KIDS HAS FIXED TIME TABLE FOR PARENTS FOR EACH DAY OF THE WEEK SO THAT CHILDREN WILL GET VARIETY OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THEIR SNACK TIME. ALSO WAFERS AND COLDRINKS ARE BANNED IN THE SCHOOL PREMISES.
SITUATION ; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN FACE A LOT OF INTERVIEWS AND STRESS
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
ADMISSIONS ARE WITHOUT INTERVIEWS, FIRST COME FIRST SERVE AND NO STRESS AS OUR CURRICULUM IS BASED ON BRAIN RESEARCH AND HENCE STRESSES ON PLAYWAY METHOD, STORIES, SONGS, RHYTHMIC ACTIVITIES AND ENQUIRY BASED LEARNING AND TEACHING. IN A NUTSHELL IT MEANS THAT AT JUMBO KIDS YOUR CHILD WILL NOT ONLY LEARN THAT THE SKY IS BLUE BUT WILL ALSO LEARN WHY THE SKY IS BLUE.
SITUATION : MOST MOTHER’S DON’T KNOW THE WORDS OF THE SONGS SUNG BY THEIR CHIDREN AND HENCE ARE UNABLE TO HELP THE CHIDREN AT HOME.
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
A REGULAR FEATURE EVERY MONTH IS “SING WITH MUMMY”, WHERE THE PARENTS COME IN WITH THE CHILD AND THE TEACHER ARRANGES A ONE HOUR SINGING SESSION, SO THAT THE PARENTS CAN PARTICIPATE WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND LEARN TO SING THEIR CHILD’S FAVOURITE SONGS ,’JUST LIKE THE TEACHER’.
SITUATIONS : MOST SCHOOLS GIVE A REPORT
CARD FOR THE CHIDREN, THE CARD MAY HAVE MARKS OR GRADES.
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
WE FEEL THAT THE REPORT CARDS DO NOT ACTUALLY TELL A PARENT ABOUT THE SKILLS OF THE CHILD. WE HAVE PORTFOLIOS FOR EVERY CHILD. WHEN HE JOINS JUMBO KIDS HIS PORTFOLIO FILE IS INITIATED WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH, HAND PRINT, FOOT PRINT AND THE DETAILS ABOUT THE CHILD GAINED FROM PARENTS, EVERY WEEK THE TEACHER ENTERS OBSERVATION, GROWTH CHARTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHILD’S WORK.THIS PORTFOLIO GOES FROM ONE CLASS TO THE NEXT AND EVERY TEACHER UPGRADES THE PORTFOLIO. WHEN THE CHILD LEAVES JUMBO KIDS THE PORTFOLIO GOES WITH HIM, GIVES THE NEXT TEACHER AN EASY INSIGHT INTO PERSONALITY AND DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF THE CHILD.
SITUATIONS : CHIDREN ARE TAUGHT READING STRAIGHT FROM READERS.
· HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
INSTEAD OF STARTING READING WITH SENTENCES AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS THE TEACHING OF READING IS DONE THE GLENNDOMAN WAY. WITH FLASH CARDS, SHOWN AT THE RATE OF 1 SEC, CHILDREN IN THE JR.KG LEARN TO READ AS MANY AS 20 NEW WORDS EVERY MONTH AND AT SR.KG WE HAVE EXTENDED THIS METHOD A LITTLE BY USING SENTENCES IN FLASHCARDS. SO KIDS LEARN TO READ 10 DIFFERENT SENTENCES EVERY MONTH.
SITUATION : CHILDREN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK OR ASK QUESTIONS.
HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
LET THEM QUESTION ! KIDS LEARN MORE AND HAVE MORE FUN LEARNING WHEN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS.THEY WILL ASK YOU WHY THE RAINBOW HAS SEVEN COLOURS ETC. THEN GIVE THEM BOOKS ETC TO FIND THEIR ANSWERS FROM. ITS MORE FUN AND MAKES THEM INTO THINKING INDIVIDUALS.
SITUATION : ALL CHIDREN CANNOT LEARN IN THE SAME MANNER.
HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
TO SUCCEED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL FUTURE EDUCATION, A CHILD REQUIRES TO HAVE 3 IMPORTANT LEARNING STYLES-A LOOKER (VISUAL),LISTENER (AUDITORY) AND MOVER (KINESTHETIC). ALL 3 ARE REQUIRED AS YOU NEED TO LOOK AND CONCENTRATE IN CLASS, LISTEN
AND UNDERSTAND AND THEN BE ABLE TO DO BY ANSWERING AND WRITING EXAMS BUT SADLY, ALL OF US HAVE A DOMINANT LEARNING STYLE AND THE OTHER 2 ARE WEAKER AND HENCE WE REMAIN AVERAGE STUDENTS. BUT PEOPLE WHOSE ALL 3 LEARNING STYLES ARE DEVELOPED BECOME GENIUSES. WELL AT JUMBO KIDS WE HELP THE PARENT IDENTIFY HIS CHILD’S LEARNING STYLE AND THEN WE DEVELOP HIS WEAKER STYLES SO THAT BY THE TIME HE COMPLETES SR.KG WITH US, HE HAS BECOME A GOOD ‘LEARNER’.
SITUATION : CHILDREN JUST DON’T LISTEN AND FOLLOW INSTUCTIONS.
HOW IS IT HANDLED AT PODAR JUMBO KIDS :
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SKILL REQUIRED IN EDUCATION IS THE ABILITY TO LISTEN AND FOLLOW INSTUCTIONS, SO WE DEVELOP THESE SKILLS IN CHILDREN AND TEACH OUR PARENTS HOW THEY CAN DO IT AT HOME.
TEACH CHILDREN INSTUCTIONS.
· AT ONE YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW ONE STEP DIRECTIONS –LIKE COME HERE, SIT HERE ETC.
· AT AGE TWO , HE SHOULD BE FOLLOWING TWO STEP DIRECTIONS, LIKE BRING THE BALL AND COME HERE ETC.
· AT AGE THREE ITS TIME FOR THREE STEP DIRECTIONS, GO TO THE TABLE, PICK UP THE SPOON AND BRING IT HERE.
· AT AGE FOUR, HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW 4 STEP DIRECTIONS AND BY AGE 5 AND FOREVER ATLEAST 5 STEP DIRECTIONS.