full day kindegarten presentation

FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN

By:

Maleha Muhammad, Malesa Amalanathan, Reshme Dyal, Jessica

Campanella, Jan Bharathy & Harlie

Honold

WITH OUR BEST FUTURE IN MIND.

“Full-day learning is part of our overall plan to help more children get a strong start in school, so they can go on to have successful rewarding lives. By giving them more opportunities at a young age,

we’re giving our children a brighter future”

- Leona Dombrowsky, Ministry of Education

(Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010).

VISION… PURPOSE… GOALS…

ECONOMIC BENEFITS

ERADICATE

CHILD

POVERTY

DECREASE HIGHSCHOOL DROP-OUT

RATES

EDUCATED SOCIETYHIGHER SOCIO-ECONOMIC STANDING

HOW DOES FDK BENEFIT CHILDREN?

To create a strong foundation for children by providing them with essential learning opportunities.

To provide a play-based learning environment.

To help children transition to Grade 1.

To help children succeed in school and their lives in the future.

(Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010).

The program aims to provide every child with the kind of support he or she needs in order to develop:

Self-regulation Health, well-being, and a sense of security Emotional and social competence Curiosity and confidence in learning Respect for the diversity of his or her peers (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2010).

The FDK program consists of a balance of :

EXPLORATION

GUIDED INSTRUCTI

ONEXPLICIT

INSTRUCTION

THE VALUE OF PLAY IN FDK:

PLAY-BASED: LEARNING THROUGH INQUIRY

PLAY-BASED: LEARNING THROUGH REAL-LIFE CONTEXTS

DAD

PRINCIPLE

MOMTEACHER

ECE

GRANDPAREN

TS

LIBRAR

YGOVERNMENT

LET’S

COMPARE !