MISIOLANDIA PRE-SCHOOL

Most of our intellectual skills is developed up till we’re 5 years old.

Our pre-school aim is to accompany your child in one of the most important period of life, support in the process of shaping its character, independence skills and willingness to self-develop.

Misiolandia pre-school functions on the basis of the entry to the List of Schools in Bydgoszcz.

It is a pre-school with the focus on the development of English language and artistic skills.

We are open from Monday to Friday 6:30 am - 5:00 pm.

OUR PRE-SCHOOL

Our aim is to create appropriate conditions for social, emotional and physical development of children form 2,5 years old

Misiolandia is a place where children’s dreams come true. It is a magical land, which is full of sunshine, warmth and joy. In Misiolandia you are never alone, you are surrounded by other adventurers with whom you experience what’s the most beautiful – the world in its all diversity.

Our aims:

• Supporting parents in child care
• Enabling the child to achieve a full social, emotional and physical development
• Showing a true creative potential and developmental abilities
• Shaping responsibility and independence skill
• Showing the importance of looking after your physical and emotional health
• Developing basic ecological awareness
• Enabling the children to express and understand emotions
• Introduce the child to the world of English
• Develop school readiness of all children
• Engaging in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities

English teachers

The lessons and activities are carried out by well qualified teachers on the basis of a self designed curriculum. The English teachers speak only English to children and have a degree in English language and experience in work with very young children. Our priority is combining the content of pre-school learning with acquiring the skills of communicating in English. The lessons take part everyday and children’s learning is mainly achieved through play.

Music teachers

Music teachers introduce children into the world of aesthetic values and development of self expression through music. The 2 music specialists teach the children how to sing, feel the rhythm and understand music. They also are responsible for ballet and modern dance lessons, and teaching how to play simple instrument.

Director of Studies

The director of studies is in charge of a learning process, observes lessons and teachers’ activities; supports new teachers, checks school’s schemes of work that concerns monitoring of a child’s development and follows educational progress of children.

English curriculum „Teddy Bear English”

The ability to communicate in a foreign language is one of the most important skills of a human being. In the learning and teaching environment it is important to create situations which will develop the needs for children to communicate in a safe and friendly atmosphere.

The children in our pre-school start to speak English because it is the only language the teachers use while doing different types of activities. The necessity of discussing their feelings, expectations and needs as well as the willingness to participate in games and different types of tasks make our children accept English as a tool necessary to successfully communicate with others. This way creates a situation that is similar to bilingual homes where one member of the family is a native speaker of English.

A self-designed English Program „Teddy Bear English” was prepared for our pre-school by specialists teachers . It consists of high-quality books and teaching aids as well as a system of constant development and monitoring of teaching quality. The head of the pre-school monitors a successful introduction and evaluation of this program.

We use the method of „immersing”, when all the interaction in lessons and activities is done in English. The second rule of the program is using English to introduce children to the world at a level that is appropriate for each phase of child development. The English curriculum is closely related to Pre-school Educational program which enforces  the language effects of children.

Schemes of work – Music program „Active learning through art – in the world of music and dance”

A self-designed program called „Active learning through art. – in the world of music and dance” is based on a notion that thanks to the sounds of music a child will develop intellectually, morally and socially. Music plays an important part in a general psycho-physical development of a child and it’s extremely significant for different types of skills and abilities, such as improving self-assessment and faith in your own talents.

The authors are 2 teachers specialising in  music and dance. The program consists of the following parts:

• Developing musicality according to Gordon’s theory. The children sing songs, discuss their character and mood, learn about the melody. They take part in games that improve the sense of rhythm, in activities that have a positive impact on breathing, voice and the right pronunciation. All these activities are done in both languages (Polish and English).
• Dance lessons – children learn the basic steps of modern and ballroom dances. These are also activities that improve the flexibility, endurance and general physical shape.
• Ballet lessons – these activities focus on movement improvisation and learning basic ballet positions.
• Instruments – children learn how to play simple instruments

Art projects

Additionally we’ve got art lessons in cooperation with an Art. Gallery in Bydgoszcz. Children prepare 4 art project, experimenting with different art. forms: (sculpture, paining wood and food collages).

Other programs also draw on the best of the following  methods

Gordon theory of child’s development, combining singing and motional expression

Rhythmic gymnastics by A.. Kniessów

Creative gymnastics by Laban

Alternative methods of introducing reading skills by Glen Doman (in some groups)

Gruszczyk-Kolczyńska’s method of children’s mathematics

Motor activities games by K Wlaznik

Method of „active listening to music”: by Batti Strauss;

Method of “Movement for Growing”: W. Sherbourn

The “Good Start” method: M. Bogdanowicz