Introduction and Overview
White Lodge stems from the shared efforts of its dedicated members of staff, and the passion and direction from the Founder, Ms Jayne Nadarajoo. The curriculum is deeply rooted in an organic state of growth and is based on the most current theories and research in early childhood education. The curriculum is planned organically by the Founding Director, alongside the ideas from its early childhood practitioners who work closely with the children. This is coupled with careful consideration given to the children’s shared interest and developmental needs and milestones. The curriculum is delivered through the following subjects:
- Arts & Craft
- Sensory Activities
- Drama
- Music and Movement
- Gross and Fine Motor Activities
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Science
White Lodge centres promote the development and understanding of many skills including, but not limited to:
| Creative Movement | Culture and Festivals | Singing | Scientific Awareness | Mathematical Acquisition | Language and Literacy Skills |
| Voice Projection and Articulation | Nursery Rhymes and Stories | Rhythm | Plants and Animals | Colours | Letters |
| Movement and Consequence | Legends, Fairy tales, Myths and Fables | Beat | Reusing, Reducing and Recycling | Space and Shapes | Handwriting and Penmanship |
| Choice Making | Fantasy and Reality | Timbre | Living and Non Living Things | Sorting and Matching | Blending and Segmenting |
| Pincer, Palmar and Tripod Grip | Countries and Continents | Musical Patterns | Electricity | Number Sense | Sight Words |
| Mark Step Climbing | Living Things and Their Habitats | Volume and Pitch | Magnets | Patterns | Phonetic and Phonemic Awareness |
| Bilateral Coordination | Food, Culture and Art | Space, Direction, Orientation and Position | Forces | Ordinal Numbers | Grammar and Syntax |
| Hand Eye Coordination | Environment and Conservation | Scribble and Mark Making | Body, Senses and Nutrition | Volume and Weight | Creative Writing |
| Strength and Dexterity | People and Their Roles | Mood, Colour and Theme | Light, Shadow and Reflection | Addition and Subtraction | Comprehension |
| Balance, Control and Coordination | Conservation and Awareness | Using Different Mediums | Attributes and Characteristics of Materials | Grouping and Sharing | Articulation |
| Building and Construction | History, Art, Artists, and Global Leaders | Pre-Symbolism and Symbolism | Investigative Skills | Using Money | Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Singular and Plural Forms |
| Role Play | Object Permanence | Observation, Exploration and Experimentation | Change and Growth | Telling the Time | Past Tense and Present Tense |
| Animism | Self-Awareness | Brainstorming | Sequence and Order | Estimation | Spelling |
| Joint Attention and Engagement | Taking Turns at Play and Activities | Sculpting and Modelling | Drawing Conclusions and Reflective Writing | Mandarin Radicals and Strokes | Expressive and Receptive Language |
| Use of Body, Effort, Shape and Space | Empathy and Identifying Feelings | Drawing, Painting and Composition | Forming Hypothesise and Testing Ideas | Mandarin Fables, Poems, Prose and Stories | Creative Writing through Journals, Illustrations, Story Strips |
| Spatial Cognizance | Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | Colour, Line, Texture, composition, Pattern and Contrast | Using IT, Books and Resources For Forming Hypothesis | Composition | Paraphrasing and Summarising |
| Singing | Leadership and Teamwork | Reflection and Analytical Skills | Using Representational Skills such as Diagrams, Charts, Mind Maps, Analogy | Analytical Skills | Reciting and Choral Reading |
