Children develop and learn fastest in their first years of life. In order to foster this, IBIS provides a stimulating curriculum and environment to ensure that your child has every opportunity to explore, share experiences and learn basic skills.
The Foundation Stage Curriculum begins in Kindergarten and is completed by the end of Reception Class. The Foundation Stage Curriculum has six areas of learning:

• Communication, Language and Literacy
• Mathematical Development
• Knowledge and Understanding of the World (Science, History, Geography and Information Technology)
• Physical Development (Sport, fine and gross motor co-ordination)
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Creative Development (Art, Design and Technology, Music and Drama)

Each area of learning has a set of related early learning goals. The Foundation Stage teachers plan work aimed at meeting the diverse needs of all children. By the end of the Foundation Stage most children will have achieved the early learning goals, some will go beyond them. The learning programme is planned around a two-year rotating topic cycle.

Rotation one

Autumn first half-term Food	Autumn second half-term Toys and Games
Spring first half-term All About Me	Spring second half-term Spring and Growth
Summer term Bears

 

Rotation two

Autumn first half-term Colours	Autumn second half-term Stories
Spring first half-term Hot and Cold	Spring second half-term Creatures of the Garden
Summer term Nursery Rhymes

 
Some children will do more than one year in Kindergarten.

Rotation one

Autumn first half-term All About Me	Autumn second half-term The Body / Senses
Spring first half-term Wheater	Spring second half-term Plants and Growing
Summer term The Farm

 

Rotation two

Autumn first half-term Heiderhof	Autumn second half-term Transport
Spring first half-term Water	Spring second half-term Fairy Tales
Summer term Animals

 
Children stay in Reception Class for only one year but the programme rotates.