Early Years' Foundation Stage

The majority of boys join the school in the Pre-Prep (Nursery) which is an integral part of the school. Pre-Prep and Prep 1 (Reception) work closely together in the Early Years' Foundation Stage to follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

The main aim of Harenc’s EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) is to offer a safe, structured, stimulating and happy learning environment for the boys.

We follow the Early Learning Goals of the Early Years' Foundation Stage that include:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development where self respect and good social skills are encouraged.
Communication, Language and Literacy where the early stages of reading, writing, speaking and listening are nurtured.
Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy where the foundations of good mathematics are laid.
Knowledge and Understanding of the World where nature, science, geography, history and technology are taught.
Creative Development where the boys are encouraged to express themselves through art, craft, music and dance.
Physical Development where the boys' understanding of movement, balance, speed and space is developed and they can experience activities in climbing and travelling indoors and out.

Good behaviour contributes to productive learning and in Early Years' Foundation Stage the boys learn how to share and take turns and to relate well to others. They become increasingly independent as the year goes on. The boys enjoy the help and interest of the older boys and join in school assemblies and activities.

Boys in the Early Years' Foundation Stage enjoy coming to school. They learn to work and play together sharing in many activities. They have access to computers and laptops in their classrooms. The Early Years' Foundation Stage boys share lunchtimes, some teaching sessions, school trips and activities.

Please see the following picture galleries of the boys at work and at play together.

Early Years' Foundation Stage

We follow the Early Learning Goals of the Early Years' Foundation Stage that include:

Personal, Social and Emotional Development where self respect and good social skills are encouraged.

Communication, Language and Literacy where the early stages of reading, writing, speaking and listening are nurtured.

Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy where the foundations of good mathematics are laid.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World where nature, science, geography, history and technology are taught.

Creative Development where the boys are encouraged to express themselves through art, craft, music and dance.

Physical Development where the boys' understanding of movement, balance, speed and space is developed and they can experience activities in climbing and travelling indoors and out.

Please see the following picture galleries of the boys at work and at play together.

Visit to Sidcup Fire Station - 2010

Visit to The London Transport Museum 2010

Bug Hunt 2009

Butterflies 2009