 The
NCO Kindergarten School extends the family experience
by providing an intermediary step for the children
from home learning to formal schooling. It provides
warm, secure and aesthetic environment for the children
to flourish in imaginative and creative efforts.
By adopting the Waldorf Kindergarten
based teaching and physical environment, it has contributed
to the development of children's social and learning
skills in the early stages of their lives. The feeling
of warmth and security is largely created by using
only natural materials: woods, cotton, wool in the
construction of the decor and toys.
It accentuates the commitment
of NCO towards offering children the best available
care and services. The genuine collaborative endeavor
of a US trained Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Kanti Rajbhandari
and NCO formally instituted the program in February
1998, now in its 8th year of operation.
Prior to its establishment, the children
were left very much on their own during the early
years of physical and cognitive development till they
reached the age of 5. Only then, the children were
admitted to a formal school.
With an annual calendar, it is currently
providing opportunities for 56 NCO children.
The six trained and committed teachers
share a common goal to support children by creating
positive and healthy environment for learning and
to provide children more than just pre-school education.
These teachers have received training and experience
of the Waldorf Steiner method of teaching enabling
them to position themselves in the context of childhood
development. |
