The EYFS curriculum is integrated with the Nigerian curriculum in our preschool. The early year’s foundation stage curriculum encourages learners to learn by exploring. Learners are engaged in activities that encourage creativity and critical thinking. The Nigerian curriculum contains basic foundation topics and helps to build writing skills in young learners.
Included areas of study are designed to influence:
Year one is the first class in the lower basic primary level. Pupils are exposed to new subjects like:
This class furthers what pupils have been taught in Year One with new topics. Pupils are exposed to several subjects such as Numeracy, Literacy, Geography, Science, History, Religious Education, etc. We have a blended approach to learning each subject in this class.
We incorporate the following:
Year three is the highest class for the lower basic level (5-8 years old). Therefore, pupils are introduced progressively into the middle basic level (8-11 years old), with more verbal statements and elaborate explanations. Pupils are exposed to several subjects such as Numeracy, Literacy, Science, Geography, Physical, Social, Health, Citizenship Education (P.S.H.C.E.), etc. with their immediate environment as a learning resource.
Year 4 is the beginning of the higher classes (Year 4 to Year 6)
Year 4 introduces new levels of exposure and discovery of different learning techniques. Pupils of ages 8-9 are in this category. They are exposed to a more advanced and brain-tasking topics in Science, Literacy, Numeracy, History, Social Studies, Spelling, etc.The methods of learning are:
The goal of our PTA is to support a healthy and vibrant school community, promoting engagement and positive action with our teachers, parents and students. To do so, we help fund key school programs, provide volunteer support for school activities, run a series of community events throughout the year, and encourage an open dialogue across the school. This website is an important element in our outreach effort. We hope to keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening at JES. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions, suggestions (pta@jischools.ng.com)