Our curriculum is based on Te Whāriki Early Childhood curriculum and inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach to childcare that puts children at the center of their learning in relationship-driven environments.

The aim of our teaching methods, creative spaces and compassionate teaching is to nurture each child’s innate competence, curiosity and imagination, enabling them to contribute to their own learning and wellbeing. This is done through many languages of expression and communication.

Our teachers carefully listen, observe, and document the work of each child, encouraging them to develop their thinking and learning. They also reflect on their own teaching, learning, and work by sharing ideas and observations within the instructorial team, whanau and with the tamariki themselves.

It is important to us that we instill in each child a sense of confidence, self-awareness and belief that that are unique and can do anything!

Aroha and manaakitanga are at the centre of our infant care and education. It is a beautiful journey that develops trusting relationships with respect, creativity and care.

We understand and articulate the abilities and individual needs of each infant through our thoughtful, loving and caring relationships with them.

The Reggio Emilia Approach is introduced in these early stages of care; philosophies that develop a sense of self, learning and relationship within a social environment.

At Genius Kids Early Childhood Educational Center, infants acquire knowledge by exploring their environment as well as experimenting and interacting with sensible and thoughtful materials.

These mediums and materials include but are not limited to classical music, creative art, storytelling and drama - all of which are incorporated into our infant routine and rituals.

The preschool transition programme focuses on early literacy and numeracy as well as skills to help children be independent.

These Skills Include:
• Dressing themselves, putting on shoes and tying laces
• Keeping their belongings together and other personal organisation
• Social skills such as taking turns and working together
• Listening and following instructions

During the programme children take part in activities individually
and as groups including:
• Fine motor skills with games, puzzles and patterns.
• Seriation (e.g. maths concepts, size, shape, colour etc)
• Recognising numbers and letters
• Writing thier name
• Memory game science experiments
• Baking , nature hikoi, music, drama and more

“Children construct their own intelligence. The adult must provide activities and context, but most of all must be able to listen. Children need proof that adults believe in them. Their three great desires are to be listened to, to understand, and to demonstrate that they are exactly what we expect.” – Loris Malaguzzi (1920-1994), Italian early childhood education specialist.

At Genius Kids Early Childhood Educational Center, tamariki are given open opportunities to explore, create, experience, adapt, imagine and innovate. We view the child as competent and capable researchers and learners. Culture of learning and teaching where every child, like pikopiko, unfolds their characteristics and dispositions in the learning environment where…

• Children play and work to develop themselves as confident, socially competent and literate learners
• Meaningful learning experiences and interactions between children and teachers foster curiosity, critical thinking and discovery about the wider world
• There is visible pedagogical documentation
• Every child is an artist; their creative visual artworks are valued