All kids need is a little help, a little hope and someone who believes in them – Magic Johnson. That is where the teachers and staff at Sunbeam step in.
Sunbeam Nursery is situated in the campus of the Jesuit House Belgaum, a tall stately building amidst a lot of greenery, and is headed by the Headmistress, Mrs. Lira D’Souza. To teach is to learn! Teaching our tiny tots at St. Paul’s Sunbeam Nursery is no mean feat. One has to be determined and extremely patient in order to achieve one’s goal. Learning through play is our motto.
The Goal of Sunbeam Nursery is and has always been a holistic development of the child. Hence a learning environment is created within which the child develops physically, socially, emotionally, creatively, intellectually and spiritually. An integrated system of education has been adopted that selects the best of different teaching methods. Using the theme based model, the curriculum is divided into monthly concepts. These concepts are selected from within a childs’ experience and environment; and taught using various materials. The teacher guided art and craft activities are used to encourage the child’s creativity.
Academics take up a major portion of the school year. But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. At Sunbeam, we not only give importance to academics, which plays a significant role, but also to extra-curricular activities. Various competitions are organized for our tiny tots at Sunbeam to give our little boys an opportunity to showcase their talents.
These Competitions are conducted to help the students to overcome their stage fright. Some boys who are usually shy and quiet in the class-room and in their homes tend to surprise the teachers and their parents with their outstanding performances. They become bold and confident in all that they do.
Sunbeam Nursery Houses:
- Big, Bright, Airy and Ventilated Class Rooms which enhance learning. It is here that the oral vocabulary pre-writing, writing skills and literacy skills are built through conversation, stories, rhymes and interactive reading.
- Smart Class: Today’s child is bright, skillful, energetic and aware; and therefore there is a constant research and improvement in the methods of teaching of sunbeam.
The state of art, Smart Class is fully equipped with projectors and an interactive white teaching screen, that makes learning and teaching interactive and multidimensional and attracts a great deal of the child’s involvement in the process. - A big beautiful aquarium with a variety of fish, and an Aviary with a variety of birds, which helps children to admire and appreciate nature.
- A large enclosed terrace which provides an indoor play area.
- An activity Room / Area : The toys, puzzles, Abacus and teaching aids here help children:
- To develop eye/hand coordination
- To match and classify
- To complete a given task
- To count – The block play helps children
- To understand the concepts of weight, space, balance and dimensions.
- Two playgrounds and a park: Here the children
- Use their large muscles (by jumping, climbing, swinging etc.,)
- Children here learn to cooperate in group games.
- Learn to develop social skills
- A huge sand pit : It looks like a mere area of play but here children learn:
- To engage their senses
- To pour, sift, measure and mould.
- To develop fine/gross motor skills
The staff here is committed, dedicated, approachable, helpful and experienced. Each teacher brings her own uniqueness which contributes towards creative and innovative teaching. The children are loved, cared for and nurtured to help them become confident, caring individuals. Confidence is built through fun and engaging experiences. Children are taught to understand the values of friendship, compassion, love, honesty etc.
Good values are instilled in children from the very beginning and hence preparing a good citizen for the society.