The English Kindergarten (TEK)

The English Kindergarten was established in 2007. It follows the British Curriculum and implements the EYFS program. TEK accepts children between 3 and 5 years old. It includes FS1 and FS2 classes.

Mission is to be recognized as the leading Early Childhood Institution in Doha The English kindergarten aims to provide each child with a high standard of education to help him/ her be well informed, well-rounded, good conscious, confident and a caring individual.

Our mission is to provide every child with a quality early childhood experience. We strive to create a safe, nurturing and developmentally appropriate environment which fosters children. We believe in empowering children by offering them opportunities to make decisions and solve problems. It is our goal that children will possess confidence in their abilities and establish lasting relationships with teachers and peers. By offering an engaging curriculum it is our aspiration that each child will develop a positive outlook towards school, a better appreciation of the world around them and acquire a life-long love for learning during their time spent at The English Kindergarten.

At TEK, we believe that all children should have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which enables them to acquire the appropriate skills to develop fully their academic potential, as well as developing their personal and social values in preparation for adult life. The kindergarten follows its own wide-ranging academic curriculum tailored to the needs of its children. The kindergarten uses the EYFS Frameworks for Literacy and Mathematics and includes a wide range of learning experiences appropriate for the ages, abilities and needs of the children. The kindergarten will take all reasonably practicable measures to fulfill the requirements of mild special educational needs and/or disabilities.

The curriculum is balanced and broadly based, and promotes the moral, cultural, mental and physical development of our children and of society, and prepares our children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life. All children are expected to acquire skills in speaking and listening, reading, writing, numeracy and information. In the event where children have English as an additional language and needs specialist teaching to develop appropriate fluency, parents will be guided and supported in finding such support outside school, as well as being advised to the support the school can provide.
TEK provides full time supervised education for children between the ages of 3 years-5 years and each level, prepares children for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of the next stage of their education and lives.

It is our aim to furnish each child with the appropriate skills to develop fully their academic potential, as well as developing their personal and social values in preparation for adult life.

At TEK, we aim to provide an engaging and meaningful curriculum that focuses on children learning through real life experiences and exciting activities. The curriculum follows a topic overview plan, where planning is based around a main theme, inspired by children’s interests. Outdoor learning is pivotal to our curriculum and is incorporated into topic weather permitting.

The objectives of our curriculum are:

• to provide a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum which encourages children to explore a breadth of academic, cultural, aesthetic, creative and sporting interests.
• to provide a well-planned and regularly monitored curriculum which ensures that learning is continuous and that children make good progress.
• to ensure that children acquire and develop the key skills of literacy, speaking and listening, and numeracy
• to enable and encourage all children to develop their strengths and interests in order to achieve to the best of their ability.
• to actively involve children in their own learning in order to ensure challenge and progress and encourage independent learning.
• to promote positive attitudes and interest towards learning so that children acquire solid foundations for lifelong learning.
• to provide rich and varied learning experiences, encompassing a range of learning styles.
• to prepare all children for the next stage in their learning.
•  facilitate children’s personal, moral, social and cultural development.

We have a wide range of facilities and extensive resources. Our activity rooms are designed to make learning more fun and exciting. The concept behind each room is ‘learning through play’. All games and activities are conducted as part of the planned educational program.