OUR CURRICULUM

Early Childhood Curriculum

Anchored to Te Whāriki, the New Zealand Early Childhood curriculum, we strive daily to provide our tamariki opportunities to become competent and confident lifelong learners.

TE WHĀRIKI FOUNDATIONS

Our Learning Pillars

Kaitiakitanga

Learning to take care of their environment, themselves, and others.

Safe & Valued

An environment where tamariki engage in meaningful play while being safe and valued.

Cultural Heritage

Acknowledging and learning more about their cultural heritage to strengthen belonging.

Whānau Engagement

Engaging whānau and community in their learning journey.

School Ready

Preparing tamariki for school by developing basic skills for further learning.

PLAY-BASED LEARNING

Play at the Heart of Our Curriculum

Our daily program values play at the core of our learning experiences. Children experiment, explore, discover, and learn to solve problems in the context of self-directed play. The role of the teachers in this context is to engage children in sustained conversation to extend their interest and scaffold their learning. Teachers offer a range of experiences for our tamariki to explore.

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

What We Offer Our Tamariki

Arts & Crafts

A wide range of art activities including painting, supervised cutting, collage, and simple projects throughout the day.

Music & Movement

Waiata, action songs, ukulele and guitar sessions, and cultural experiences integrated through music.

Active Play

A moving child is a learning child. Physical activities to improve coordination and left/right brain development.

Mat Time

Learning Māori and English through reading, singing, and open-ended questions for daily language practice.

Construction

Activities like wooden blocks and puzzles that develop fine motor skills, problem-solving, and creativity.

Imaginative Play

Family play, dress up, and pretend play experiences that let tamariki use their imagination freely.

Transition to School

Pre-writing experiences that develop fine motor skills and focused activities to build concentration.

Calendar Events

Teaching tamariki about our history, including special holidays observed in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Te Whāriki

Te Whāriki is New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum framework. It’s built around the vision that children are competent and confident learners and communicators, healthy in mind, body and spirit, secure in their sense of belonging, and assured that they are making a valued contribution to society. At Moko Club, everything we do is woven into this framework.

A TYPICAL DAY

Learning Through the Day

Every day at Moko Club is an adventure in learning. Our structured-yet-flexible program ensures tamariki experience a balanced mix of indoor and outdoor activities, quiet and active play, individual and group experiences.

Morning: Free play, mat time, arts & crafts

Midday: Lunch, stories, rest/quiet time

Afternoon: Active play, music, outdoor exploration

Give Your Child the Best Start

Our curriculum is designed to nurture every aspect of your child’s development. Come see how we bring learning to life through play.