Beginning at the beginning, the Memorial Kindergarten welcomes all pre-schoolers to embark on their very first steps in a rich education future. We provide a warm, caring environment that stimulates curiosity, encourages creativity and promotes learning through play.

At the VOA Memorial Kindergarten we allow the children to benefit from the Reggio Emilia philosophy in education through a daily curriculum of real-life problem solving among peers, with numerous opportunities for creative thinking and exploration.  The children are encouraged to depict their understanding of life through one of many symbolic languages, including drawing, sculpture, dramatic play, and writing. The learning is open-ended through projects of investigation into the various subjects that interest our students.

We place particular emphasis on providing a smooth transition to school reception years for all our kindergarten graduates. To enhance and help the transition process, our focus for 4 year olds is:

• Tailoring a developmental curriculum to each individual child.
• Following this individual attention through to Reception with the aid of Massada College Reception and Year 1 teachers.
• Literacy and Numeracy programs based on child’s aptitude.
• Promoting learning and playing independently as well as together, through our community of teachers, parents, and peers.

Our program for the 3 year olds in our long-day care, introduces the children to an environment of learning, play and interaction with each other and our carers. For some children it is the first time they have entered structured care.

At the Victor & Odette Ades Memorial Kindergarten
We are Singers, Storytellers, Dancers, Musicians,
                        We are both Learners and Teachers, Sharers and Carers
                                    Come and see what its all about!