Foundation School
At GIS we understand how important it is for your child to get a positive start to their education and the long-term benefits this gives them throughout their school life and the key role that parents play in their child’s development.
Your child is born ready and eager to explore the world around them. At Garden International School, Rayong, we believe that development thrives when your child has the chance to engage in positive relationships and a nurturing environment.
With a focus on the whole child, our curriculum aims to develop the three prime areas of learning that form the foundation of your child’s growth. Once these core skills are developed, your child will be ready to explore four specific areas of learning: literacy; mathematics; expressive arts and design; and understanding the world, setting the stage for lifelong success.
Our dedicated teachers, under the leadership of Mrs. Paula McDonald, work to give your child the best start possible to their education.
At Garden International School Rayong, we put your child at the forefront of everything we do.
By carefully observing how they engage with others and materials, our experienced teachers are able to evaluate their performance in all seven curriculum areas. This allows us to plan and differentiate lessons to align our curriculum with your child’s interests, keeping them engaged. We also integrate the Characteristics of Effective Learning, which are key to your child’s development. Through our play-based teaching approach, we nurture their ability to think, stay motivated, and develop the essential skills for a bright future.
Progressive Learning
The Nursery classes are where children begin their adventure into learning. Children have a natural drive to learn and explore and our qualified and dedicated teachers create a safe and stimulating learning environment. Children take part in a broad range of play and inquiry-based learning experiences.
The GIS Foundation Stage 1 programme encourages children to be part of a community where they think, question, wonder and learn how to learn. Our qualified teachers enable the children to take part in activities that develop language, literacy, mathematics and communication skills in a supportive environment.
In Foundation Stage 2 we give children opportunities to express themselves and to discover more. Our fully-qualified teachers use the children’s own desires to grow and learn to develop their reading, writing skills, using the Read Write Inc phonics programme and their mathematical skills using the White Rose curriculum.
Our units of study help children develop these skills while exploring the world around them in a stimulating and experience-based environment.