Our Classes & Activities
Butterfly class (4months – 2 years)
Your baby is provided with dedicated care and attention. We allow a maximum of 7 babies per class in order to minimize the risk of infections but have a small ratio of 1:7 to maximize the attention per child.
Babies should be allowed to crawl to develop specific motor skills, but they cannot be allowed to do so in an unsafe and unclean environment. We, therefore, pride ourselves on our extremely clean and hygienic environment.
The nappy changing and food preparation stations are separated as well. Hand washing is an integral part of the care process as well.
It is very important for the development of babies that toys are put in their mouths, but when toys are being played within a group environment, it can lead to the spread of germs and viruses. All babies are provided with different sets of toys, which are sterilized regularly to protect baby against unnecessary germs.
In this class, we focus on potty training (not forced). The children get taken to the toilets every 15 minutes.
Age-appropriate stimulation is done daily, and we try and make it as much fun as possible.
Dragonfly class (2years – 3years)
Harvest Seedlings Pre-school toddler classrooms utilize the ELDA’s Curriculum, research-based early child care and education curriculum.
At this age, your child is learning at a rapid rate, and as they grow and develop, the teacher adapts the curriculum, as well as the environment to meet both your child’s needs as well as their interests.
Each classroom has a lesson plan created weekly, with activities individualized to the specific needs of each child in the classroom. Each activity on the lesson plan is purposeful and intentionally planned based on the teachers’ observations of each child in the classroom.
Grasshopper class (3years – 4years)
Harvest Seedlings Pre-school toddler classrooms utilize the ELDA’s Curriculum, research-based early child care and education curriculum. At this age, your child is learning at a rapid rate, and as they grow and develop, the teacher adapts the curriculum, as well as the environment to meet both your child’s needs as well as their interests.
Each classroom has a lesson plan created weekly, with activities individualized to the specific needs of each child in the classroom. Each activity on the lesson plan is purposeful and intentionally planned based on the teachers’ observations of each child in the classroom.
Ladybird class (4years – 6years)
Harvest Seedlings Pre-school classrooms utilize The CAPS Curriculum, research-based early child care and education curriculum. The learning objectives of this curriculum are aligned with South Africa’s Early Learning Foundations and include child-focused activities that address language & literacy, math, science, social-emotional, and physical development.
Your child’s classroom will have an individualized lesson plan posted every week. Each activity on the lesson plan is purposeful and intentionally planned based on the teachers’ observations of each child in the classroom.
Extra Activities
Ballet
Shuffle2Point Dance Studio joins us weekly on a Tuesday at school. Some of the benefits of doing ballet as a growing child are: They learn to follow instructions and gain a sense of discipline through learning new positions. They learn coordination, balance and how to control their bodies in motion and they become comfortable performing before groups.
- Weekly
Soccer
Soccercise Starz has been involved with Harvest Seedlings Pre-school for the past 6 years. They join us on a Thursday at school. When a child is growing it is important to develop all gross and fine motor skills. Soccercise Starz help your child develop: listening skills, balance, coordination, teamwork and sportsmanship, health and fitness, eye coordination and movement such as running forward / backwards, sideways and jumping.
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Weekly
Music & Singing
Vet Kat Musiekstudio has been with Harvest Seedlings for 7 years, Susan the music instructor comes to school weekly on a Wednesday and has an interactive lesson with all the children, starting from 2 years old. Her lessons are fun and children really enjoy learning to read music and understand rhythm and beat. Music ignites all areas of child development and skills for school readiness, including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. It helps the body and the mind work together. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meanings of words. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression. For children and adults, music helps strengthen memory skills. In addition to the developmental benefits, simply put: music brings us joy.
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Weekly
Swimming
Dolphin Swimming School collects the children at school on a Friday, their premises are 500m away from the school. Some of the benefits of swimming are: Teaches children water safety, provides physical exercise, aids cardiovascular health, strengthens lung capacity, improves endurance, builds muscle, aids digestion and improves sleep.
- Weekly
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