Our Curriculum

The Nursery Curriculum

Lara Day School curriculum begins with a focus on the children who come to us, but it extends into the future as well, envisioning the adults these children will become.  Beginning in our nursery classes, we develop learners capable of finding and solving problems, collaborating with others, and accessing, organizing, and presenting complex information. Every day we support students in mastering the basics and moving into the sophisticated reasoning and communication skills which will prepare them to create and care for the world of the future.

In Lara Day School classrooms, children are immersed in environments that reflect five essential characteristics:

  • Challenging – They learn by being engaged in complete and complex tasks.
  • Balanced & Flexible – They learn in their own individual ways.
  • Collaborative – They learn by working together.
  • Experiential – They learn by doing.
  • Reflective – They learn by revisiting their work.

First impressions of school last, so our nursery classes offer the warm, happy and constructive introduction to set the children off to a flying start.

The educational focus is on structured play, but includes first steps in reading, writing and early numbers. The nursery education plays a vital role in preparing pupils for higher and more advanced schooling. As such, we ensure that our students enjoy a varied and stimulating balance between learning through play and more formal study for reading and early mathematics. Mastering the alphabet, letter sounds and coming to grips with writing are combined with the introduction of more structured teaching for mathematics, science, social studies, art, music and physical education.

These early years (ages 2+, 3+, 4+) make up our foundation stage. Work at this stage probably won’t feel like learning as most children see it as just fun and play. But as they get to grips with speaking and listening, singing and dancing, stories and counting, they will be gaining those essential basic skills that will get them off to a flying start when they begin primary one.

The nursery is the place where pupils begin the development of life skills. They learn about themselves as individuals within a group of peers.

The classroom as a social learning community provides opportunities for:

  • – Working cooperatively with others
  • – Focusing attention on self-selected tasks
  • – Focusing attention on teacher-selected tasks
  • – Monitoring their own behaviour in the group
  • – Demonstrating responsibility for personal belonging
  • – Showing eagerness to learn new things.
  • – Working on creative, self-initiated tasks
  • – Attempting to resolve conflicts with appropriate strategies
  • – Respecting rights and properties of others
  • – Seeking and accepting adult help when needed
In other subjects like science and social studies, we develop knowledge in each area using project-based teaching as the stimulus for learning. French, music and art are taught by specialists and are integrated into the curriculum. French is introduced in the first year of primary school with the emphasis on the spoken language and learning to communicate. Every class enjoys music lessons as part of the timetable. Piano and recorder lessons are available. In art, the children will progress from simple painting to print-making, collage and model making. Plays and concerts are held regularly during the school year. The children love this involvement in drama and music, which also help to build their self-confidence.

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The school was founded by the late Rev. Akin Adesola of blessed memory, on May 1, 1963, in loving memory of his late mother Mrs. Victoria Omolara Adesola, who died on February 27, 1926, when he was only five months old. She was trained, certificated and devoted teacher and a lover of children. The Ministry of Education, Ibadan, of the old Western Region, conducted the   Read more…

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