Discover the great outdoors at CIS’s new kindergarten wing!

 

Outdoor play gives young children the opportunity to engage their senses as they explore the natural world around them. And Canadian International School (CIS)’s new state-of-the-art, purpose-built kindergarten wing and outdoor discovery centre, which opens in January 2023, definitely capitalises on this.

This new development emphasizes CIS’s focus on facilitating academic excellence in Kindergarten through play-based learning in environments that nurture creativity and exploration. The brand new 2,600 sq.m. outdoor discovery centre features an abundance of trees, a variety of gardens, water features that include still and moving water, natural tunnels, grassy hills, a play fort, a yoga and sound garden, a mud kitchen, adaptable creative play spaces, a bike and running track, and quiet areas intentionally designed to build minds and bodies, while nurturing strong connections with nature.

This new space offers young children the opportunity to engage in sights, sounds, tastes and textures unique to the outdoors. It is also designed to help children develop important social, gross motor, literacy, math, observation and science skills. Nursery teacher and grade level lead Samantha Mackie believes that the outdoors is perfect for nurturing every child’s curiosity and wonder.

“There’ll be a mud kitchen, sandpits and a yoga lawn, which will allow children to explore and connect with the natural environment through their senses,” she shares. “They say that classrooms are the third teacher. These facilities will definitely enhance the children’s learning opportunities.”

The Outdoor Discovery Centre connects to spacious ground-level classrooms and other facilities for all CIS students to enjoy. These include well-lit learning pods, an instructional bakery, a junior library, two new swimming pools, a junior competition sized gymnasium, black box theatre and more.

Learn more about what CIS’s new kindergarten wing has to offer.