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The curriculum in the Foundation classes aims to:
• ensure a sensitive transition from home/pre-school/nursery to school
• provide a strong sense of security based on contentment and trust
• encourage a sense of self-confidence, achievement and self-esteem
• promote positive attitudes to school and learning
• give the child opportunities to interact with his/her peer group and with adults
• encourage independence and a sense of responsibility
• develop spatial awareness, manipulation skills and hand/eye co-ordination
• stimulate creative thinking
• encourage communication skills through all forms of artistic expression
• develop language and reasoning skills
• ensure participation in activities to gain control over his/her body
• foster the child’s spiritual and moral growth
• enable the child to gain a sense of social awareness and knowledge relating to his/her world
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