Alpha Hosts Pioneering Edutainment Themed Launch Day
[Lahore, 12th March 2017]:
ALPHA brought a day full of adventure, learning and fun for the little ones by
hosting a first of its kind edutainment day, themed the 'Alpha Habitat’ in
Lahore on March 12.
The Alpha Habitat
engaged parents and children across seven distinct pavilions that led kids
channel their inner scientists, artists, chefs, musicians and more under the
supervision of experts. Ranging from literature, music, drama, mathematics,
creative arts, and STEM, the interactive workshops introduced a whole new world
of learning to your little ones by offering carefully planned activities in a
secured environment.
Parents also had a
chance to interact with the Alpha Headmaster Alastair Hutt and FarezehDurrani,
Head of Alpha Project, who were there to share their expertise throughout the
day.
The school’s
Pre-Foundation, Foundation Year 1 and Foundation Year 2 are based on the
principles of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), a statutory framework
implemented in the United Kingdom that sets standards for the learning, development
and care of children from 2.10 to up to five years of age.
In addition, ALPHA
follows the Cambridge Primary programme which is typically for learners aged 5
to 11 years. This programme is carefully designed to give students a solid
foundation, enabling them to achieve high levels of academic and personal
attainment.
The EYFS programme
and Cambridge Primary programme, both, are an excellent preparation for
Cambridge Secondary, and for progression to other educational systems such as
the International Baccalaureate (IB) and American High School Diploma.
The
ALPHA mission is led by seasoned educationalist Ms. FarezehDurrani; a certified
expert in early childhood education with a degree in child development from the
US, Farezeh is also a recognised specialist in children with learning and
developmental disabilities with three decades of hands-on teaching, training,
program development and evaluation experience in education and child
development.
Speaking about the
introduction of the ALPHA program and school, Ms. FarezehDurrani said, “Young children are innately hardwired to
learn. As educators our work is to set the stage for them to explore and master
their own discoveries. Understanding children is a science, while working with
them is a craft. The true value of education lies in implementing practices
that are developmentally appropriate and allow children to actively engage with
the process of learning.”
The Principal of
ALPHA is British educationalist, Alastair Hutt. Hutt’s most recent
international experiences have been in Egypt where he launched a brand new
school in Cairo and also re-branded and reinvigorated a young school that was
initiated with Foundation Stage students.
The apex of ALPHA’s
mission lies in raising mindful, bright and innovative learners. While ALPHA is
unique, the broad principles that underpin the program are derived and
developed from the same values, aims and concepts that are rooted in The City
School’s ethos, one of the largest school systems in South Asia.
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