My classes follow learning outcomes of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Personal, Social & emotional development

• • Create positive relationships
• • Develop social skills
• • Respect for others
• • Develop concentration skills
• • Increase confidence and self esteem
• • Positive sense of themselves
• • Working as a team and learning to take turns

Communication & Language

• • Expressing themselves through imaginative role-play
• • Listening to others

Physical development

• • Develops coordination and muscle control
• • Improves flexibility
• • Works on core strength
• • Develops creative movement

Mathematics

• • Problem solving
• • Repetition
• • Exploring shapes
• • Counting musical beats and timing

This age group follows the RAD syllabus, Pre Primary & Primary which incorporates all of the Pre School learning outcomes as well as achieving the following;

• • Articulate parts of the body
• • Demonstrate awareness of positions of the body
• • Perform with an awareness of space
• • Demonstrate control
• • Demonstrate coordination
• • Demonstrate elevation
• • Demonstrate use of appropriate movement dynamics
• • Respond to the elements of music
• • Perform expressively
• • Perform a sequence of simple steps to depict a story

Students study the RAD graded examinations in dance syllabus. Each grade consists of 3 dance disciplines, Ballet, Free Movement & Character

• • An increasing ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of the above disciplines with the appropriate technique, musicality and performance qualities
• • A graduated measure of attainment against specification
• • Increased self-confidence through the learning, memorising & performing of prescribed sequences of movement, studies and dances
• • Awareness & understanding of working with others
• • An appreciation through practical experience of three contrasting dance disciplines and their accompanying music