在上海不列颠英国学校，建立友谊和培养自信是我们课堂日常生活持续关注的核心内容。在早期教育阶段（EYFS）课程体系中，个人、社会和情感发展是首要的学习领域，它构成了儿童幸福感、自信心以及成功学习能力的基础。
每天，孩子们都在通过游戏、互动和共同经历，在早期友谊技能的发展上获得支持。无论他们是合作搭建一个建筑模型，参与富有想象力的角色扮演，还是并肩探索资源，他们都在学习如何分享、轮流、倾听彼此并尊重不同的想法。这些持续的体验帮助孩子们理解如何协作、解决问题，并与同伴建立积极的关系。
我们始终鼓励孩子们使用语言来表达自己的需求和感受。我们对“我可以加入吗？”、“下次请轮到我”、“我不喜欢那样”等短语进行示范和支持，帮助孩子们清晰且友善地进行沟通。随着时间的推移，这增强了他们在社交场合中的自信心，并帮助他们以积极和尊重的方式处理微小的冲突。
秉持着“好奇心教学法 (Curiosity Approach)”，我们的学习环境经过精心设计，旨在促进冷静且有意义的互动。开放式资源、天然材料以及温馨如家的空间的使用，鼓励孩子们进行协作游戏并投入到持续的共同思考中。这些机会让友谊得以自然发展，因为孩子们在游戏中不断探索、协商并相互接纳。
故事时间、圆圈讨论和角色扮演继续支持着这一领域的发展。通过关于友谊和善良的故事，孩子们学会识别情感，理解自己的行为如何影响他人，并培养同理心。利用木偶或演练简单场景等活动，为孩子们提供了一个安全的空间，让他们练习如何做到善良、乐于助人且具有包容性。
在上海不列颠，我们认识到这些技能并非孤立教授的，而是通过持续的支持、榜样示范和日常体验逐步建立的。学习如何建立积极的关系与培养早期的读写和算术技能同样重要，这对于帮助孩子们成为自信、有韧性且快乐的学习者起着至关重要的作用。
在这一持续关注点的基础上，本周每个班级还享受了丰富多样的学习体验。
In Pre-Nursery, the children became astronauts and zoomed to the moon, inspired by the story Roaring Rockets and the song “Zoom Zoom Zoom, We’re Going to the Moon.” The children used countdowns, star counting, and movement games to build early number skills and develop their gross motor control. They also enjoyed painting their own rocket ships and flying them around the classroom through imaginative play.
In Nursery, the children have been exploring the wonders of spring as part of our topic The Great Outdoors. We went on a walk to observe the cherry blossom trees in full bloom, and the children were excited to look closely at the flowers and talk about the changes they can see in the environment. Inspired by what we saw, the children created their own cherry blossom artwork by dipping strings into paint to make tree branches and adding blossoms to complete their pictures. We also shared the story Tiny and New, which follows different baby animals as they discover the world around them, helping the children think about growth, change, and new beginnings.
In Reception, the story The Wind in the Willows sparked our discussions about spring and the changes that happen in the world around us. The children talked about what they have noticed outside, how the weather feels different, and how spring makes us feel. We are looking forward to continuing our observations as the season changes. In mathematics, the children have been consolidating their number bonds to 10, exploring different ways to make 10 and looking at the composition of numbers. In phonics, we have been practising reading and writing our tricky words, building confidence in both reading and early writing.
