The Developmental Curriculum approach focuses on the use of holistic teaching and learning that is developmentally and culturally appropriate for children in the early and middle years.
One of the main ways in which the children are learning is through opportunities for them to engage in investigations of interest to them. The teacher plans these investigations with the children to make it very purposeful and linked to curriculum areas.
There are 8 learning areas set up in each environment to provide students with experiences to build on developmental skills and literacy and numeracy in real and authentic ways, these include:
A typical Developmental session is held during the first hour and a half of the day and involves the following:
The different skills and experiences that have been shared during the morning DC session are then highlighted again later in the day during literacy, numeracy, humanities and personal and social learning sessions