K1
Welcome to K1 and UWCSEA Dover! Here you will find information about the learning programme in K1, updates on what is happening in our grade, as well as useful resources. As the first year at school, K1 is a very special time for our students as they become used to routines and expectations and begin to lay the foundation for their education.
Below you will find a link to the grade blog and to grade level curriculum information on the five elements of the learning programme.
We hope these pages will help you stay connected to your child's learning.
Class teachers
Sarah Bagnell (Head of Grade)
Cathy Malone
Helen Thornberry
Tamara Snooks (Grade Level Curriculum Coordinator)
Learning Programme
Here you will find an overview of the five elements of the UWCSEA learning programme in the Infant School on Dover Campus. As well as providing descriptions of each of the subjects and courses available through the academic element of the programme, you will find overview information for activities, outdoor education, personal and social education (PSE), and service.
The Academic programme in our Infant School is developed around an holistic, inquiry-based approach to learning. In developmentally appropriate ways, students explore concepts and develop their essential understandings in these areas through interdisciplinary Units of Study. Guided by the UWCSEA profile and learning principles, students explore:
Specialist Subjects:
Outdoor education is a core part of the UWCSEA learning programme. The UWCSEA Infant School Outdoor Education programme is designed to take the students into the unfamiliar and present them with age-appropriate challenges, which require them to assimilate and adapt.
We know that in order for learning to be effective, learners must feel secure and supported. The Personal and Social Education element of the learning programme is focused on helping students to understand themselves and each other. The ability to know themselves and to interact effectively with others, to cooperate, negotiate and identify what's important to them is at the heart of the Infant School experience.
Service is at the heart of the UWC movement and even our youngest students become involved in service activities. The programme empowers students to become aware, able and active contributors to the community. Beginning in K1, the programme fosters empathy and helps students to recognise that part of being human is seeking opportunities to put yourself aside in the service of others.
Please visit the Primary School Service microsite for more detailed information.