The Early Years Centre
The New Germany Elementary School Early Years Centre is made up of a Pre-Primary Program, a Community Room and a regulated child care program.
The Pre-Primary Program at New Germany Elementary School is open to four year old children in the school’s catchment area. The children are part of a program that promotes play and puts them in charge of their learning much like the Reggio Emilia Emergent Curriculum approach. Children build on and create new knowledge through exploration and discovery of the world around them using many materials and guided by their interests.
The Community Room provides services to families in the community, and maximizes accessibility by housing them in a familiar setting. We have a schedule of events, services and workshops based on the needs and interests of the community. We provide a wide range of new programs and services as well as pre-existing programs such as those offered through the Better Together Family Resource Centre. The Community Room is available to be booked, free of charge, by community members to plan events or deliver programs of interest.
A regulated child care program is the third pillar of the Early Years Centre. We are working toward providing flexible child care arrangements for children over 18 months of age, as well as before and after school care for children in PreP through Grade 6.
The Community Room in the Early Years Centre is open year-round. To book the space or discuss ideas for room usage, contact the EYC staff at ngelc@gnspes.ca
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Pre-Primary Program
Registration is open for the 2017-2018 school year. If your child will be four years old, on or before Dec 31, 2017, and you live within the NGES catchment area, drop into the office to complete a registration form. Your child's birth certificate will be required.
