The Happy Place for Happy Children!
The International Pre-School, located in the same beautiful area as the British International School, offers nursery education and care for children of all nationalities from circa 18 months to 4½ years. Although it is a department within the British International School, it is also recognised independently by the Stavanger local authorities as a registered nursery unit, complying with all Norwegian health and safety standards for pre-school education.
The pre-school aims to provide a happy and stimulating environment that allows every child to develop their full potential at their own pace. Every aspect of the child – social, emotional, physical, aesthetic and intellectual, is developed. The staff provides the children with many opportunities to experience free play and interaction with his/her peers, through a carefully-planned programme and supervised activities.
The curriculum that the school has created for each class is in line with the new curriculum guidelines for the foundation stage published by the British Department of Education and the Norwegian Framework Plan for Nursery Schools.
The International Pre-School enjoys modern facilities, with large cheery classrooms. Their selection of adventure playgrounds is popular with children as is their spacious gym where children can practice co-ordination skills in a fun and safe way.
The International Pre-School also offers children a wide variety of trikes, scooters, bicycles and various sand toys to choose from for outdoor play.
Activities Offered
- arts and crafts activities
- a graded learning programme which covers concepts of size, colour, shape, number, pre-writing and pre-reading activities. All taught at each child’s own individual level
- simple science activities
- weekly music and rhythm lessons with instruments
- weekly gymnastic lessons in our full-sized gymnasium
- movement and dance
- drama, dressing up and puppets
- baking and cookery
- planting seeds and bulbs
- various trips, visits and outings
- outdoor play in the adventure playgrounds
- nature walks in the beautiful wooded area surrounding the school
Classes
The pre-school has classes on 3 levels:
Playgroup: Children from 18 months. Staff ratio is 1 adult to 5 children
Pre-school 1: Children who are 2 – 3 years old (who will turn 3 during the present school year). Staff ratio is 1 adult to 5 children.
Pre-school 2: Children who are 3 – 4 years old (who will turn 4 during the present school year). Staff ratio is 1 teacher and 1 assistant to a maximum of 16 children.
Fees
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Childcare Service
The British International School provides a Child Care service from 0730 to 0910 hours and 1200 to 1630 hours. Child Care places are limited with priority given to families where both parents work outside the home.
Contact
Sally Myrvang
Head of Pre-school
The International Pre-school
The British International School of Stavanger
Gauselbakken 107
4032 Stavanger
Tel: 51 95 02 50
Fax: 51 95 02 51
Mobile phone: 98 40 40 48
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The staff at the pre-school would be happy to answer any questions or give a tour of the school.
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About Cynthia Myrnes
Cynthia is a Singaporean who has been living in Stavanger since Feb 2008 with her Norwegian husband. She works as a physiotherapist here and also owns her own petsitting service, Stavanger Petsitter, for the residents of Stavanger. In addition, she manages the Stavanger International Moms group. She loves hanging out with friends, spending time with animals, travelling and watersports such as scuba diving and wake boarding. Most of all, she is enjoying the experience of being a first time mom!
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