Program · 2.5 – 3.5/4yr
Pre-Kindy
The Karil Room. Where early literacy, big friendships and outdoor lunches all happen at once.
Ages: 2.5 – 3.5/4 years
The Karil Room
In this room
What a day looks like
This is the room where curiosity gets loud. Children are talking, testing, negotiating and creating, sometimes all at the same time. Our educators guide the chaos into a rhythm that builds early literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills.
It’s also a room that loves the garden. Green Earth Kids activities, cooking with what we grow, and story time under the trees.
A flexible day, in rhythm
6:45Arrival and free play
7:00Outdoor exploration
9:30Morning tea outdoors
10:00Intentional teaching, story, song and letters
11:30Lunch on the verandah
11:45Rest and quiet activities
2:30Picnic afternoon tea
3:15Extension activities, art and music
By 5:45Family pick-up
Highlights
What makes this room special
Emerging literacy
Rhyme, story, symbol recognition and mark-making, the joyful roots of reading and writing.
Green Earth Kids
Wildlife visits, garden care and conservation stories anchored by our Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary partnership.
Friendship & feelings
Emotional literacy is taught here as intentionally as counting. Kind, brave humans are made this way.
Come and see for yourself
Book a tour of the village
The best way to feel it is to walk it. Meet the educators, wander the gardens, breathe in the bushland.