Ages 3 to 5, Nursery and Reception
Early years
Learning through play, outdoors for much of the day, in small groups with the same two adults all year.
- Children in a group
- 14
- Adults with every group, all year
- 2
- The day, with care until 17:00
- 08–16
- Languages, Danish and English
- 2
Small children learn by playing with a purpose, being outside every day and hearing two languages as naturally as breathing.
- 01
Play with a purpose
Building, pretending and sorting are how small children think. We plan for it, watch closely and join in.
- 02
Outside every day
The wood is our second classroom. Children climb, dig and learn the names of everything that grows there.
- 03
Two languages, gently
Songs, stories and daily routines in Danish and English, so both feel as natural as breathing.
What they learn
Following the Danish curriculum, taught in two languages, with more time for the things children remember.
- 01
Language and stories
Picture books, rhymes and first letters.
- 02
Early maths
Counting, shapes and patterns, with real things.
- 03
Nature and science
Seasons, animals and what floats.
- 04
Music and movement
Singing every day, dance on Tuesdays.
- 05
Art and making
Paint, clay and a very popular glue table.
- 06
Friendship and feelings
Taking turns, finding words, making up.
A week in Early years
Monday
Forest morning
The whole morning in the wood, snack by the fire.
Tuesday
Music and dance
With our music teacher, in the big hall.
Wednesday
Library
Choosing a book to take home for the week.
Thursday
Cooking
Bread, soup or pancakes, then lunch together.
Friday
Show and tell
Something from home, or from the wood.
“At three, the most important lesson is that school is a place where you're safe, you're heard and you're allowed to get muddy.”