Kārearea
Falcon Group
Our Kārearea Group is designed for tamariki aged four to five, a season marked by growing independence, curiosity, and confidence. In this more structured morning session, children are invited to contribute their thoughts, explore new ideas, and strengthen the skills that prepare them for school and beyond.
With guidance from caring teachers and encouragement from their peers, tamariki continue to grow in faith, communication, and self-awareness – learning to lead, listen, and love well.
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Key Areas of Growth
Our children, aged four to five years, gather together each morning. This is a more structured time. The teacher will still lead, but children will have the opportunity to contribute their ideas and knowledge.
The learning and skills that will be developed and fostered during this time include:
- Listening to others
- Being a leader
- Numeracy and literacy concepts
- Respect for others’ ideas
- Turn-taking
- Expanding language and tools for communication
- Increased body awareness / control
Faith, Friendship, and Growth
Growing in Confidence and Capability
Through interactive discussions, stories, games, and activities, children are supported in developing:
- Listening to others with patience and empathy
- Leadership skills by taking initiative and helping peers
- Numeracy and literacy concepts through songs, storytelling, and guided learning
- Respect for others’ ideas and the ability to respond thoughtfully
- Turn-taking and working cooperatively in group settings
- Expanded language and communication tools to express thoughts clearly
- Increased body awareness and control through movement and purposeful activity
The Kārearea Group helps tamariki grow in confidence, capability, and care for others—all while continuing to experience God’s love in their everyday learning.
Biblical Foundations
Guided by God’s Word in all we do
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well.