A Reggio-Inspired School for children from 1 year to 11 years of age from Nursery, Preschool to Primary.
Dear Aurora Families,
Welcome to Aurora International School of the Arts.
For those of you returning, welcome back, and to those of you that are new, we warmly welcome you to the Aurora community.
We look forward to creating new adventures and fond memories with you and your child. We are very excited for the new school year, which will be filled with endless inquiry, exploration, investigation and discovery.
Aurora Team
“Going beyond immediate into the realm of the possible” – Jerome Bruner
Aurora International School Of The Arts’ educational philosophy is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. The school fosters life-long learning for children aged 12 months to years, supporting self-discovery, imagination and creativity.
We believe that children have the capacity for representing ideas and constructing knowledge in a variety of symbolic and graphic modes. We emphasise the importance of children’s symbolic language, conceptualised as the “100 languages”, where ideas and knowledge-building are expressed through many creative processes, such as speech, writing, drawing, painting, sculpture, construction, music, movement and shadow play.
‘Children are active protagonists of their growth and development processes as our core value at Aurora Ecosystem.’
Please contact us via 028 3744 2991 or info@aurorareggio.com / admissions@aurorareggio.com for more information about our Nursery, Preschool and Primary.
Aurora International School Of The Arts
Children are active protagonists of their growth and development processes as our core value at Aurora Ecosystem.
Children in our Nursery and Preschool develop number sense and literacy skills through everyday projects and provocation in their daily exploration.
Play sets the foundation for the development of critical social and emotional knowledge and skills. Through play, children learn to forge connections with others and to share, negotiate and resolve conflicts, as well as learn self-advocacy skills. Play also teaches children leadership as well as group skills. Furthermore, play is a natural tool that children can use to build their resilience and coping skills, as they learn to navigate relationships and deal with social challenges as well as conquer their fears.
Children in our Primary school continue with a Reggio-Inspired approach to learning and teaching that advocates for the rights of the child and puts the child at the centre of their learning. One of the practices within this approach is being fully inclusive which recognises the diversity of children. Individual differences are valued and embraced and practices increase the participation and progress of students who learn differently, not only in the classroom but in other learning experiences, such as non-academic and enrichment classes.
Our curriculum content in the Primary school is taught through investigative research, following the Common Ground Collaborative standards and inquiry-based approach. The 3 C’s are how we define learning. The learning process is a continuous spiral as children progress through deeper levels of constructing conceptual understanding, building competencies and developing character.
As in Pre-school and Primary, in Middle School we maintain our focus upon the student at the centre of all we do and our vision of them as capable individuals with ownership and agency over their learning. We will be following the New Zealand curriculum goals more closely. The New Zealand National Curriculum is internationally acclaimed due to its holistic approach and focus on deep and rich learning experiences which engage the children and allow them to develop a broad skills base.
Summer Project 2023
IN DIALOGUE WITH THE MIGHTY MEKONG
The six-week Summer Project will see the children discovering the Mighty Mekong through its sights, sounds, tastes, traditions, legends, and its survival. It will be a wonderful adventure for all.
🔸 For children from 2 years to 11 years of age who are already comfortable in a school setting
🔸 6 weeks of summer (10 July 2023 – 18 August 2023)
☀️ Limited spaces available.
EARLY BIRD before 15 APRIL 2023
Aurora was started in October 2015 and opened its doors to the first children in March of 2016, representing the fulfillment of a dream of a local mother and ambitious educators who had long envisioned a high-quality Early Years education and care environment for Vietnam’s youngest citizens.
