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Fairholme Kindy

Qld Government Kindergarten Approved Program

Fairholme Kindergarten offers a rich play-based program, for girls and boys who turn 3 years of age, prior to their commencement at Kindy.

Exceeding the National Quality Standard in all areas, Fairholme Kindy has been offering an engaging play based program to support children’s learning and development since 2002.

Located within the beautiful grounds of Fairholme College, our Kindergarten offers:

A gentle transition between home and a safe, secure and supportive group setting
Experienced, enthusiastic, highly qualified and consistent educators
Warm, inviting and well equipped learning spaces in a nature rich environment
Specialist lessons in music, dance, physical education, gymnastics and library
Access to wider school facilities such as the Fairholme Junior library, school oval, gymnasium and playgrounds
A sense of belonging to a school community and a connection with Fairholme College and its students - the children love visits from the 'big girls'
A Kindy uniform that builds on the sense of connection
Before and after school care and holiday program provided by TeamKids
Auslan (Australian sign language) program where children learn basic sign language
Exciting excursions and incursions designed to support and extend the children's learning.

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Our Kindy Programs

'Fostering curiosity, exploration and discovery.'

Our programs available at Fairholme Kindy include:

Kindy 2 day program on Tuesday and Thursday - Children must be 3 years of age
Kindy 3 day program on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays - Turning 4 by June 30
Kindy 5 day program for children who are eligible for the Kindy 3 day program.

Note: Kindy 5 day program may be offered on a case by case basis for children who are eligible for Kindy 3 day program. For more information, please contact Mrs Tina Hammond, Head of Enrolments on 4688 4635 or email Tina.Hammond@fairholme.qld.edu.au.

If you would like to arrange a tour and/or interview for your Kindergarten child, please contact Mrs Tina Hammond, Head of Enrolments, or Book a Tour online.

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The Fairholme Kindy Philosophy

At Fairholme Kindergarten, our highly qualified educators deliver a stimulating and fun Kindy program that provides strong foundations for social, emotional, physical and academic development in each unique child.

The fundamental focus for all our decision making is the wellbeing of the children under our care.

Fairholme Kindy Philosophy

Developing curious learners

The Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guidelines underpin the programming and planning of our programs at Fairholme Kindy.

Literacy and numeracy exploration is weaved throughout our engaging and fun daily learning opportunities, encouraging your child to develop an active curiosity about their world and an enthusiasm for learning.

Our experienced educators observe each child’s learning and development in five key areas:

Identity
Connectedness
Wellbeing
Active Learning
Communicating

Learn more about the Fairholme Kindy Curriculum ››

Kindy Curriculum

"Play is the highest form of research …" - Albert Einstein.

Discovery through active play

We believe play is a valuable learning opportunity for all young children. It is how they engage, interact and discover the world around them.

At Fairholme Kindy, play is an essential part of our program. Our Kindy educators observe the child’s play, listen to their ideas, encourage and support interactions, and add resources and materials to extend and build on these interests and fascinations.

Purposeful play, along with planned experiences and routines, offer opportunities to build on your child’s current understandings and lead them to new knowledge, ideas and skills.

Play provides many social interactions that support the development of friendship skills, collaborative relationships and empathy.

Specialist lessons

Our Kindergarten children regularly participate in a wide variety of regular specialist lessons.

Fairholme Kindy specialist lessons include:

Weekly visits to Greta Junior (Junior School Library) to borrow books and participate in storytelling session with our Greta Junior Staff
Music and dance lessons with the Fairholme Junior Performing Arts Teacher
Lessons each week with the Fairholme Junior Physical Education Specialist Teacher, developing fundamental movement skills
Gymnastics classes during Term 3, run by qualified coaches from Allstar Gymnastic Academy.

Well-equipped learning spaces

Our indoor and outdoor spaces at Fairholme Kindy are carefully designed to engage the senses, foster curiosity, and encourage active exploration and discovery.

Our natural play environments provide opportunities for your child to take an active role in becoming environmentally aware and responsible.

Being part of the Fairholme College community, our Kindergarten children also benefit from access to our wider school facilities, such as the Fairholme Junior Library, school oval, gymnasium and playgrounds.

A day at Fairholme Kindy

Routines offer children a sense of security and stability, however they also need to be flexible to respond to the groups needs and the opportunities presented throughout the day.

Generally each day, the children will spend a large block of time inside and outside allowing for the development of play interests.

Group times, morning tea and lunch are occasions to come together as a class and share books, stories, dance, chats, songs, rhymes and common interests.

We see mealtimes as a social event and encourage the children to chat together and with the educators. There is also time each day for some quiet relaxation or a sleep if required.

Each week the children will have a specialist music, PE and library lesson. We also make the most of opportunities presented by the school to build on our program by observing a concert, participating in sports carnivals, visiting the arts rooms or other such events that suit our program and group of children.

Outside School Hours Care

Fairholme Junior enjoys the quality service provision of TeamKids for Outside School Hours Care. The Outside School Hours Care program is available on campus to Fairholme College children from Kindergarten onwards.

Before school: 6.30am to 8.30am

After school: 2.30pm to 6.00pm

Vacation care: During the private school holiday period.

Outside School Hours Care

Key Documents

Meet our Educators

Our educators at Fairholme Kindy remain consistent, as does our class composition, enabling our Kindergarten children to quickly establish a sense of belonging to the group and get to know each other’s families.

Kindy Teacher & Educational Leader: (Kindy ‘N’) Mrs Sonya Nicol

Master of Education - Special Education, Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood, Diploma of Teaching, current First Aid CPR Certificate

Sonya has been part of Fairholme Kindy since 2006. Previously she has worked in a variety of educational settings including Junior School and Special Education. She believes that the natural environment is a very important part of children’s lives and helps them to develop a sense of their place in the world. Sonya also believes in the value of learning through play, inclusion and accepting differences.