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Primary Years Programme

Where Curiosity Takes Root

What is the PYP?

1 - 5

Grades

15

Specialist PYP Teachers

6

Units of Inquiry

The Primary Years Programme takes an inquiry-led approach. A child measuring a garden bed is working with mathematics; a child weighing how a story should end is learning to build and defend an argument. What can look like play is demanding academic work — a future-focused education that strengthens intellect, character, and independence together, and prepares children for a world that will reward the ability to think.

What Will My Child Learn?

In PYP, no subject stands alone. All subjects are taught together through real-world themes.

Literacy & Communication

Reading, writing, speaking, and expressing ideas with confidence

Numeracy & Mathematical Thinking

Problem-solving, reasoning, and real-world application of numbers

Science, Discovery & Technology

Understanding the world through investigation, evidence, and inquiry

Global & Cultural Studies

Exploring communities, cultures, history, and the world children are growing up in

Creative & Performing Arts

Creative expression across visual art, music, drama, and dance

Additional Language

Building fluency, cultural understanding and confidence in communicating across other languages.

Physical Education & Wellbeing

Movement, teamwork, wellbeing, and discipline

The Fostree Approach & Learning Journey

Learning Through Inquiry

Students explore meaningful questions, investigate ideas, and apply learning to real-world situations. This is structured, intentional inquiry — not free play. It builds depth of understanding that rote learning cannot.

Nature as Classroom

The 20-acre campus, Forest School, and outdoor spaces are active learning environments. Children develop observation, patience, ecological awareness, and scientific thinking through direct experience.

Small by Intent

Every class maintains a teacher-to-student ratio of 1:3. The limit is deliberate: small enough for teachers to know each student well — how they think, where they struggle, what holds their attention. Learning here stays personal.

Tech-Powered Learning

Every student learns within an Apple-integrated environment. Technology is used purposefully to support creativity, research, collaboration, and problem-solving — preparing students for a digital future from an early age.

Skills for the Future

The PYP develops skills that go beyond subject knowledge — skills that matter in higher education and in life. These are not soft extras. They are deliberately built into every unit of learning at Fostree:

Memorisation

Critical Thinking

Recitation

Communication

Copying

Creativity

Competition

Collaboration

Textbook Dependence

Research

Instruction Following

Independence

Answer Finding

Problem Solving

Compliance

Social Intelligence

Suppression

Emotional Intelligence

Assessment for Growth

At Fostree, assessment is continuous and holistic. Children are assessed through observations, projects, presentations, discussions, and portfolios — giving a complete picture of academic progress, personal development, and growth over time.

There are no high-stakes tests in the primary years. Instead, every child is known deeply by their teachers, and learning is tracked with care and intention. Parents receive meaningful insight into their child's development, not just grades.

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