A Day at HEI!
HEI DAY
Every day is an HEI Day at HEI Schools Waterdown, where learning takes place everywhere and all the time for everyone.
We support all children to actively participate in every activity through a fun-filled schedule. The daily schedule is research-based and carefully thought-out to offer the best early childhood education and care for all children.
Together, teachers and children take charge of their own learning and exploration of all learning modules. They help one another design the most appropriate learning environment for the activities throughout the day. This collaboration offers flexibility to entertain independence and innovation among each child as they explore their interests as individuals and as team members.
HEI TIME
HEI Time takes place every morning at HEI Waterdown. It is important for children to meet and greet their teacher first thing in the morning. This is the time to check-in with one another for all things necessary to achieve a successful HEI day. It is time for teachers and children to channel positive attitudes and energy among themselves and to set the tone for the rest of the day.
HEI ACTIVITIES
HEI Activities are research-based and teacher-guided lessons that have been developed and approved by the University of Helsinki. The diverse lessons and activities target all 10 learning modules in the correct mixture according to the children’s interests, age group, and readiness. The learning is guaranteed to be fun and the feeling is guaranteed to be fantastic.
HEI OUTDOOR
HEI Activities are research-based and teacher-guided lessons that have been developed and approved by the University of Helsinki. The diverse lessons and activities target all 10 learning modules in the correct mixture according to the children’s interests, age group, and readiness. The learning is guaranteed to be fun and the feeling is guaranteed to be fantastic.
HEI FREE PLAY
HEI Free Play is a time reserved for play activities in accordance with the children’s likes and interests. HEI Waterdown encourage our students to take initiative in expressing their own imagination and to actively participate in learning through play. This may occur in the form of an individual play or as a group play depending on the social requirement of the activity of choice. HEI Free Play allows for a subtle and natural development of socio-emotional and interpersonal skills.
HEI CUISINE
HEI Cuisine offers the most nutritious and delicious menus to everyone at HEI Schools Waterdown. Our team of nutritionists have designed and prepared each dish with love and respect for the development and safety of our students and teachers. We also believe that conversation generated at the dining table is an important learning moment in a child’s day. Therefore, students and teachers get to enjoy eating snacks and meals together on a daily basis. In addition, HEI Cuisine insists that students and teachers eat at regular dining tables and chairs and use normal dishes and utensils without help from a special child’s seat or child-size equipment. Children learn to interact with other children and adults in a normal setting that they experience in the real world. Healthy eating habits and local food culture are encouraged throughout the process as we always introduce new menus to exercise their tastebuds. Children with food allergies and special dietary needs are well-taken care of upon receiving official medical records and a recommendation from a nutritionist. The meals can either specially provided or prepared from home.
HEI HEI
Parting is never a sorrow at HEI Schools Waterdown. HEI HEI time offers a cool-down period for all students and teachers before being picked up by their parents. Students will get to share moments and their experiences from during the day with their teachers. HEI HEI strengthens bonds between students and their teachers and is also a time for teachers to prepare the students for what is planned for them on the following day and improve their excitement for learning and schooling. HEI HEI also gives parents the opportunity to briefly meet and recap their child’s day with the teacher.
