Lighthouse Primary School offers two pre-primary classes. Our Reception classes, for children who are four years of age by 1 January in their year of entry, is designed to be a stimulating experience of exploration, learning, growth and development. We use the Early Learning Goals taken from the National Curriculum for England as the core of our curriculum, adding additional learning goals unique to our setting and experience here in Mauritius.

Our Reception classes aim to:

• set the stage for lifelong learning and a love of school through ensuring they feel safe, secure, supported, cared for, challenged and inspired
• encourage independence and good social skills amongst the children
• develop language skills, particularly for non-native English speakers
• cultivate character development and encourage awareness of a loving, creator God
• build a strong foundation of knowledge and skills which will prepare children for the next stage of learning
• develop gross and fine motor control, receptive and expressive language, phonological/grapheme awareness and letter/number recognition

Children are innately curious and seek to understand the world around them. To harness this, we believe in active learning and discovery through participation in individual and collaborative experiences that follow children’s interests around a particular theme. We learn through play, using our imagination and engaging with the world around us. With specific input targeted to a child’s unique needs, we move from the concrete to the abstract as children sing, move, dramatise, create, ask questions, seek answers, experiment and assess their own learning.

We do not require any formal schooling prior to the legal age of schooling in Mauritius, which is five years old.

This means if parents/caregivers decide to keep their child at home or at another pre-primary school prior to age five, they may still be considered for entry into our primary school in Grade 1.