Principal’s Corner: Nurturing Young Minds at Little Millennium

Principal's Corner: Nurturing Young Minds at Little Millennium

The journey with Little Millennium started 8 years ago. Around 1500 + students have learnt at our centre and successfully transitioned to mainstream schools. I was always passionate about early childhood education and got introduced to LM’s curriculum and teaching methodologies when my daughter was learning at one of the LM’s centres. I loved everything about LM as a parent and I witnessed an impressive improvement in my child hence when I was planning for my own school LM was an obvious choice.

At Little Millennium, we focus on the holistic and all-round development of the child. Activity-based curriculum is something which is completely different from any other school. Use of modern gadgets is strictly prohibited and children are motivated to interact and to express themselves. The curriculum is designed keeping in mind, VARK- all learning styles. (V- Visual, A- Auditory, R- Reading, K – Kinesthetic). We believe in constructive play and children learn the best when they are playing. The age group that we cater to, that is 2 to 6, which has a very short attention span, so in order to get an undivided attention its very important to engage children in activities and games that they love. Each and every concept is taught through a play way method. We believe in hands on experience and use sensorial activities to stimulate cognitive development.

We teach yoga to our children through stories to improve their focus and flexibility of the body.

Few more unique initiatives by Little Millennium are Kids Marathon and Kickers club. This is to inculcate love for sports and to teach children working with a team. This also ensures gross motor development and a positive engagement.

We also have a tie up with Chitrakala Parishad, The most reputed art center of Bangalore. We conduct drawing competitions for all LM and Non-LM students on the occasion of Children’s Day. Winners of this competition are invited for a workshop by Chitrakala parishad and drawings are exhibited in their art gallery.

Disengagement from digital gadgets is one of the best practices that we follow in school. The gen alpha children are born with gadgets in their hands. Excessive use of gadgets intervenes the early childhood development. Little Millennium plays a crucial role by providing a gadget-free environment and fostering structured growth at the right age.

At Little Millennium we create lifelong learners. We have seen children evolving emotionally, and socially, doing exceptionally well in academics and other fields.

A child is like clay and parents play a very important role in shaping this clay. 0 to 6 are the foundation years and the majority of the brain development happens in these years. So, it’s okay to enroll a child for one or two activities but multiple classes in a day should be avoided. Instead, we should plan to spend time with the child and create a joyful engagement at home.

Promoting the social and emotional well-being of the child is the need of the hour. It’s important to spend quality time with children and help them to become sensitive and responsible adults. Recognize and celebrate your child’s unique strengths, interests, and abilities. Encourage them to be the best versions of themselves. Last but not least, limit the use of gadgets.

Principal,
Mrs. Nootan
Little Millennium Preschool,
Bettadasanapura , Bengaluru