Facilities
Our Preschool is situated within the main campus grounds in Karori and provides easy access to all main school facilities.
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Inspiring a love of learning
Marsden Preschool is for girls and boys, aged 3½ to 5 years.
Open from 8:15am - 3:30pm, five days a week during school terms. Most children come five days, but there are options for 3 or 4 day attendance:
- 3 year old children must attend a minimum of 3 days a week
- 4 year old children must attend a minimum of 4 days a week
Marsden Preschool’s learning programmes are child-centred and holistic, created within the national Early Childhood Curriculum, Te Whāriki.
Our programmes are fun and foster a love of learning; creating lifelong, capable, competent and confident learners, ready for their world beyond Preschool. Our future focused teaching and learning focuses on:
- Warm and positive relationships
- Belonging and keeping safe from harm
- Resilience and coping strategies
- Communication: verbal, non-verbal, print and digital
- Identifying emotions (own and others)
- Supporting strengths and interests
- Exploration of the environment
- Independence
- Wonder and curiousity
- Critical thinking
Literacy and Maths
We embed a variety of literacy and mathematical concepts for our children throughout the day.
We use Letterland for an introduction to the alphabet and its sounds. A 'Letter of the Week' provides the structure for our phonics and writing programme, with children bringing an object from home to share with the group.
Children practise counting in varied languages and experience different ways to explore mathematical concepts at both group times and one to one with a teacher.
Specialist teachers
Marsden Preschool has Specialists that teach Chinese and music in fun and creative ways each week. The school librarian runs a weekly programme where the children share and borrow books.
Enrolments KARORI
- Leigh McCathie
- Enrolment Registrar
- (04) 476 8707
- Arrange a personal tour of Marsden Preschool to help you appreciate the Marsden difference.
We join in Primary Chapel service, Discovery Time with Years 1-3 and enjoy buddy reading with Year 5 students. We also participate in annual events such as cross country, athletic sports, church services, Grandparent’s Day and attend Primary School productions.
School Holiday Programme
As a response to a need from our parents, Marsden Preschool runs a school holiday programme during the third week of the July holidays. This is optional, however we have found that our students have so much fun, nearly all families avail themselves of this service.
We provide a warm caring environment that challenges all children to reach their full potential
Helen McConnell Head of Preschool
Keeping in touch
Marsden Preschool uses Educa to keep parents up-to-date with their child's learning.
MyMarsden
We also encourage our Marsden Preschool parents to visit MyMarsden.
MyMarsden (also known as Ultranet) is the school's daily learning management site that includes school calendars, news and events, as well as other interesting bits about what's happening at school today.
