Our vision is "Good relationships nourish learning".
We are committed to understanding what quality in kindergarten means and ensuring that all children in Alta receive an equal and high-quality kindergarten offer. As part of this, we choose an annual focus area to concentrate on.
Our focus area for the 2024-2025 kindergarten year is Life Skills and Health, and professional development with themes such as mental illness, behavioral challenges, and neglect.
Nyland Student Kindergarten wants to place a greater emphasis on life skills and health. The kindergarten has great opportunities to make a positive difference in children’s lives. It should be a safe and challenging place where children can explore different aspects of interaction, community, and friendship. Through physical activity, nature, sustainable development, a sense of achievement, and inclusion, we aim to strengthen the children’s sense of self-worth.
We base our pedagogy on the idea that play should be central to a kindergarten day, and it is important for us to highlight the role and significance of play. We focus on the play environment and are inspired by Reggio Emilia and the room as the third educator.
Nyland Student Kindergarten has a focus on Finnmark culture and carries out various cultural activities throughout the year. The activities are adapted to the children’s age and developmental level. We spend a lot of time outdoors in all kinds of weather.
We are a practice kindergarten for UiT The Arctic University of Norway. This means that we regularly have kindergarten teacher students on practice with us.
