Safari Kid, which has 40 settings in seven countries, is launching in a specially-converted church hall in Clerkenwell, which will have smartboards (interactive whiteboards) and a focus on science and technology.
UK managing director Gabrielle Oh said the early years programme has been developed by a British global head of training and curriculum, and is based on the EYFS with other ‘integrated’ elements. She said, ‘We see the curriculum as EYFS ++.
‘We have a proprietary STEAM program (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics integrated with Arts) developed in Silicon Valley. Integrating creative arts into scientific experiences allows children to learn things in a more open-ended way and makes them applicable to real life. Arts and creativity are crucial to the sciences, technology and maths. Activities are student-focused experiences through hands-on exploration.
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