The MLPP motto, “Happy toddlers geared for tomorrow…”,
was chosen after careful thought. A HAPPY toddler is critically important because:

“…Stress and threat impact the brain in many ways. They reduce capacity for understanding, meaning and memory. They reduce higher order thinking skills… ”

“…Emotions run the brain. Bad ones flavour all attempts at learning. Good ones create an excitement and love of learning…11 {From: Beginnings and Beyond)

In a nursery school, stability and stimulation are some of the most important considerations for happy toddlers.

To ensure stability, only suitably qualified staff are appointed and there is an assistant in each class that are involved at aftercare to ensure continuity. Parents are involved in the school’s activities in various ways to promote co-operation between the school and home.

“Geared for tomorrow” is the second component of our motto. We follow an outcome based educational programme where discovery, experience and participation are emphasised. All planning is done around a central theme. The following quotes have been taken from Beginnings and Beyond:

“…The neocortex is strongly run by patterns not facts; we learn best with themes, patterns and whole experiences…”

“… We learn in a multipath, simultaneous style that is visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, conscious and non-conscious. We do most poorly learning “piecemeal” into linear, sequential math facts and other out-of-context information lists…”

“…Our memory is very poor in rote, semantic situations. It is best in contextual, episodic, event-oriented situations…”

“…Our brains are stimulated by challenge, novelty and feedback in our learning environments. Creating more of these conditions is critical to brain growth…”