Our Mission
In Building a company that cultivates the educational success of children under 4 years old, it is our mission to set a new standard for Early Childhood Education in the Philippines. We aim to do this by offering:
- an innovative play-based curriculum aligned with The Early Years Learning Framework from Australia and the Early Years Foundation Stage from the United Kingdom, that enables opportunities for children to experiment, take risks and explore
- a solid team of passionate Early Childhood educators deeply grounded by a reflective and intentional teaching practice
- a genuine partnership with parents and caregivers in recognizing and responding to each child’s interests and needs
- developmental tracking that documents your child’s learning at Playscape Manila
Playscape Manila’s
Practice and Pedagogy
- We believe in child-led learning
- We recognize the environment as a third teacher
- We believe that children learn more through authentic and purposeful play
- We view children as competent and active learners
- Children are respected and deemed capable
Your child’s learning environment is shaped through an Emergent Curriculum – one that is truly based on each individual child’s interests and needs – by combining a team deeply grounded by a reflective and intentional teaching practice with a commitment to working hand-in-hand with parents and caregivers to recognize children’s interests, respond to their needs and support each child’s educational success.
Our Founder
With 10 years of experience in Early Childhood teaching, Teacher Sari has reimagined education by offering an emergent early childhood curriculum and making it available to families in-home.
Teacher Sari is a mom of two and an advocate of play, as well as for intentional teaching and parenting. Her time in Sydney, Australia, as a postgraduate student and professional educator has motivated her to bring quality learning experiences to children through a combination of play + landscape, or Playscape.
Learning Dispositions
Playscape Manila aims to develop every child’s learning dispositions – these are valuable qualities and characteristics that are instrumental to your child’s learning. These learning dispositions set the foundation for meaningful developmental experiences, healthy adjustment to preschool and a lifelong love of learning.
Engagement and Eagerness to Explore
- Engages in open-ended activities
- Uses play to investigate, imagine and explore ideas
- Expresses wonder and enthusiasm in their prepared environment
Motivation and Active Learning
- Persists even when the task is difficult
- Takes risks and engages in new experiences
- Initiates and contributes to play experiences
- Follows and extends their own interests with enthusiasm, energy and concentrati
Critical Thinking
- Having their own ideas
- Finding new ways to do things
- Finding ways to do/solve things
- Making links and seeing patterns in their experience
Testimonials
“We highly recommend Playscape because of the smaller number of kids in a class. This ensures that each child is given an opportunity to participate and an an adequate amount of focus from their teachers. Having a close knit group of classmates enabled our daughter to have meaningful interactions.”
– Margaret Lipina
“Lily has been in Playscape since she was five months old! The first time she sat up unassisted was in class. She sees other kids and imitates them (from sitting to crawling and eventually standing) so it’s been great for her physical milestones.”
– Tinka Herrera
“Our child was introduced to a wide and varied selection of materials and activities. He learned a lot about the world around him and developed many skills focused, directed and controlled environment, through fun yet meaningful and developmentally appropriate activities. The climate during each class was always light and encouraging. Everything was done in the spirit of play. Yes, we recommend the program to other parents!”
– Angie Bautista
“We like seeing Lucia interact with other children. Playscape allows her to do this on a weekly basis. Also, it’s amazing to see how kids are able to follow instructions, mimic actions in songs, and remember songs from past sessions at such a young age. I feel the sessions really exercise and develop their brains. I would definitely recommend it to other moms. In fact, I already have.”
– Melissa Dee
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