Kia ora and welcome to Omana Kindergarten
Omana Kindergarten cultivates respect, responsibility and community through a supportive and enriching environment for children. Omana Kindergarten’s diverse teaching team are responsive and reflective, encouraging children to learn through developing their own interests. Omana Kindergarten has a wonderful newly refurbished outdoor environment catering to children’s needs for active movement, learning and exploration.
What makes us different?
- Our natural environment is very welcoming and calming
- Children are confident to explore and show empathy to the environment and other animals
- Self guided learning by children supported by teachers
- Tua kana teina (learning from older children) is practiced
- AKO is practiced – learning from each other, teachers, equal partners with family and children
- We encourage children to lead their own learning
- Garden to table project
- We have a vegetable garden and peach and plum trees
- We work in small groups