Our philosophy values the child as being central to his/her own
learning. Children are able to pursue their own interests and
revisit and build upon ideas at their own pace.

As advocates of a ‘100 languages of children’, a concept that
recognises that children have multiple ways of thinking,
playing, exploring, speaking and doing. Our approach
encourages children to use every tool they have to express
themselves.

Children at Learning Matters are active constructors of
knowledge, who are encouraged to be ‘researchers’. Most of
the educational experiences within the programmes take the
form of projects, where children have opportunities to actively
participate, explore and question things. Our Programmes
have a strong emphasis on the social and emotional
development of children. We support them as active members
of our community and encourage their relationships with
other children, teachers and parents.