Maridahdi Early Childhood Community is a vibrant learning community that is now Maridahdi began life as a community kindergarten in 1973. Today, it caters for 75 children from pre-prep to year 7 in four multi-age classrooms.
The name 'Maridahdi' is a Swahili word, meaning to embellish, to enhance. It conveys the school's focus on children as individuals and the role of teachers as facilitators of discovery and learning.
Maridahdi supports, acknowledges and respects children as thinkers and learners.
Maridahdi is about making connections to children, their families and the community.
Our philosophy supports the empowerment of children.
Maridahdi Early Childhood Community School has been structured in line with contemporary early years research, which recognises the significance of the years between birth and eight and the unique strategies required to support children in their thinking and learning during this time. An approach which supports the individual is appropriate at any age.
We believe that children who have developed positive attitudes and dispositions to learning, who have been supported to connect to their interests and ways of learning and to communicate in personally meaningful ways, will be able to cope with transitions more adequately at any state in their journey of lifelong learning.
