As good educators we are conscious that we need to provide our children the knowledge and skills required to succeed not only in today’s society, but a society that would exist 20 or more years into the future. Given the fast pace at which the world is changing, it is likely that today’s pre-schoolers would graduate into a world where vehicles would drive themselves, factories would operate intelligently and machines would possess human-like capabilities through Advanced Artificial Intelligence. There may even be human habitations on the Moon and Mars.

Another important development in modern society is the information overload a child is subjected to right from birth. This introduces an important challenge to Early Childhood educators. It is not enough to give information to the child – there is enough of it available online – but to teach the child how to ask the right questions, identify true knowledge, filter out the noise and use that information to their advantage. At the Shishya group of schools, with three decades of experience, we recognise these emerging trends and are equipped with the right tools to address them effectively.