Cornerstone Preschool - Baner - Pune

At Cornerstone Baner Pune, we are building the schools that the world needs through lasting character & skills development, experiential learning & personalisation.

Who are we?
We are alumni of the INSEAD, world's best MBA school, IIT Bombay & St. Stephens, India's best colleges working with top Educators around the world, with a deep rooted passion to impart the right education solving What to educate, How to educate & When to educate in the School.

Ingredients of The Right Preschool
We believe that the best preschool or playgroup should cover the below aspects very well:
Curriculum – What are children learning
Teaching Method – How are they learning
Educators – Who are they learning from & with
Preschool Environment – Where are they learning
Personalization – When are they learning
Parent Interaction – Is the learning consisent

Our Curriculum Cornerstone curriculum for Preschool / playgroup revolves around 7 bands mapped across age-wise development goals of children. These 7 bands are: Curiosity, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Independence & Discipline, Empathy & Happiness, Expression and Courage. Further, The core goal of helping the kids learn via the Subjects such as Maths, Languages, Science, Geography is to help them inherit Critical Thinking, Expression, Curiosity and not just plain knowledge.

Our Teaching Method We believe kids learn the most by doing. Experiential learning is much more deep rooted than rote learning. Our Teaching Method primarily focuses on 360 degree teaching method, i.e. We teach each concept to the kid using several methods & modes ensuring the learning is long lasting.

When it comes to various philosophies, we are a blend of Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio-Emilia & Howard Gardner. Montessori philosophy hones independence, Discipline & critical thinking nicely. Waldorf improves creativity & expression very well. Reggio-Emilia’s self-directed play & Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence helps to carve out the right path for every child.

Our Preschool Environment Research shows that the learning environment is also extremely critical in child’s development. Children learn the best around nature, clean air, sunlight and space. Cornerstone preschool is located in Baner (near Balewadi & Pashan) in Pune. Away from traffic, Overlooking the Baner Hill, with ample sunlight & clean fresh air throughout the day, the environment sets each day up for exciting learning time.

Personalization Every child has her own pace of learning. While some child understands fractions by age 4, some other might do so by age 5. It’s completely normal to give children that space & time to get to speed with certain key concepts. If the child is pushed hard beyond a point, the child either develops a phobia for the subject or just memorizes the concepts without understanding them. On the other hand, if the child is exceptionally sound in fractions and if she asks for further learning – she must be provided with the same to enable her to reach true potential. It is said, Outliers practice for 10,000 hours break out. Bill Gates coded for 10,000 hours before founding Microsoft. To enable Personalization, we use technology to create a different learning curve for every child.

Parent Interaction Like Charity, even Learning begins at Home. For effective learning for the child, it is key to have a consistent (if not elaborate) learning experience at home. To enable Parents and the Home environment to aid the child’s learning, we also put a lot of focus on Parent-School Interaction. Parent Interaction would be done primarily through Home Visit, Mother workshops, Parent-Educator Communicator & Parent-Educator-Meetings.