10 Effective Ways to Introduce Kids to a New School
- Updated on 24 Dec 2021
- Parents Corner
- orchidadmin
- 3 mins read
Introduction
You have just had your new child enrolled in a new school. With the new environment, new classmates, new teachers, and new rules to abide by, it is understandable that you may be feeling apprehensive about sending your child off to their first day of school. However, there are many things that you can do before the big day arrives to help reduce some of those fears. This blog post will discuss a few ways to introduce children to their new school to feel comfortable from day one!
10 Ways To Introduce Your Child To A New School
A new school can make your child feel nervous, unique, and even embarrassed. However, you must help your child feel as comfortable as possible during their first day at school before the big day arrives. Here are some tips for introducing children to their new school:
1. Explain to your child why a new school
Talk to your child and tell them why a new school is an excellent opportunity for new friends, new experiences, and new learning. Help your child understand that they are not the first to be new at school. Help them find classmates who will make them feel welcomed.
2. Take your child to school priorly.
Take your child on a tour of their new school, talk about what they will be learning there, meet some other students, teachers, and staff members. This can help create excitement before orientation day.
3. Tell them about each subject that will be taught
Tell your child about the subjects they will learn in school. This can be a new language, skills, new friends, or anything else that interests them. You can also tell them about the P.E education, art classes that are provided in school. This will give them confidence that this school is not a bad option.
4. Help them visualize what their day looks like
Visualizing a typical daily routine at any school is essential for helping children feel prepared and confident as they head off to face new challenges! You can do this by making them close their eyes and listen to your descriptions. You can make them imagine the classroom, teacher, fellow students, the atmosphere, etc. This will prepare your child to face the actual big day.
5. Roleplay the first day of school
It may seem strange to you, but roleplaying new school routines like lining up and waiting for the teacher can be an effective way of preparing your child for their new life at a new institution. You can also act as a student and show how to behave. Your child will follow it up and behave the same on their first day.
6. Make friends early
If your child already knows sure students before the first day, it’s much better. Usually, parents and students will have a meeting before the school routine starts. So during such a time, you can assist your child in talking to other kids. In this way, when classes starts after a week or so, your child will feel comfortable because they already know certain people.
7. Ask if they have any doubts about the new school.
Your new school will be unique for your child. So it is essential to know if they have any doubts about the new environment. Or maybe they feel scared or apprehensive in some way towards a unique situation that’s happening with them. It would help if you did not confuse this feeling because this can cause problems for their future progress and development at the institution.
8. Reassure them that it’s going to be okay
Let’s say the school is in a new country. There will be new places, new people, and a new language to learn. Your child has never been abroad before, so this is all new for them – they have no reference point from which to work out what might happen or how things might go wrong. You must reassure them that it’s going to be okay.
9. Guide them
You should also explain new things and new ways of doing things in simple terms, so they know what is happening at all times. This can help them feel more confident about the new situation too. One good way to do this would be by organizing a ‘new school day’ activity with your child on the weekend. For example, you could invite their new teacher over for a cup of tea at home to ask any questions that come up in their head.
10. Read to them facts about the new school
You can read or explain to your child the history of the institution. You can tell them about the famous alumni, historical facts, achievements, etc. This will make the child feel happy because they’ll know they’re being sent to an honorary institution. It will make them feel special.
Final thoughts
In conclusion, new schools can be unique and scary for a child. But with these simple tips, they will feel more at ease. If you guide them correctly, they’ll feel very excited. Don’t forget that if your child thinks the new school isn’t the best fit, consider it. You wouldn’t want your child to feel bad, don’t you? Try a couple of trial classes to figure out whether the child is okay with the new atmosphere.
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