Our Curriculum
How We Teach Children to Learn
At Fueling Brains Academy Victoria, our preschool programs help children build working memory, cognitive flexibility, and impulse control through play, movement, routines, and meaningful learning experiences.
Building Essential Life Skills
Instead of focusing only on letters, colours, numbers and shapes, our curriculum helps children develop the executive function skills they need for lifelong success.
Working Memory
Hold information in mind and use it to complete tasks, follow directions and solve problems.
Cognitive Flexibility
Adapt to change, consider different ideas and approach challenges in new ways.
Impulse Control
Pause, focus attention, manage emotions and make thoughtful choices.
An Integrated Learning Experience
Executive Function Development
Executive function is the brain’s set of “management” skills: thinking flexibly, pausing before acting, and holding on to what matters. They grow fastest in the early years and shape how children learn, make friends, and handle big feelings.
At Fueling Brains, we build them every day through play, relationships, movement, and the routines your child already loves.
Cognitive Flexibility
It helps children solve problems, see another point of view, and cope when plans change.
- Adapts to concepts
- Problem solving
- Shifts perspective
- Transitions between activities
Inhibitory Control
It helps children wait, focus through distractions, and choose a calm response when feelings run high.
- Control of behaviour
- Control of impulses
- Control of emotion
- Attention & reasoning
Working Memory
It helps children follow directions, plan ahead, and build on what they already know.
- Applies knowledge
- Decision making
- Plan & organize
- Updates information
A Balanced Curriculum for the Whole Child
The Fueling Brains Curriculum integrates the hands-on, interactive instructional approach of Montessori with the creative, community-focused approach of Reggio Emilia with the physically active focus of Movement Learning to engage the whole child, left brain, right brain, and body, in the learning process.
Left Brain
The Left Brain-focused activities bring peace, order and sense of routine in the child’s daily life through practice, repetition and purposeful work. Children experience hands-on learning activities in language, mathematics, culture and geography.
The goal is to build confidence, self-esteem and a ‘can-do’ attitude in children through practical, real-life experiences.
Right Brain
The Right Brain-focused activities allow imagination and exploration to ignite your child’s natural curiosity. They support creative thinking and expression through art, dance, and storytelling.
The goal is to build a child’s community through connections with others, relationship and friendship.
Movement
The movement-focused activities support children’s physical development through skill-based activities that encourage children to get stronger, faster and more balanced. These activities support the mind-body connection to enhance brain development.
The goal is for children to stay moving and active to keep busy, burn energy, boost health and have fun.