Preparatory class, ages 5–6
The year before school: reading and writing readiness, numbers, English every day, groups of 16.
The preparatory class takes children who are five by 15 September. Each group has 16 children and two adults, a teacher and an assistant. The day runs from 09:00 to 15:00; lessons last 30 minutes, with active games, time in the yard and lunch in between.
By the end of the year children know their letters, read words syllable by syllable, count and add within 20 and write their own name. Each child gets there at their own pace: once a month the teacher meets the parents to go over what has clicked and what is still hard.
Groups are taught in Azerbaijani or in Russian. Both have English every day, through songs, games and picture cards.
Subjects and weekly hours
| Subject | Hours |
|---|---|
| Reading and writing readiness | 5 |
| Early maths | 4 |
| English | 4 |
| The world around us | 2 |
| Drawing and crafts | 2 |
| Music | 2 |
| Movement and gymnastics | 3 |
| Chess | 1 |
| Total | 23 |
What a day looks like
A day in the preparatory class
- 08:45–09:00Arrival and morning circle: the plan for the day
- 09:00–10:30Two lessons with a movement break
- 10:30–10:50Morning snack
- 10:50–12:10Two lessons, one of them English
- 12:10–12:50Outdoor play in our own yard
- 12:50–13:30Lunch
- 13:30–14:15Quiet hour: rest while the teacher reads aloud
- 14:15–15:00Art, music or chess, then home time
- 15:00–18:00Extended day (optional): play, clubs, snack at 16:00
Teachers at this stage
All teachers
Yana MelikovaEnglish, preparatory class and grades 1–4Foreign languages, 2018At Kamal since 2021 
Aysel ZeynalovaPreparatory class teacherEarly years education, 2019At Kamal since 2022