According to pupils’ every stage of development, our kindergarten designs different teaching models. To arouse puplis’ learning Interest, we apply small-group teaching model for KI students and self-learning teaching model for K2 and K3 pupils which allows them to work on theme-based projects.
*Whole-day class focuses on developing children’ s daily routines and Independence. Engage in a variety of extra-curriculum activities such as chess, calligraphy, dance, crafts and technology.
*Teachers spend 15 minutes to read both Chinese and English books with puplis every day, to enhance their language ability.
*We value the cooperation with parents. To keep close contact with parents, Darent-Teacher Association holds early childhood education conferences, workshops, and parent-child activities regularly.
*The kindergarten established Grasshopper Scout (Group No. 1430), with an aim of nurturing their ability of taking care of others. Through participating community services and visiting elderly, foster their sense of responsibility to the society, empowering them to grow as a good citizen in future.
*To get to know more about primary school life, kindergarten arranges a variety of activities for K3 students. Students visit to primary school and participate in their activities every year.
Small group teaching is the most suitable way for KI children. By actively involving and exchanging ideas in groups, small group teaching is a student-centered teaching method and it avoids teachers being the dominant role in class. Instead, children are able to express their thoughts freely in their groups and learn to accept and respect the others.
Scope Preschool Project is advocated by Jean Piaget, he suggested that children are active learners who have good learning abilities towards the environment.
With the High/Scope Preschool Project. It enhances the chances for children to get in touch with the environment with rich materials, allowing them to explore according to their abilities, needs, and interests. We hope to achieve the following goals:
1. Increase the consciousness and self-autonomy in children’s learning.
2. Let children to gain joy and the sense of success in the process of active learning.
Vision of The Project Approach:
The Project Approach suggests that children shall learn autonomously by attaching Importance to children’s inner learning motivation with the guidance of teachers. The Project Approach is to do researches on a topic or issue with the aim of “children-centered”. We hope to achieve the following goals:
1. Encourage children to do self-learning according to their interests.
2. Cultivate good learning attitude for children, for example: high autonomy. ability in solving problems, high learning motivation, high curiosity and imagination as well as a sense of responsibility.