The curriculum is based on the Pre-primary Education Curriculum Guide. It is tailored to meet the needs of early childhood development and is designed around child-centered principles which are suitable and flexible. Learning content combines life experience with the children’s interests. It also provides diversified learning, encourages exploration and problem-solving abilities.
Teachers choose a suitable and safe environment for children to play freely and choose a variety of toys according to their preferences, abilities, and life experiences, invite playmates, and design gameplay to increase the fun of the game and present children’s imagination and knowledge of things around them.
By discussing the theme together, children can take the initiative to find answers to the problems they find. During the process, children have more opportunities to express their opinions, cooperate with peers and share their achievements, etc., so as to cultivate a positive learning attitude and self-learning spirit.
In order to cultivate children’s awareness of environmental protection, environmental concepts are incorporated into the curriculum, and children are taught to use environmental materials for creative work, recycle materials for waste separation, reduce the use of disposable items, etc. Environmental talks, workshops, and parent-child environmental design activities are also organized to bring the message of environmental protection into every family and let us enjoy the resources of the earth.
The ” Zippy’s Friends ” Emotion Program is implemented in the Upper Class. There are six modules in the course: emotions, communication, building and breaking relationships, resolving conflicts, dealing with change and loss, and facing up to it. The teachers use story and situation analysis and role-play games to help children learn how o deal with various emotions and promote their mental health.
Life education is to enable children to respect and care for life. Through the implementation of different types of activities, such as lectures and getting close to nature, children will understand the importance of life.
Appropriate introduction of information technology equipment to supplement teaching and learning can provide children with interactive and interesting play experiences, and also help to take care of children’s diversity.
