Montessori Approach
Language
English Mandarin Malay
Language development is vital to human development. In the Montessori environment, children begin with rudiments of spoken and written language, and progress to become confident readers and writers in three languages. We are conscious of the fact that children during this age of the absorbent mind can acquire vocabulary and usage norms effortlessly once they are in a stimulating and rich language environment, therefore Children’s House classroom provide bilingual immersion environment as children receive constant input in three languages and engage in meaningful practices.
Sensorial Exploration
Sparking Curiosity, One Sense at a Time!
Young children are sensorial explorers, eager to touch, see, smell, and listen to everything around them. The sensorial area in our environment provides a series of Montessori-designed materials for children to explore extensively. These materials are designed as keys to the everyday world. Through interaction with sensorial materials, children refine their visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, olfactory, and other senses.
Practical Life
Hands-On Learning for Life's Essential Skills!
During the Children’s House years, children engage in a wide range of Practical Life (or Daily Living) activities, which provides the initial bridge between the child’s home and school. These living skills are important for human being in order to adapt to the environment and also help children extend their powers of concentration, internalize order, and the experience of completion of a task. It enhances the development of hand-eye coordination, independence and responsibility. The Practical Life activities lay a strong foundation for later work in all areas in the curriculum.
Mathematics
Discover the Joy in Every Calculation!
Mathematics area consists of a progression of manipulative materials starting with the concrete and ending with the abstract. Young children’s mathematical sense is built on the strong foundation of the sensorial materials where many fundamental concepts, such as length, volume, gradation, sequencing, grouping and so on, have been already experienced via the senses.