Curiosity spirit, enjoy learning, create a knowledge paradise, inspire children to realize their potential

HONG KONG YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION SHIU PONG NURSERY SCHOOL Focuses on students’ language development and is committed to cultivating their positive values ​​​​and positive learning attitudes, inspiring children to germinate creativity in natural and interesting situations, stimulating learning enthusiasm, and improving independent learning abilities. Principal Lai Jiaxian pays attention to the life cultivation of young children and advocates that students can enjoy learning in a campus atmosphere of "laughing, thinking, seeking knowledge, and friendship". Therefore, the school focuses on teaching, game activities and parent collaboration. In addition to helping children improve in knowledge, the school is also committed to promoting their moral development. Under the school's excellent education policy, the Primary One allocation results are ideal, with 100% of students being assigned to their top three choices. Many students have been admitted to prestigious schools such as La Salle Primary School, Ying Hua Primary School, and St. Rosa's School.

Design 3E school-based courses and implement all-round learning concepts

In order to cultivate children's spirit of exploration and curiosity, the school has specially designed a 3E school-based curriculum, with exploration, expression and empowerment as the core. Through a teaching method that combines learning with games, children can learn knowledge with a smile, cultivate self-study habits, and achieve the effect of "smart things". The teaching team designed and planned different learning areas around the campus and named them with childlike names. For example, the science corner was named "Tomorrow's World," the teaching material area was named "Play Adventures," and the small hand muscle training corner was named "Little Hands Create the World," etc., turning the campus into a "playground" full of knowledge. At the same time, teachers will also use environmentally friendly materials to make teaching aids and design interactive games to encourage students to explore different play methods and inspire the development of their creative thinking.

The school combines the two learning elements of "play" and "knowledge" and regularly carries out activities with different themes to broaden students' knowledge. For example, we organized Chinese culture learning activities, arranging students to participate in special traditional games such as lion dance, Kong Mingsuo, flower rope, and pot throwing, as well as experience ink painting and blue and white porcelain creation. Such activities not only improve students' ability to use Chinese, but also deepen students' understanding of traditional culture, take into account ideological and moral cultivation, and contribute to the inheritance of Chinese culture.

Launch the "Love + Reading" project to consolidate the foundation of English reading and writing

Principal Lai understands that a good language foundation can help improve learning abilities, so the school attaches great importance to children's biliteracy and trilingual development. The school specifically adopts the "Shared Book Approach" English reading teaching method to improve children's English listening and conversational abilities. At the same time, it uses simple and easy-to-understand English sentence teaching to help students master different English sentence patterns and grammar. Teachers use lively and interesting teaching methods to effectively consolidate students' reading and writing foundation. In addition, the school also actively cultivates students' reading habits. It follows the "Love + Reading Plan" implemented by educational psychologists in schools for many years, and provides parents and their children with systematic one-on-one reading skills training, so that children can enjoy reading and have the key to unlock the treasure house of knowledge, thus inspiring their curiosity in learning. At the same time, children's extensive reading of books can promote their language development, making it easier for them to master Chinese and English vocabulary and sentence structures, and establish early advantages for future studies.

Train social and communication skills and cultivate a spirit of unity and friendship

The school has a comfortable and spacious campus environment with a 2,000-square-foot outdoor garden, giving children ample space for activities. Students can plant and play in the outdoor garden, come into contact with different animals and plants, and feel and appreciate the wonders of nature. The school also has indoor physical activity venues, music rooms, dance rooms, and sensory rooms. Students can engage in various group activities to cultivate group awareness, enhance feelings and communication among peers, thereby training social and communication skills, and creating a united and friendly learning atmosphere.

At the same time, the school arranges "mixed-age game activity periods" every week to allow children of different ages to play together and cultivate good qualities such as cooperation, friendship, courtesy, and unity. Students can also choose their favorite activities in the afternoon, including physical rhythm training, dance, STEM building music, rhythm music, etc. In addition, the teaching team regularly organizes birthday parties and celebrations with different themes to create unforgettable and enjoyable growth experiences for students. For example, "summer party for birthday parties from July to August", "travel around the world for birthday parties from May to June", "joyful celebration of the Year of the Rabbit", etc.

Learn from experience and broaden students’ horizons

The school uses a relaxed and lively way to enable children to enjoy the learning process and lay a foundation for knowledge. The teaching team incorporates the "Off Music" learning method into the curriculum, allowing children to train their body rhythm and musicality through improvisation and music induction, and inspire their imagination and creativity. The teacher also arranged for students to perform in an ensemble in the form of a 16-square grid to cultivate their teamwork spirit. At the same time, in order to train children's expression skills and improve their self-confidence, the school introduces group discussion and presentation learning models to improve learning and teaching effectiveness, help students build their personal image, improve their speaking ability, and promote the development of multiple intelligences.

In addition, the school is committed to enriching students' learning experience, leading students out of the classroom and broadening their horizons through visits, visits and other activities. For example, when students visit a supermarket, they can learn about the dazzling array of daily necessities and develop their self-care skills; they can lead students to a teahouse to "drink tea", taste Cantonese dim sum, and experience Chinese food culture; in addition, students will also be arranged to go out for cycling, riding a Ferris wheel, taking a ferry, etc. Children can learn from different experiences, thereby deepening their understanding of the community, broadening their knowledge, and gaining joy from activities.

Pay equal attention to knowledge and character, and open up a prosperous life in the future

"Early childhood education has a long way to go. The school is committed to implementing the concept of whole-person education, emphasizing the coexistence of knowledge and character, and cultivating the all-round development of children morally, intellectually, physically, socially, aesthetically, and spiritually. At the same time, I also hope that education will not leave the center of the family, so that children can grow up with the support of their parents and start a prosperous life in the future." Principal Li said that the school specially designed 6 symbolic cartoon characters, representing Positive Communication, Spiritual Well-being, and Responsibility. (Commitment), Care and Appreciation (Affection & Appreciation), Family Resilience (Resilience) and Enjoyable Time Together, referred to as "PSCARE". The teaching team carries out educational work based on the theme of "PSCARE". Through simple and easy-to-understand methods, parents can master the necessary elements of good moral character, thereby guiding children to understand the meaning and implement it. In addition, the school also has a "Growing Little Agent" class every week. Social workers cooperate with the school-based spiral curriculum to sow the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit to children to cultivate good moral character and build social communication skills.

Strengthen home-school collaboration and help children thrive together

The school actively promotes home-school cooperation, strengthens communication with parents, and jointly promotes the healthy growth of children. For example, a parent volunteer team is established to serve as a bridge for communication and collaboration between the two parties, and parents are arranged to participate in school activities so that they can understand the school's teaching model and understand their children's learning situation at school.

At the same time, the school arranges social workers to regularly conduct "Parent Happy Fine Day" voice-off groups for parents, so that parents can get nourishment and adjustment of body, mind and soul, and then become positive and good students in the educational soil of love and expectation. In addition, the school established the "Parenting Education Institute" many years ago and designed various award programs to encourage parents to participate in on-campus parent-child activities, attend parenting seminars and parent-teacher conferences, and work together to help their children thrive.