Curriculum
Children are the natural explorer
We believe that children are the natural explorer. We tap on their curiosity to bring them to a learning journey which is exciting and highly rewarding.
Children are the natural explorer
We believe that children are the natural explorer. We tap on their curiosity to bring them to a learning journey which is exciting and highly rewarding.
Children actively explore to find answers to their own questions about the topic.
Children investigate topics first-hand and manipulate real objects.
Children have the opportunity to develop skills such as observing, exploring, problem solving, communicating and representing.
Children learn critical literacy and mathematics skills in the context of each study.
We nurture the life-long learning and develop “high valued young individuals” is backed by our integrated curriculum. It provides “whole child” or “integrated approach” in educating the children. Our “Star” approach emphasizes on nurturing the development of the whole child and encompassing the following key learning areas:
The following elements are incorporated within the main key learning areas:
Our lesson plans are age-appropriate without failing to challenge the young minds. Teachers act as supporters to children learning which will help children acquire the necessary skills through high level of interactions and facilitate the active learning experiences. The curriculum promotes good values in children to become respectful, independent, diligent, principled, caring and responsible. In “Star Light Star Bright” school, we work hard to instil the love of learning and children are regarded as life-long learners.
In addition to our integrated main lessons, a few programs that are deemed valuable to their learning journey were taught during our 3-hours program.
Jolly Phonics is world-wide popular phonics program which is a fun and child centred approach to teaching literacy through synthetic phonics. Jolly phonics lessons provide the multi-sensory method with actions for each of the 42 letter sounds. Children will learn 42 main letters sound and digraphs, letter formation, blending, identifying the sounds in words and tricky words that have irregular spellings. Listening for the sounds in words gives children the best start for improving spelling. Jolly phonics is accompanied by Jolly music and Jolly grammar.
This structured reading program is widely used in most international schools world-wide. It is a systematic approach and progressive approach to the reading with a high frequency words at each level. It is well designed and children may upgrade their reading skills to upper levels even after they graduate from our school. Workbook is accompanied to introduce writing
All levels of children are allowed for the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. We organise educational and fun field trips. All the field trips are relevant to the theme and lessons of the school term.