by on 08/01/2018 1202
My Little World is a preschool strategically located in Plaza Arkadia, Desa Park City. Its founding objective is to bring value to a child’s life.
Thematic learning is adopted at My Little World following the International Preschool Curriculum as they understand the importance of quality education and want only the best for their students. All the teachers and the principal have undergone the IPC’s training for the program. The IPC is designed to cultivate critical thinking, enhance self-awareness and promote plurality through an understanding of other cultures. Including play, inquiry and objective-based learning styles, the IPC curriculum includes various thematic units which cover 6 crucial learning areas:
Assessment is done on a daily basis: each child would be assessed for their learning needs and progress and the program is adjusted accordingly. These assessments would be conveyed to the parents periodically. In addition, the IPC curriculum encourages active parental involvement, which is why every thematic unit comes with a corresponding parent newsletter. These are designed to inform parents of what is being taught in the classroom and includes several activities so that their child’s learning can continue at home.
Besides IPC, My Little World also implements the Kindermusik program. Kindermusik is a music and movement program which provides activities that stimulate a child’s mind, body, and sense of play; while introducing children to music education it also provides the groundwork for building language, literacy, math and socio-emotional skills. The activities of the Kindermusik program also invites children to explore the joy of group learning and practicing social skills such as turn-taking and cooperation.
At My Little World, lessons consist of mainly hands-on activities even for subjects such as science and maths because it helps develop the sensory and motor skills of young children. Instead of buying the materials, they would make do with recycled materials as this would teach children about taking care of the environment.
My Little World wants the children to build living and social skills rather than focusing solely on academic skills. They believe that parents and teachers are only a point of reference or guidance for the children as ultimately the children would have to learn to be independent and carve their own path in life.
My Little World teaches the children about safety such as in the event of a fire, children are taught the escape routes and older children should help the younger ones to evacuate etc. My Little World believes that it is important to create such awareness in children at a young age.
The open pedestrian area in Plaza Arkadia is used for the children’s outdoor activities. Sometimes science experiments would be conducted there as well. Like the time when the children were taught how to fold paper boats and the scientific theory in making them float. The children were then brought to the fountain at Plaza Arkadia to float their paper boats in it. They were so excited and had so much fun that they could still vividly remember what they learnt that day - even though this all occurred a few months ago.
There is method and purpose behind every learning activity. My Little World does not just teach and hope that the children will remember. They engage, enhance and reinforce the children’s learning experience
Activities are conducted based on a monthly theme and sometimes there would also be field trips to places such as Farm in the City or Zoo Negara. For example, when the theme for the month was “Under the Sea” the children were brought to Aquaria KLCC. This simple little excursion exposed the children to some of the different sea creatures and marine life found on our beautiful planet. The teachers can still recall the children excitedly looking here and there, the looks of amazement on their beaming little faces and the non-stop oohings and aahings.
Meals at My Little World are prepared based on a healthy and balanced diet. All meals are homecooked and specially prepared for the children.
The environment at My Little World is conducive for learning and the safety of children were taken into consideration when setting up the place. There is a huge play area lined with gym mats that will reduce the impact if the children were to fall. Similarly, on the 2nd floor there is a huge play area and there is an infant/toddler care room with dim lighting that are not over stimulating for young children.
My Little World has many innovative plans for future improvements, such as introducing more enrichment programs that will benefit the children’s development. They also offer After-School / School Holiday programs. Understanding that parent’s participation is important to reinforce the learning experience of the children, they even have plans to provide parenting talks and forums
At My Little World, they don’t aim to merely educate, they aim to create confident, intelligent children with an innate ability to succeed in life.
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