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Highlights
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- Adoption of best educational practices from Malaysia’s KSPK, Singapore’s NEL and UK’s EYFS
- A sanctuary centered around nurturing The Wondrous Mind's growth
- Child-centric space ideal for holistic development
- Committed to fostering all-encompassing progress, nurturing children's inherent curiosity and thirst for knowledge
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Small Wonder aims to help children realize their full potential through innovative methods based on solid research as the future of our society depends on what children learn today. A trilingual school for children aged 2.5 to 6 years, it is characterized by safe, quality education and care for children.
At Small Wonder, each child’s potential is illuminated.
Since its establishment, parents and families have trusted Small Wonder to educate and nurture their children. Here’s why:
The school goes above and beyond local education requirements to assist children to become academically ready for primary school. The programs align with learning research and are modified to be developmentally appropriate for local children. A daily timetable of diverse programming promotes a strong understanding of literacy, numeracy, science, art and physical activities. Through planned, purposeful learning experiences, children learn to demonstrate executive function (working memory and mental flexibility) and self-regulation skills. When the time comes to leave, they will be armed with all the academic essentials.
Children learn in small groups under an open concept setting. Just by simply knowing their ABCs and 123s is not an indication of future success. Teachers encourage children to explore their environment and challenge them through open-ended questions. Learning through such experiences promotes the development of communication, creativity, critical thinking and collaboration skills. Fostering these skills early on helps prepare children for success later in the workforce, in diverse environments and in life.
Whether children have an interest in cooking, painting, writing or singing, teachers encourage children to develop the drive to seek out information and fulfill that curiosity. By encouraging children to make their own choices, and explore their passions and interests, it empowers them to be confident, self-aware and self-directed toward establishing a lifelong love of learning.
In everyday life at Small Wonder, Taman Sea, teachers make sure each child’s primary and emotional needs are met. Children come in to an environment that is open to new ideas and cherishes individual uniqueness. From a young age, children are taught that no matter who they are, what they are doing, how they are feeling or where they are, they can learn and make things work as long as they set their minds on it and work hard. Over here, it is a tight-knit group, everybody helps everybody and is responsible for each other, children and adults alike.
The Bedrock for a Lifetime of True Success
The educational approach at Small Wonder is based on a child’s natural development, and one that nurtures a child’s intrinsic desire to learn. Teachers are trained to understand and think about a child’s complete development; they do not put their sole focus on children’s ability to mindlessly recognize symbols such as A, B, C and 1, 2, 3, or memorize words just to impress their parents. This type of education puts children on the right path of becoming a self-motivated, confident learner, with an established bedrock to build a lifetime of happiness and true success.
