Curriculum - Agape Little Uni

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OUR CURRICULUM

THE HEART OF AGAPE LITTLE UNI. CURRICULUM

Agape Little Uni.’s Philosophy is to Build Firm Foundations in children to prepare them for success in life. For a child to be successful, we strongly believe in cultivating strong values in him/her. The future of education is not totally about getting the children to read, write or count, but it is about their abilities to adapt to new situations. We want to prepare our children to be the fore runners of character. No matter how successful our children are in their future endeavours, what define and differentiate our children from the rest are their positive character and morals.

Our firm belief in Character Development leads us to adopt and develop the INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING (IBL) Curriculum. Agape Little Uni. IBL Curriculum is progressive. The content grows in depth as our children grow and develop with us. Driven by concepts and questions, learning experiences are relevant to current trends in the world and the learning needs of young children.

Infant Care

INFANT CARE

Infant Age Group: 2 mths. -17 mths.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:5

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Agape Little Uni. provides a safe and nurturing environment for their little ones! Through play based activities, character building and values infused learning every Agapian child is set to leave their little footprints as they make their way around their world. Our dedicated and passionate teachers are there every step of the way!

Infant Agapian

As babies mature, they start to develop their auditory and tactile sensations, which results in a variety of behaviours,our educators seek to understand these changes, by creating strong bonds and entrenching routines and constant interactions with the children.

We provide a stimulating environment for infants by introducing new concepts which triggers their five senses and helps with their growth and development.

While infants can be unpredictable, we endeavour to always accommodate their natural feeding times and daily routines, to ensure that they feel safe and secure. Therefore we ensure that our schedules for infants are flexible and that our teachers are always ready to handle changes.

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

Parents, teachers and child/infant form a cohesive community at Agape Little Uni.. We recognise that every child/infant that comes to us has specialised needs, therefore we build firm partnerships with our parents to ensure that we continuously care for their little ones in the best way possible.

Maintaining constant communication with parents is important to ensure that the care rendered to the infants remains consistent. We share with parents’ daily updates about their infant’s day and inform parents about all school activities.

We believe in not just listening to our parents, but also asking them about their infants to ensure constant parental involvement, which is key to an infant’s self-construction.

Monitoring your infant’s milestones

We know that every kid is a unique entity, therefore our daily reflections are grounded upon the unique pattern of your child’s development. We are able to determine the interests of your infant through careful documentation of our observations and not simply assumptions.

Infant & Toddler Activity Time

Early Years

EARLY YEARS CLASSES

Smart Toddler Age Group: 18 mths. – 2 yrs.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:8

Nursery 1 Age Group: 2 yrs. – 3 yrs.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:12

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Early Years Agapians

In their formative years, young children learn best through play because it allows them to explore, form a relationship and eventually understand the world that they live in.

Exploration leads to discovery and eventual knowledge, which provides predictability and a sense of belonging thus preparing children for their preschool education.

At Agape Little Uni., our teachers work with children to nurture their creativity, confidence, individuality and social skills. Our classrooms are specially designed to make learning approachable and fun! All activities that children engage in Agape Little Uni. are designed to evoke a sense of curiosity, interest, and excitement towards their learning experience. Children with the guidance of their teachers find themselves immersed in activities that are interactive and engaging certain that the lessons are memorable.

Fostering good character development in our little children is the cornerstone of Agape Little Uni. and this is reflected in our everyday teaching. Teachers use positive language to empower the children to be creative and motivated learners with an interest in their environments.

In the first three years of a child’s life, they explore the environment using their five senses. In Agape Little Uni., we ensure the varied interests and learning styles of young children are amplified through the 7-Step Teaching Strategy that include role play, art and craft, and storytelling. With classroom experiences reflecting the children’s immediate real worlds, our Little Agapians can experiment with new ideas that help them take ownership of their work, through play!

At Agape Little Uni., teachers and young children are co-learners where the former provide a conducive and rich environment for learning and stimulate the children’s critical thinking skills with effective, age-appropriate questions in the classrooms.

Young children gain precious knowledge such as 21st century skills, psychomotor abilities as well as an inquiry discovery of the world around them. Through our Early Years Curriculum, our Little Agapians are prepared for more challenging and exciting learning ahead!

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

Parents, teachers and child/infant form a cohesive community at Agape Little Uni. We recognise that every child/infant that comes to us has specialised needs, therefore we build firm partnerships with our parents to ensure that we continuously care for their little ones in the best way possible.

Maintaining constant communication with parents is important to ensure that the care rendered to the infants remains consistent. We share with parents daily updates about their infant’s day and inform them about all school activities.

We believe in not just listening to our parents, but also asking them about their infants to ensure constant parental involvement, which is key to an infant’s self-construction.

Monitoring your child’s milestones

7-step teaching strategy

Principles of Teaching and Learning

Preschool

PRESCHOOL CLASSES

Nursery 2 Age Group: 3 yrs.- 4 yrs.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:15

Kindergarten 1 Age Group: 4 yrs. – 5 yrs.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:20

Kindergarten 2 Age Group: 5 yrs. -6 yrs.
Teacher-Child Ratio: 1:25

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Preschool Agapians

As our Little Agapians prepare for primary school and beyond, the Preschool Programme is designed to help them learn best through purposeful play and imaginative exploration. Through the process of inquiry, our little pre-schoolers learn 21st century skills that allow them to collaborate with one another whilst engaging with the materials around them.

At Agape Little Uni., teachers are facilitators of learning who allow children to discover their unique learning styles through quality interactions and holistic learning experiences. At this stage, teachers stimulate the interest of the pre-schoolers through formulated questions. As co-learners, teachers and students work as a team to investigate, gather information, and communicate new concepts and ideas learnt to parents and the community.

Our preschoolers are encouraged to take ownership of what they wish to learn and how to learn with the guidance of the teachers. At Agape Little Uni., there are a myriad of learning areas that allow children to experiment within planned and supervised environments. Teachers then provide feedback for children to develop critical thinking skills as well as evaluate their own work. Children build resilience as they learn from their mistakes and seek guidance.

At Agape Little Uni., young children are prepared for lifelong learning and encouraged to have positive attitudes towards acquiring knowledge. Character development is embedded in every day teaching and learning experiences. Children learn to socialise, and associate good and undesirable behaviours while moulding their own personalities.

In addition to curriculum materials that include Mathematics, Visual Arts and Motor Skills Development, children acquire critical skills in Phonics where they learn to use new phrases in spoken language and connect the dots between classroom learning experiences with real life scenarios.

Preschoolers in Agape Little Uni. gain important soft skills that allow them to be adaptive for future education and become efficient communicators.

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

We believe in not just listening to our parents, but also asking them about their infants to ensure constant parental involvement, which is key to an infant’s self-construction.

Grade	Activity	Focus/Objective
PG, N1	Exposure to Muse Arts Teaching Methodology	Introducing Music as a form of Instruction
	Instill Muse Arts Routine	Allow the child to better understand our requirements of them during each lesson. Setting ground rules on when to play and when to listen.
	Building their music foundation via the introduction of Music and Movement with Music	Getting used to move in a coordinated motion with the Music. Instilling a culture of Freedom within Limits’.
	Exposure to Musical Instruments	Year 1: Percussion Instruments Year 2: Melodic Instruments
N2, K1, K2	Reinforcing Muse Arts’ Teaching Methodology and Routine	Instilling our Teaching Methodology and Routine to become second nature in them to enhance its effectiveness for the purpose preparing them to participate in activities that require a stricter control of progress, and adherence to time line, e.g., Preparation for a Performance.
	Exposure to orchestrated performances	Learning to work together and listen to each other so as to create a cohesive musical piece.
	Exposing them to more specific musical instruments, such as Keyboard / Ukulele / Xylophone	Further enhancement to their musical knowledge via exposure to more specific Musical Instruments. This allows parents to discover their child’s area of interest.

Activities	What do we do everyday?
Arrival and Breakfast	Infant and toddlers arrive at any time according to the family’s schedule. For infants who arrive early, a good breakfast will keep them fulfilled and happy for the day
Morning Greetings	A time for Educarers to greet every child and share a song/book with the children
Large Group Time	Infants and toddlers gather and engage in holistic activities
Discovery Time	A time for infants and toddlers to explore the different materials and equipment in their learning environment. The infants and toddlers are free to choose what they want to do according to their interests
Small Group Time	An opportunity for Educarers and infants/toddlers to share learning moments in a small group
Outdoor Time	A time for infants/toddlers to explore the environment beyond the classroom environment. It includes time to engage in planned gross motor activities
Lunch	An unhurried time to sit together, communicate and serve lunch to the infants/toddlers
Nap Time	A time for infant and toddler to rest according to their natural sleeping time
Shower / Diaper Time	A time to bond with the infants/toddlers through shower/diaper time
Departure	A time to communicate with parents about the happenings in the day; and to model respectful communications with our various stakeholders

Step	Description	Suggested Activities
Tuning In	The main purpose of Tuning In is to stimulate children’s interests in the topic of study.	Storytelling Songs and Rhymes Picture Talk Field Trip
Storytelling	The teacher finds a suitable story that is related to the topic of the week. She models good reading habits and spoken language. She reads the story with expressions and intonation to gain the children’s attention.	Puppetry Picture Talk Dramatization
Role Play	With regards to the topic of the week, teachers plan learning experiences which allow children to enact a role or an action.	Mathematical activities Discovery activities Cookery Puppetry Songs and Rhymes
Art and Craft	Children get to master their fine motor skills and work on 2-D and 3-D artwork with regards to the topic of study.	Creating 2-D and 3-D artwork
Cleaning Up	Children learn to clean and pack up after completing their activities.	Wipe the tables Putting things back to its original places Washing of hands and tools Sweeping
Cooling Down	After the children have participated actively in the preceding activities, they take this time to calm down.	Listen to a soothing music Close eyes and rest
Wrap Up	Teachers recall the activities that were done in the day and reinforce what was taught during these activities.	Recall A story A song A rhyme A word/phrase An action

Agape Principle	What it looks like in practice?	Related EYDF Guiding Principles
Active and Authentic Learning Experiences	Provide concrete and real-life materials for learning Plan learning experiences that include an integration of various learning areas Allow children to experiment new ideas through play and planned learning experiences Children are able to connect classroom learning experiences with real-life experiences Learning experiences provide choices Learning experiences cater to the different interests and developmental stage of young children Learning experiences derived from assessment of children’s learning on a regular basis	The Developing Child The Intentional Programme
Positive Connections	Teachers work closely with parents in curriculum making Teachers use positive language to communicate with young children and their families Teachers observe and plan respectful learning experiences that embraces the diverse backgrounds of young children Teachers model good language and tone when communicate with children during routines, transitions and learning experiences Centre may invite professionals to provide talks and workshops to keep our parents abreast of the latest development in infant services and care for young children	The Involved Family The Professional Educarer The Intentional Programme The Engaged Community
Authentic Assessment	Ongoing assessment of children’s learning is carried out everyday Teacher has a systematic plan to observe and record children’s progress on a regular basis The content of each summary report is based on regular documentations of children’s learning Assessment processes include children’s views and voices	The Developing Child The Involved Family The Professional Educarer The Intentional Programme
Guidance, Empowerment and Support	Teachers and children are co-learners in the classroom Teachers develop children’s critical thinking skills by asking effective and age-appropriate questions Teachers create a conducive and rich environment for learning The learning environment promotes opportunities for choice-making and interactions Teachers provide feedback and encourage children to improve their own work	The Developing Child The Involved Family The Professional Educarer The Intentional Programme

Infant Care

INFANT CARE

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Infant Agapian

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

Monitoring your infant’s milestones

Early Years

EARLY YEARS CLASSES

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Early Years Agapians

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

Monitoring your child’s milestones

Preschool

PRESCHOOL CLASSES

The Agape Little Uni. Experience

Preschool Agapians

Parents and Agape Little Uni.

Monitoring your child’s milestones

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