The Odyssey Curriculum is planned to promote process-oriented, experienced-centered learning experiences for children. Curriculum is designed to encourage children’s interests, curiosity and their natural quest for knowledge; leading to experiences in problem-based learning, inquiry, investigations, discovery and active hands-on explorations. The Odyssey’s curriculum encourages learning outcomes beyond knowledge acquisition and academic skills. An Odyssey’s early education enriches children with the skills necessary for life success, nurturing children to become well-rounded, competent and resilient individuals in a globalized world.

1. Literacy Links
Literacy experiences are planned to encourage children to use reading and writing as a tool for expressing their feelings, communicating ideas and for representing learning. Literacy experiences include Letterland, Readers Workshop, Word Bank and Writers Workshop. Such literacy experiences engage children in meaningful, active hands-on activities that promote their functional use in real life contexts e.g. projects. Children develop skills in communication, listening comprehension, reading and writing, phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, grammar concepts.

2. MathQuest
MathQuest helps children acquire understanding of math concepts and important math processes like problem-solving, collecting, representing and interpreting data, discussing and communicating ideas, as well as logical thinking and reasoning skills. MathQuest is organized around the six main components

Classification
 
Graphing
 
Numeracy (Number knowledge, concepts and operations)
 
Geometry (Shape, size and symmetry)
 
Patterns
 
Measurement (Time, money, length, size, capacity)
 
Chinese Language Immersion Program (CLIP)
Chinese Language is introduced as a tool for learning concepts and understanding of real world knowledge and to develop enhanced language competencies in communication and literacy skills, develop children’s expressive and communicative language and literacy skills.

CLIP is a Chinese Language Immersion program, a hands-on, innovative approach to teaching Chinese Language that involves immersing children in learning Chinese Language throughout the day. Each class is featured with a qualified Chinese Language teacher who will only speak the language to the children. Children learn through integrated curriculum experiences involving projects, literacy activities, computer, games, songs, rhymes, cooking, music and dance, as well as outdoor activities. These experiences are further supported and complemented by creative experiences in music and movement, arts, cookery, EQ, physical activities and outdoor learning.

Art Odyssey
The culture for artistic expressions and creativity is actively promoted through a variety of art processes and encounters which are aimed at nurturing and developing the unique talents, creativity and gifts that each individual child brings into the learning community. Arts Odyssey promotes creative art experiences that encourage children to express themselves individually, creatively and artistically.

Arts Odyssey comprises interrelated activities in making art, looking at art and appreciating art. Creative art experiences are organized around opportunities for creativity, aesthetic enjoyment and self-expression. Expressive art and making art are balanced with opportunities to see and to make a personal response to visual art forms of different styles, periods and cultures. Children learn to manipulate color and form as they explore techniques in drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, printing, and architecture. An art specialist teacher works collaboratively with curriculum specialists and teachers in planning and implementing creative art experiences and art projects with the children. An artelier, which is a specially-designed art studio provides
an innovative environment that effectively immersed children in creative and technologically-integrated
arts experiences.

Music Odyssey
Music Odyssey engages children in listening to songs and music, singing, exploring with speech, rhythm and beat, finger plays, creative movement, dancing, miming, dramatization and movement games and in using basic percussion instruments. Music experiences are planned to around these 3 key experiences

Listening, Performing and Composing
 
Creative drama
 
Creative movement and dance
 
Listening help children develop awareness of how sound is organized in music. Children explore and listen to a range of sound sources, from ordinary household and environmental sounds to a variety of percussion and melodic instruments, music in different styles and traditions, music from other cultures, classical and pop music. Performing engages children in active music making, beginning with the voice (singing) followed by instruments (playing with percussions). Creative drama engages children in exploring the world around
them and encourages expressions of feelings, ideas, speech and articulation as well as
bodily-kinesthetic experiences.

OLE
The Odyssey outdoor environment is designed to facilitate a full range of holistic experiences for children ranging from physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills to intellectual skills. Outdoor learning experiences in short OLE; effectively makes use of the rich, readily available natural resources outdoor and reinforced the phenomena of a curriculum that is alive. OLE enhances the children’s multi-sensory learning experiences, encourages environmental and naturalistic explorations, and promotes social and community awareness. OLE promotes children who are nature smart through naturalistic experiences and learning that occurs in a real world environment.

Little Chef
Little Chef is a children’s cookery programme that provides enjoyable and engaging experiences in cooking and food preparation. It promotes multifaceted learning in science, math, literacy, art and social studies that effectively enriches children’s early experiences. Children interact and experiment with materials and ingredients for food preparation, from which to develop their understanding of food, nutrition, hygiene and food handling skills, and kitchen safety.

Fitness Fun
Fitness Fun promotes physical health and fitness; increases energy expenditure; and nurtures in children a positive attitude toward an active and healthy lifestyle. It is a comprehensive physical education program that promotes active and enjoyable participation in physical activities such as movement activities, games and sports, health education and physical play.

ECQ Literacy
ECQ Literacy is a socio-emotional and cultural curriculum that promotes children’s emotional and cultural intelligences. Cultural curriculum promotes children’s interest in the world and emphasizes the visibility of the child as the world citizen. CQ experiences promote positive cultural attitudes in children, and encourage communications, interactions and collaborations across cultural groups, which is essential in setting the foundation for success in the multicultural society of Singapore and the global world. EQ skills are the building blocks for children to become responsible, caring and contributing members of the community. EQ curriculum emphasizes on development of emotional awareness, emotional regulation, self-esteem, social competence and life skills.

EQ and CQ experiences offer a balance in scale of early childhood education where the focus is not just on the academics but the development of ethical children who appreciate and respect human diversity.