St. Joseph’s Church Kindergarten

Children are gifts from God entrusted to us as parents.  In partnership with parents, we are dedicated to developing each child’s full potential by providing outstanding early childhood care and education.

St. Joseph’s Church Kindergarten aims to foster a programme for "All Round Development"* {intellectual, physical, emotional, social and spiritual} of pre-school children aged 2-6.

• 11 Classrooms (Average classroom size: 108 sq metre)
• 3 AVA rooms
• 2 libraries
• 3 music rooms
• 1 indoor gymnasium
• 2 outdoor play area
• 1 field
• 1 big dining area
• 1 big kitchen
• 1 sick bay

All our teachers are well-trained in early childhood education and are sent for regular upgrading courses.

Their qualifications are range from certificate in Pre-school Teaching and Diploma in Pre-school Teaching.

Our caring and responsive teachers also have many years of teaching experience to bring out your child’s potential.

Fees

Registration Fees : $50

Term Fee (10 weeks)

Pre-Nursery: $600
Nursery: $630
K1 & K2: $600

Operation Hours: Monday to Friday

Level	Duration	1st Session	2nd Session
Pre-Nursery	2 hours	9.00am to 11.00am	11.15am to 1.15pm
Nursery/ K1/ K2	3 ½ hours	8.30am to 12.00noon	11.45pm to 3.15pm

In line with the Ministry of Education’s guidelines, our kindergarten curriculum is built based on a framework that highlights six principles:

Learning through play

Play is vital to children’s learning. Play is a vehicle for motivating children to explore, discover, take risks, make mistakes and cope with failure. It permits them to be involved in organizing, making decisions, making choices, practicing, persevering and expressing feelings. Opportunities for structured play serve to develop and extend: creativity, oral and aural skills, language associated with numeracy and early environmental awareness, personal and social skills.

Supporting Learning

Teachers plan developmentally supportive activities that first considers what the children know and can do, and then builds on the learning experiences. The goal is for children to experience satisfaction and independence by working on the activities. Thus, teachers can guide children to the next challenge or level of difficulty.

Learning Through Interactions

Participation in groups is central to how individual learning is constructed for children. Through child-centred lessons, many opportunities are given to children to be actively engaged and involved in interactions and dialogue with adults and peers.

When there is extensive and meaningful interaction between children and adults in a nurturing and positive environment, children display more exploratory behaviour and better peer relations.

Integrated Learning

Children’s learning experiences are integrated as a whole to enable them to understand how knowledge and skills are really linked together rather than segregated in the teaching and learning process.

Within a planned theme, children discover things from observations, enquiries, explorations, and firsthand experiences, within kindergarten premises or during field trips.

Active Learning

Learning is most effective when children are actively involved and engaged in carrying out tasks that are meaningful to them. The emphasis is on the process of knowing, understanding and forming their own ideas rather than completion of worksheets or repetitive exercises.

Ample opportunities are provided for children to learn from observations, enquiry, exploration and firsthand experiences with adults facilitating these learning experiences.

Holistic Development and Learning

Through a holistic approach to development and learning, all aspects of a child development are recognised and valued. Each child has different ways of learning, with individual preferences and abilities. Provisions for children’s learning at every level are focused on knowledge, skills, dispositions and feelings.

Children are given opportunity to explore and experiment with developing their various intelligences. Our curriculum emphasizes on six critical areas of learning experience:

• Self and Social Awareness
• Numeracy
• Motor skills development
• Aesthetic and creative expression
• Environmental awareness
• Language and Literacy