Our Curriculum Goals
Star Kids aims to develop the potential of children between the ages of four to six in a comprehensive and integrated manner with respect to their physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and social development in a safe and enriching learning environment through fun, creative and meaningful activities.
This is to improve skills, cultivate confidence and develop a positive self-concept in pupils to prepare them to face challenges and participate in further learning.
The educational programme is in line with the Montessori curriculum and the National Preschool Standards-Based Curriculum.
The curriculum is designed to develop the six areas of learning experiences in children; namely “Personal, Social and Emotional development”, “Language and Literacy”, “Early Mathematics and Numeracy”, “Aesthetics and Creative Expression”, “Understanding the world”, and “Physical Development and Health Care”.
The goals for the learning areas are as follows:
Personal, social and emotional development
- model and impart Christian values (e.g. love, joy, kindness, goodness, honesty, integrity) to children to build up their character. This is done through teaching Bible stories and character studies.
- know and manage their own emotions and behaviours, achieve positive emotions and attitudes.
- develop social skills for community living: understanding the needs, feelings and opinions of others; use social skills for interaction and building relationships with others.
Language and Literacy
- listen and respond using appropriate verbal and non-verbal responses.
- speaking skills – communicate using simple sentences.
- read and understand simple sentences.
- develop writing skills – write words and phrases.
Early Mathematics and Numeracy
- recognise and use simple relationships and patterns – match, sort and compare things by colour, shape or size; recognise and create simple patterns.
- understand and use numbers in daily experiences.
- recognise and use simple concepts of shapes, space, money and time in daily experiences.
Aesthetic and Creative Expression
- enjoy visual arts, music and movement activities.
- express ideas and feelings through art, music and movement
- develop creativity through exploration in visual arts, music and body
Understanding the World
- encourage children to observe and be aware of the world and their surroundings they live in – similarities and differences in the environment; patterns and changes that occur in the environment.
- develop a positive attitude towards the world around them. Be aware of the importance of responsibility, care and respect for living things and the environment.
- provide outdoor learning to support children’s play, exploration, discovery and learning in outdoor spaces.
Physical Development and Health Care
- help children enjoy participating in a variety of physical activities and outdoor play.
- acquire control, coordination and balance in fine and gross motor skills.
- develop healthy habits; manage own basic hygiene needs.
