Early Years Centre

We begin with the principle that each child is unique, and we respond to their individual needs and interests. By cultivating curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, confidence and resilience we make our children lifelong learners. We, therefore, encourage them to investigate and experience new things, face new challenges, explore their own ideas, make new connections and celebrate their achievements along the way. So when they graduate from Reception, they are equipped with the cultural capital they need to succeed in our Primary School, Secondary School, at university and beyond.

With our inquiry and play-based approaches to learning, pupils engage in self-initiated exploration alongside more structured sessions in core subjects like English, maths and science. Additionally, our teachers carefully plan indoor and outdoor learning experiences tied to topics of interest. A balanced day provides time for focused skills and conceptual development, but we also allow a wide berth for our children to follow what sparks their curiosity. Moreover, a strong dual language (English and Chinese) and arts programmes further support our pupils’ holistic development. In addition to academic content, our curriculum emphasises developing characteristics of effective learning, such as perseverance, creativity and critical thinking. Moreover, we integrate the five Wellington values of kindness, responsibility, respect, courage and integrity into our daily routines and conversations.

We chart each child’s progress with the Leuven Scale, an observational assessment tool that measures wellbeing and involvement. Their achievements are chronicled in a ‘learning journal’ that comprises work samples, photographs, parent contributions and more. These help us to set ambitious and individualised targets for each pupil. As a result, they start Primary School with a total mastery of our learning goals.