A Holistic, Integrated Programme
Centred on the premise that children learn best through play, hands-on experiences, and authentic learning activities, the LeClare curriculum is supported by educators with diverse skill sets and environments that are purposefully designed.
We craft appropriately stimulating curricula, balanced with flexibility to allow a sensitivity to individual needs and interests. A cornerstone to all activities is building each child’s intrinsic moral compass through identifying and examining values and learning dispositions.
Inquiry Approach & Bilingualism
At LeClare Preschool, we have adopted an Integrated-Inquiry approach to learning, where children are encouraged to ask questions and voice their opinions. The curriculum will have children investigating a unit of inquiry each term in both English and Mandarin.
Within pre-selected themes, a central question is developed to act as a provocation for a collection of pre-planned and spontaneous activities and experiences. The integrated approach allows educators to combine different subject components (language and literacy, numeracy, motor skills, social and emotional development and cognitive/ daily life skills) into one activity. This allows children to have a more holistic and deeper understanding of various subject matter that is transferrable.
While educators plan with experiences and outcomes in mind, the essence of the inquiry approach is that it is responsive, flexible and open-minded, and moves with the children’s ideas and questions as they arise. Children’s knowledge, experience, thinking and learning are made visible to foster a culture of reflective and critical learners.
Mandarin Immersion
At LeClare, we also value and recognise the importance of a strong foundation in Chinese. We hope to ignite the passion and appreciation for the Chinese language by bringing tradition, the arts and games into the classrooms. Children will learn to read and write in Chinese characters, transcribe in the phonetic system, Chinese art and calligraphy, music and rhymes, poetry and traditional games.
Other feature programme
Some other feature programs that we have included in our curriculum are Jolly Phonics, Culinary Arts and Outdoor Experiential Learning. According to the needs of the children, we arrange for programmes such as Sports, and Speech and Drama.
Art & Music Drama
Our specialist classes—LeClare Art and LeClare Music Drama are designed to allow children to harness their innate abilities to acquire sensory-rich experiences. This emphasis on the art allows for experimentation with tools, materials, musical instruments and their bodies. It creates opportunities for children to stretch their capabilities and build skills.
Art and Music Drama lend their intuitive and enjoyable nature to provide a strong foundation for children to discover, form theories and forge their own understand of the world through dialogue, reflection, metaphor and imagination. The arts is an ideal vehicle for children to make connections between their own lives and the experiences of others—whether they are from another place and time, or living now, just across town.
Designed with immersiveness in mind, dedicated spaces ensure children have an authentic studio experience every time they engage. With time, children at LeClare develop an appreciation for diverse artists, arts styles and creative genres.
Preparation for primary one
LeClare is committed to providing a Future Ready curriculum, including ensuring that our Sprouters are prepared for the rigour of Primary School. LeClare incorporates established programmes such as Jolly Phonics into our curriculum. With the phonics fundamentals, Rigby Star Readers are then introduced and advances with the children’s ability to read. The emphasis is on reading for comprehension and in time, writing to communicate and decoding words to spell. Likewise, Little Bee Readers 小蜜蜂阅读本 are used for our Mandarin reading programme. Starting with simple words and phrases supported with illustrations, the Readers progressively develops into longer sentences. Character decomposition, radicals and Han Yu Pin Yin are also introduced at Kindergarten 2.
Our hands-on approach to Numeracy also ensures that children understands the practicality of numbers and numeracy concepts in their life, such as problem sums, geometry, data analysis, and money. These mathematical concepts lay the foundation for future abstract learning. Preparation goes beyond academic ability.
Sprouters are empowered to be independent, adaptable and resilient individuals; Independent such that they may be responsible for themselves, their decisions, their belongings and those around them, and confident in building and navigating relationships. These qualities and values are imperative to a holistic development which will carry our Sprouters through life.
Group Sizes
LeClare has specially designed rooms for
infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and kindergarteners.
There are regular opportunities provided for
interaction between age groups. Our low educator to
child ratio, ensures that each child is cared for and
curriculum tailored to.
Ratios
Infant (2mths – 17mths) 1:3
Playgroup (18mths – 3yo) 1:5
Nursery 1 (3 – 4 yo) 1:8
Nursery 2 (4 – 5yo) 1:9
Kindergarten 1 (5 – 6yo) 1:10
Kindergarten 2 (6 – 7yo) 1:10.