Programme of Studies

Learning from Nature
Kindergarten Section

Playgroup at the C.A.S. is a programme of learning for children between the ages of 2.6 years to 3.5 years, where they play and interact with each other in a warm and happy environment.

A typical day starts at 9 in the morning and ends at noon. We encourage a gradual settling in period, and are mindful that this varies for individual children. Therefore, parents are more than welcome to stay with their child until he or she has settled in.

We hope parents will not put pressure on their young children to excel, just as we make sure that at the C.A.S., Playgroup is, indeed, no more than a play group. It is a happy time for children to play, socialize, develop concepts and acquire learning skills.

The curriculum of the Kindergarten Section is based on an integrated scheme of studies. It includes several out-of-classroom programmes with the objective of developing concepts and language skills through carefully designed interactive programmes. Teaching is both instruction-based and activity-oriented.

Nature studies is an important component of the Programme of Studies at the KG Section. The KG Campus has a mini-zoo where students are encouraged to look after birds, animals and plants. Class discussions and writing assignments are often related to nature.

Read-Along, Writing-for-Fun, Show-and-Tell, Creative Movement, Art, Music, and structured play with sand, water and clay are an integral part of the programme at the KG Section. In addition, Sports Day, Fun Fair, the Annual Concert, and the Graduation Ceremony that bids farewell to Class 2 each year, are important events at the KG Secion.