Our Signature Programmes
Signature K2 Space Buds Programme
October is a very special month in the Methodist Preschool curriculum calendar!
Our family of 5 Methodist preschools joins the world in celebrating World Space Week annually with a kaleidoscope of exciting Space-themed lessons and activities designed to spark our little explorers’ curiosity, imagination, interest, exploration and learning of Space! From our youngest child in Nursery, to our senior batch of K2 children, the myriad of hands-on and fun Space-themed activities specially prepared to engage our young minds promise to be a Blast! World Space Week is an international celebration of the contribution of space science and technology to the betterment of the human condition.
The climax of World Space Week for our graduating batch of K2 students will be the exclusive opportunity for them to participate in a live virtual meet-and-greet session with an Astronaut to hear the first-hand sharing of his/her experience as an Astronaut. Best of all, burning questions of our young minds get answered during the interactive Q&A session during the virtual meet-up!
The privileged opportunity for our K2 cohort to zoom-meet-and-interact with an Astronaut is part of Methodist Preschool’s SIGNATURE K2 SPACE BUDS Programme. It is a first-of-its-kind programme designed to introduce preschoolers to all things Space and fire up our young minds to build interest and foundational knowledge in space, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) through age-appropriate hands-on lessons and fun activities. Essentially, FUN meets PASSION in an environment that educates, spurs creativity, and ignites passion for learning and appreciation for innovation.
Our Space Buds Programme is conducted in 2 parts for our K2 cohort. Part 1 comprises lessons on Space that are conducted by professional trainers from Space Faculty Asia around April in conjunction with the United Nations’ (U.N.) International Day of Human Space Flight on 12 April annually. Our children will even get to sample space ice cream to get a taste of dessert in space! Part 2 of our K2 Space Buds Programme happens during the annual Space Week from 4 - 10 October, where children engage in immersive Space-themed activities, culminating in the prized sharing and interaction session with an Astronaut.
Our SIGNATURE K2 SPACE BUDS Programme is a definite highlight during every Methodist preschooler's graduation year that we are confident will go a long way to fuel children’s passion and curiosity as a lifelong learner to become future-ready.
Methodist Preschool Space Learning Programmes
Click to watch our Signature K2 Space Buds Programme videos
Click to watch our Space-Themed Activities videos
2021 Space Buds Pilot Programme
Our momentous Meet & Greet session with NASA Astronaut Nick Hague
Watch the video for a sneak preview of our Signature Space Buds Programme
Source : Space Buds Programme featured in Beanstalk (Jan - Mar 2022 issue) published by the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA)
Read Beanstalk (Jan - Mar 2022 issue) online at www.go.gov.sg/beanstalkissue34
Proprietary Music Programme
Our proprietary music programme developed by Methodist School of Music and taught by trained music teachers. Our rich music curriculum engages students in learning singing skills, proper breathing techniques, music & movement as well as exposure to play some musical instruments. Music education has proven benefits of accelerating development of language and numeracy skills, enhancing memory, inspiring creativity and building self-confidence through self-expression in children.
Our Extended Curriculum
Children enrolled in our Extended Curriculum programme enjoy a rich palette of hands-on learning activities and experiences that stretches their holistic development in multiple areas. Our Extended Curriculum** comprises a spread of STEM-based modules under the Applied Learning Programme.
** Bedok, Faith, Foochow and Toa Payoh Methodist Preschools offer a 6-hour Extended Curriculum that includes provision of lunch.
** Sengkang Methodist Preschool offers a 5-hour Extended Curriculum that does not include lunch.
Applied Learning Programme
Our enriching Applied Learning Programme (ALP) aims to foster creative and critical thinking and practise the skills necessary to excel in project-based environments through the application of S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education. The wide range of modules conducted during different terms of the year seek to inspire exploration, innovation and develop attributes of entrepreneurship in preparing our preschoolers for future-readiness :
Key to Learning
Strawbees
Minecraft Education
Arki-Blokie
LEGO Build The Change
Bee Bot
Tale-Bot
Note : Modules offered within the Extended Curriculum in various Methodist Preschool centres may differ
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Key to Learning (Construction)
Constructive play develops children’s creativity , imagination and their ability to plan; to articulate and execute their plans within a guided programme. Key to Learning programme also sharpens children’s ability to analyse the structure of objects in relation to other block parts, hence improving their spatial visualisation capability.
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LEGO Build the Change
Methodist Preschool collaborates with LEGO Group to run the ‘Build The Change’ programme to educate our preschoolers about global warming and the importance of environmental protection. Our little innovators are challenged to exercise their creativity using LEGO bricks to build imaginative solutions to address the adverse effects of climate change. The programme’s climax is most certainly the opportunity for students to present their creative builds during a show-and-tell session to peers and teachers. It’s never too young to be a Builder of Change!
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Arki-Blokie
A first-of-its-kind preschool creative education programme that fosters creative imagination, spatial intelligence, critical thinking and problem-solving skills in addition to refining our young innovators’ fine motor skills. Through a series of lessons, students will be exploring basic architectural concepts and modelling of spaces such as animal kingdom, home, classroom and playground using Blokies, 3D-doodler pen and other crafting materials.
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Strawbees
Inspires imagination, promotes hand-eye coordination and trains fine motor & problem-solving skills through constructing 3D structures
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Minecraft Education
Develops creativity, simple computational and problem-solving skills, as well as STEM-related concepts, numeracy and literacy while completing fun-filled activities in the digital Minecraft Education world.
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Tale-Bot Coding Robot
Learning Chinese and coding concurrently using a cutely-designed interactive with voice commands, instant voice and music feedback has proven to be both engaging, fun and effective for our children! We are the 1st preschool in Singapore to teach basic coding in Chinese through play and story activities. Children develop critical thinking, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills while having fun learning Chinese language. They also develop social and communication skills as they interact and collaborate with friends during group work.
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Bee Bot Coding Robot
After learning basic coding using Bee Bots in the Core Curriculum, children are presented with interesting coding challenges during the extended curriculum to encourage them to stretch their thinking to solve the tasks either in groups or individually. Through the fun coding activities and games, children sharpen their logical thinking, spatial visualisation skills and creative problem-solving skills. Children also learn to reflect and persevere when faced with challenges which are essential mindsets for future-readiness!
