A child’s feeling of independence and social interaction with others is what our Nursery classes are all about. IShine offers children a hands on approach to learning as they adopt skills which lay the ground work for lifelong growth. Students are introduced to new materials, activities, project-based learning and concepts that encourage the development of specific skills and concepts for success in the 21st Century.
During the course of the day, children are encouraged to make choices for themselves, cooperate with others as well as listen and follow directions. Children are encouraged to be independent and responsible in daily activities such as personal hygiene and learn the concepts of ownership and accountability.
We stimulate vocabulary development by the use of credible and innovative methods to facilitate sound language development through play with letters and writing centers; and strengthen conversation skills with group sharing and reading experiences. We use concepts from the Key to Learning curriculum, Reggio Emilia to promote independent thinking skills and freedom of expression.
We encourage investigation and problem solving; provide opportunities to practice sorting, matching and categorizing; and use blocks and math cards to teach counting, number identification, and patterning.
We support cooperative play; use whole- and small-group activities to model sharing, communication, and cooperation; and demonstrate how to recognize others' feelings and respond appropriately. We also introduce simple character building through weekly lessons.
We stress a lot of importance on strengthening large-motor skills, improving fine-motor and eye-hand coordination and developing coordination with a well structured indoor gym.
We support pretend play and role-playing with props and costumes; encourage creative expression through age-appropriate art materials; and stimulate imagination through storytelling which includes character building too.
The Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education has earned them as the best pre-schools in the world. (Newsweek magazine, 1991) Here, we have adapted some of the best practices and features of a Reggio-Emilia inspired education which is in line with our school vision and the use of multiple intelligences.
We do not ask how SMART is your child because that question tend to make one think of children as smart only in two limited ways – word or logic smart; we ask HOW is your child SMART as according to Harvard University Professor, Howard Gardner, there are at least 8 ways a person is smart.
Tours are held most Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
QUICK LINKS
Kelapa Gading Square Blok J No. 28 - 29 Italian Walk, North Jakarta 14240 (opposite Angke Restaurant in MOI)
Jl. Kertanegara No. 35, Kelurahan Selong Kecamatan Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12110
Elang Laut Boulevard, Blok F No. 29 - 30, Jl. Pantai Indah Selatan 1, Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta 14470
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Kelapa Gading Square Blok J No. 28 - 29 Italian Walk, North Jakarta 14240 (opposite Angke Restaurant in MOI)
Jl. Kertanegara No. 35, Kelurahan Selong Kecamatan Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta 12110
Elang Laut Boulevard, Blok F No. 29 - 30, Jl. Pantai Indah Selatan 1, Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta 14470
