How Early Childhood Education at YCIS Shanghai Brings Life Long Success

Our Policy Our mix of Eastern and Western educational philosophies in our Kindergartens builds the academic, intellectual and personal foundations of our students. This begins in our early years education and carries through our primary and secondary schools. YCIS believes in providing a well rounded education for our pupils, which provides them with the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve great things in their adulthood.

The Kindergarten stages 2 • This will often be a child’s first experience of school. • Teachers focus on bilingual language skills and communication by using story books, play, and “show and tell” activities 3 • Creative and emotional skills are built in this stage through play and problem solving challenges. • Independence is also encouraged in this stage. 4 • Continued development from stages 2 and 3. • Stories are used in our literacy syllabus. • Preparation for primary school begins in the last 3 months.

The Kindergarten Environment The Kindergarten environment is key to the development of the skills that will help create academic success during school education and university which would be harder to achieve without attending our Kindergartens. By driving our education with the interests of children, we instil a lifelong love of learning. Through our methodology of explorative play in the classroom, our students are able to follow their natural curiosity learn for themselves.

Academic Benefits The development of problem- solving skills will help our students in a wide range of subjects during their education. This will aid academic performance as their ability to think and strategise is increased The preparation for primary school taken in the final 3 months of the Kindergarten ensures that students find the transition easier. The focus on building academic skills is just one strand of our balanced ECE Programme. We also encourage peer camaraderie free of cultural boundaries and bilingualism. The instillation of a love of learning aids the rest of a student’s education at YCIS and university.

Worldly foundations Our ECE Programme also provides our students with a range of attributes which will help in all aspects of life throughout school and the wider world. Allowing children the space to play develops their emotional skills as they learn how to share, to be patient and to respectfully interact with others. Child-led early years also allows for greater development of individual intuition and self-confidence.

Language Foundations As part of our commitment to creating a well rounded education, we prepare our students to be bilingual in preparation for the skills they will need in adulthood. The bilingual education of our students starts straight away, as young children are better able to learn and retain languages than older children and adults.

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