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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.