Pre-Nursery

We offer the highly successful EtonHouse Inquire.Think.Learn curriculum, an integrated inquiry programme that nurtures lifelong learners with a deep passion and love for learning. Driven by the pedagogy of listening, our teachers plan the inquiry projects in collaboration with the children. Our integrated dual language programme gives children an outstanding bilingual foundation. Additional language options include Japanese, Tamil, Hindi and Malay. Our low teacher-student ratio ensures that each child receives a high level of individualised attention. There is an equal emphasis on holistic development and academic excellence. Inspired by the educational philosophy of the pre-schools and infant toddler centres of Reggio Emilia, we offer a diverse learning landscape (consisting of a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces) with thoughtfully planned interactions and experiences that support the children’s learning to meet the learning outcomes and goals of the MOE Kindergarten Curriculum Framework and EtonHouse Curriculum Framework. Children engage in learning experiences that embrace the hundred languages. A trusted name in pre-school education, we have nurtured many young graduates who have excelled in both local and international school settings over the years. Pre-Nursery (18 months to 2 years) Children will engage in hands-on experiences in a thoughtfully planned learning environment that elicits their sense of curiosity and wonder. These experiences include:

Stories
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Physical Education
Water Play
Gardening
Integrated Bilingual Experiences (in English and Mandarin)

With the strong belief of the child as a competent learner, children will have multiple opportunities to strengthen his or her social, language, physical and cognitive skills. He or she will develop social competence, a sense of autonomy and the ability to work independently and interdependently. In the process, your child will become a skillful communicator and develop a repertoire of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies in both English and Chinese. Through careful planning and implementation of inquiries within the ITL framework that evolve from children’s ideas, your child will gain knowledge about the world and develop problem solving and physical skills to support them to become independent in everyday tasks. The expansive and purposeful physical environment honours the EtonHouse Image of Child. Your son or daughter will learn in comfortable spaces that reflect respect for his or her ideas, interest and home cultures, as well as beauty and order. Nature education and sustainability form important pillars in an EtonHouse education.

Glimpses

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Augustine and Janice, Parents of Ariel and Alexis Wong, M223

Like most parents, our primary concern was how the teachers and the pre-school would be a good fit for our girls. As the girls spend more weekday hours with their teachers than they do with us, having good teachers is a blessing. Thus far, we have been extremely fortunate. We have had great teachers. Read more here

Mrs. Anu Gupta, Parent of Ira and Zoya, M223

From a meek, quiet girl , she shaped up to be a confident, vocal speaker and in every earnest way ready to take on any challenge. The staff at the school at every stage made her feel ‘equal’, gave her the strength to say ‘no’ and to make the most of every opportunity that came across her way. Read more here

Mrs Jingyi Breva, Parent of Aiden Breva, M223

Aiden has made such immense improvements in the past year. He loves reading, he knows how to solve Math story sums, he loves singing Chinese songs, he loves Japanese origami. More importantly, he retains his curiosity and he enjoys learning. We are not worried at all about Primary 1. This is a stark contrast to the boy who, in early 2017, was struggling to write the letter Y and was labelled as a “slow learner”. Read more here