About CLK People Program Calendar Web Resources      Principal's Message   |   Staff   |   Twinkle Starz   |   Alumni Class Photos   |   Kind Words From the Principal's desk Each child is unique and individual. We need to acknowledge that there are individual differences and diversity that need to be respected. Each child is capable to reach his/her potential if the adults provide support, encouragement and positive guidance. As a child searches to discover more of himself/herself and the environment, the role of the adult is to provide and facilitate. At Chen Li Kindergarten, our programme structure provides a framework for the day's events, which gives children a sense of security. Time organization, however, is not simply a matter of just finishing a task but how effective it is for children's learning; it is a process of learning than the product. How easy it is to rush through an event without contemplating whether what the child has learned. The need to build a child's self-esteem, confidence and to inculcate moral values in him/her is vital. We seek to provide developmentally appropriate curriculum that integrate the disciplines on physical, cognitive, emotional and social. A child initial curriculum must be to "meet" the children where they are rather than for children to meet the requirement of the programme. Active learning needs active learners. A child learns best in his own self-discovery in his own pace. With supportive adults giving positive guidance and acknowledgement, it helps to build up child's self-concept, high self-esteem so that child grows in confident to face new challenges. Parents and teachers must work together as partnership for the total development of the child. From the traditional ways of teaching, now the challenge for educators is to produce students of higher order thinking and problem-solving abilities for the 21st century. For future studies, educators need to impart in children new skills such as to develop resilience, empathy and adaptability, an interest in creativity and in other culture, and skills in communication, problem-solving and lateral thinking. As educators, we need to continue to put theories that we have learned into practice and reflect on them with a new lens and perspective to bring a better tomorrow for our children. As a Chinese proverb says: A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark." What kind of mark are we leaving on the child? Into the future, are our children ready? Or rather are we ready to move along into the new era. The choice lies with us. About CLK  |  People  |  Program  |  Calendar of Events  |  Web Resources Chen Li Kindergarten   76 Guillemard Road, SINGAPORE 399711   Location Map Tel: 6345 1802   Fax: 6345 7235   Contact Form | grow@chenli.edu.sg Designed by "Parenting the Next Generation"