ESF ABACUS INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN

Vision: 'Inspired to flourish, innovate and be responsible global citizens.' Mission: Our mission is to inspire creative, resilient and independent learners who connect with the world. We challenge every child to flourish, innovate and be responsible global citizens. We will achieve this using our natural environment to provide exciting, play based, inquiry learning. Our personalised programme will be led by exceptional teachers working in partnership with parents.

ESF Abacus International Kindergarten offers an English medium education for children aged 3 to 5 years. The kindergarten is an IB World Schools authorised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IB) to offer the Primary Years Programme. IB World Schools share a common philosophy — a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education — that we believe is important for our students. The learning environment is rich and engaging and children are encouraged to learn through inquiry and hands-on experiences. The programme reflects the kindergartens’ PYP curriculum being planned around units of inquiry and is structured upon principles of good early years education. Early literacy and numeracy are integral to the programme. Mandarin Chinese is the specialist language and is integrated into the programme, forming a core aspect of the curriculum. At Abacus kindergarten, there is a choice between an English stream and a bilingual English and Mandarin Chinese stream.

The kindergarten caters for K1 and K2 children aged 3 to 5 years who attend for three hours a day, for either a morning or an afternoon session. The kindergarten offers safe and spacious learning environments which are designed especially to meet the needs of young learners. It is well-resourced with age-appropriate equipment and materials, and modern teaching and learning technology.