ST MATTHIAS' CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL

In the spirit of Christ, develop holistic education ''not to serve others, but to serve others.'' It is committed to providing the best services for preschool children in each district. Our school focuses on cultivating students' moral development, biliteracy and trilingual abilities, so that they can not only learn happily but also prepare for future development.

According to the 2017 Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guidelines, the potential development of children is based on six learning areas, which includes “Self and society”, “Nature and living”, “physical fitness and health “, “Art and creativity”, “early childhood Mathematics “and “Language “in a balanced manner. aims to help children achieve five developmental objectives, namely ''Moral Development'', ''Cognitive and Language Development'', ''Physical Development'', ''Affective and Social Development'', and ''Aesthetic Development'', The school uses group learning and comprehensive curriculum to inspire children's potential with a view to nurturing children to attain all-round development in the domains of spiritually, ethics, intellect, physique, social skills and aesthetics. The school also is incredibly supportive of introducing children with active participation in social services, co-sharing, and supporting children’s sentiments for a love of life, family loving, and deep care for the society we live in. We will follow the “Kindergarten Education Curriculum Guide” (2017) to plan curriculum. Children of nursery classes will not be asked to write, and there will not be mechanical copying exercises and drills on calculation.

The contents of each course are taught through theme storytelling, immersing Positive Education in the school-based curriculum. In addition, traditional Chinese festivals we will activities are held every year during, and to help students learn Chinese culture from an early age and foster their sense of national identity, the school has added Chinese culture courses to cultivate children’s national identity. The school will plan different activities based on the children’s abilities and development, such as: daily life routines, music, sports, nature and life, civic education, graphic arts, moral education, and environmental protection education, etc. Additionally, native foreign teachers are also hired to teach English and Mandarin courses through music games and activities in a fun filled manner for children to learn and embrace. In order to strengthen children's optimism and positive attitude towards life, Australian positive education into the curriculum.