ZEBEDEE INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION
EDUCATION
Message from the Principal
Our Story
INTRODUCTION TO OUR SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
The core curriculum framework for both nursery and preschool classes is the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) from Britain. The seven areas of the framework are a guide to child development from birth to five that culminates in the attainment of the early learning goals (ELG) by the time a child reaches five years old. The teaching approach in the nursery class is thematic around areas of particular interest to the younger children.
The teaching approach in preschool is structured inquiry and teachers plan around the children’s interests and the direction of the provocations that happen at circle time. In addition, there are daily Mandarin (Putonghua) classes to promote bilingualism from an early age.
All classes have their class performances at Christmas and the end of the school year.
Mission statement
Our Values
We provide a well-defined nurturing environment.
We encourage cooperation and respect amongst all stakeholders.
We affirm differences in culture and points of view positively.
We aspire to provide the very best in early years education.
We promote harmony and peace throughout the school
Teaching staff
Our teaching staff are mostly employed from around the world and have the expertise and qualifications to deliver an early years curriculum with a true international spirit of inquiry. The international early education culture is quite different to what you will find locally with fewer restrictions or heavy expectation on compliance and academia.
Teachers will encourage children to be brave and try new experiences and by letting them express themselves in their own way. The focus of observations is not simply for academic purposes but looking at the development of the whole child through their learning characteristics. Teachers constantly encourge children to make their own choices, share opinions through talk or other media and be responsible. While we respect the Cantonese as the home language English is the medium of instruction and is mostly acquired through simply by being around English speakers. So its inevitable that while all this learning is taking place the children’s English language skills will start to emerge and will be proficient by the time they reach K3.