by on 13/10/2017 403 2857
Being a trailblazer and a pioneer in anything requires a special breed of person and a very special kind of courage. One must be resilient, dedicated and passionate in one’s beliefs to be able to push through, last the distance and then keep going! I am privileged to have met such a person when I visited Tadika Junior Sarjana in Kota Kemuning recently. That person is Mdm. Jacqueline Wong, principal and founder of Tadika Junior Sarjana.
Tadika Junior Sarjana is one of the pioneers in offering the 3Q MRC Junior programme in Kota Kemuning. Having had twelve years of experience in providing early childhood education to the community in Kota Kemuning, she is as passionate and humble today as when she first started out. Mdm Jacqueline greeted us with a huge smile, invited us in, sat down behind her desk and the interview started.
Mdm. Jacqueline settled upon the 3Q MRC Junior programme because of its whole brain development programmes and has links to the primary school syllabus at the time – that was twelve years ago. With the passing of time, Mdm. Jacqueline has kept abreast of the latest developments in early childhood education and with the evolution and adaptation of the 3Q MRC Junior programme to current times, she feels that today the programme is more relevant than ever, with enhanced moral values and a special focus on character building.
Children will learn using the most effective study tools that synchronises their left and right brain development to nurture whole brain development.
The 4 main features of the programme are:
Learning is made fun with an activity-based approach such as word recognition games, sing-along rhymes, drama and imaginative play, music and movements, story-telling sessions and outdoor games. Reading sessions, textbooks and cartoon animation further enhance the learning experience. Here a child’s curiosity and ability to ask questions is also developed. This will assist the child in being able to collect information, organize the information and test ideas and apply what they have learnt. Being able to ask questions and seek answers will enable the child to understand the natural and physical world in which we live in. Being academically adept is important but here at Tadika Junior Sarjana, good character and strong moral fibre is also an important focus. The children are nurtured to develop compassion, kindness, responsible decision-making and discipline.
All teachers and caregivers at Tadika Junior Sarjana are qualified and well trained. (some of them have been attached to Tadika Junior Sarjana for almost 12 years!) They possess the necessary skills and knowledge to provide your children with the best care and preschool experience possible. The cleanliness and hygiene of the prepared environments are maintained according to strict guidelines. With CCTVs monitoring in all open areas plus only one access controlled main door Tadika Junior Sarjana have provided safety for the children and peace of mind for the parents.
Mdm. Jacqueline has a philosophy that she believes very passionately in, that is “Give the children every opportunity to develop to their full potential according to their unique strengths and talents”. True to her philosophy, Tadika Junior Sarjana has held various talent development events to showcase the children’s talents that they have developed through their full brain development programme, such as arts and crafts, drama and imagination play, public speaking, story-telling and music and movements.
Having founded Tadika Junior Sarjana and been the principal plus having managed there for twelve unbroken years, Mdm. Jacqueline is today a contented lady, and rightly so. Having nurtured, loved and educated almost half a generation of children, she does not crave the thanks and appreciation that are rightly hers. “I just want the satisfaction of knowing and seeing my children doing well,” says Mdm. Jacqueline with a smile, wisdom from a true educator.
