by on 23/07/2018 571 3197
Situated in the largest, award-winning golf club, overlooking a massive serene lush green golf course with carefully tended and manicured greens dotted with tall palm trees, is Kindyland Tropicana kindergarten. Founded in 2008, Kindyland Tropicana offers Scholastic Early Childhood Program (SECP) - a progressive educational programme from the USA. Within the SECP curriculum, children aged between 4 - 6 are taught to perform a didactic exploration of real-world applications and themes beginning with what's familiar to them.
With such explorative approach to learning and life in general, children are later encouraged to connect what they've experienced and learnt in class to the world around them. Through a series of progressive academic programmes focused in early language, reading, and math skills; and in conformity with the principles and philosophies of the SECP curriculum, lessons at Kindyland are made ready to provide the sort of early education that holistically combines child-centred explorations with teacher-directed instruction.
Academic programmes at Kindyland are heavily based on the Scholastic Early Childhood Program (SECP) curriculum. Each component in the curriculum is individualised for each child aged between 4 to 6 years of age. The following essential subjects and skills are taught:
Hands-on enrichment activities at Kindyland are an essential part of its curriculum. These activities aim to enhance children's social and emotional growth, as well as their academic knowledge: written, held and taught to foster self-understanding, positive peer interaction, initiative, and learning in all children. The following co-curricular activities are offered:
Educators at Kindyland do not only have the experience needed to develop the whole child and bring enthusiasm to the classroom but are also adequately qualified with relevant qualifications. The majority are either diploma holders or higher with a minimum of 8-10 years related teaching experience. An important aspect of teaching is observation. Kindyland maintains smaller class sizes; allowing teachers to observe their students more thoroughly. The average student-to-teacher ratio at Kindyland is 18 to 1. The ratio is purposely kept small to ensure that each child gets the attention and support a child needs to reach his/her highest potential, cognitively or academically.
Kindyland strives to provide each child with a secure, loving and responsive environment, ensuring that each child will thrive educationally and emotionally. Perks of being the only kindergarten situated in Malaysia's largest clubhouse are definitely in abundance. Tropicana Golf offers 24/7 security with a network of CCTV cameras monitoring nearly all sections of the golf club. Not to mention Golf resort-standard amenities such as swimming pool, playground, and cafes.
There's also a clinic which is just a stone's throw away from the kindergarten. Consequently, children at Kindyland get to enjoy many of these selected golf club exclusive facilities. No main roads nearby means one is unlikely to experience traffic congestion when picking up/dropping off their child. Kindyland provides nutritionally balanced snacks and lunches to children, which are based on recommendations from the nutritionists. Food served is made from scratch with fresh ingredients daily - no preservatives, no frozen food.
