by on 25/09/2017 13334
After successfully founded and built Beyond Kids Montessori USJ into its current lively state, Ms. Lyanne has been presented with another challenge once again. This time, it is a kindergarten in Bandar Puteri Puchong. Ms. Lyanne took over the kindergarten since January 2017 and has been working hard to transform the former Potential Child Development Centre into her second Beyond Kids Montessori Kindergarten.
Ms. Lyanne has more than 10 years experience in early childhood education with a certificate in Montessori Pedagogy, Certificate in Special Needs Education and Diploma in Early Childhood Education. She has been looking into expanding her kindergarten in Bandar Puteri Puchong and by chance she took over the current kindergarten and is in the midst of transforming it into her vibrant and lively Beyond Kids Montessori Kindergarten. Ms. Lyanne is friendly and cheerful but when it comes to the quality of education offered at her kindergarten, it’s all serious business. The quality of her teachers is also a huge concern because teachers play an important role; other than their parents, children spend the most time with their teachers.
Beyond Kids Montessori offers a comprehensive Montessori Education combined with thematic approach, and Bahasa Malaysia and Mandarin are also taught which are all in accordance to the National Pre-school Curriculum. They also follow the primary school syllabus (KSSR) closely in order to prepare their students for Primary school. Modern parents are knowledge and read a lot about Montessori so they are more accepting towards this teaching method. One interesting note is that Chinese Montessori is also being offered at Beyond Kids Montessori to teach children the Chinese character strokes and HanYu PinYin. The apparatuses used for Montessori method are fully imported from overseas.
As the Montessori method encourages children to explore, play and learn, the apparatuses are placed on low shelf for easy access to the students. The ratio of teacher:children is followed closely for optimal learning of the children. Every morning there will be playground time for the age 4 group before classes start where as ages 5 and 6 group will have their circle time / music movements. There is a meal plan included for the children but menu may be improvised based on availability of the ingredients. The meal plans are designed in a way to enable children to have nutritious diet and at the same time train them not to be picky with their food.
Just a few weeks before the interview, Ms. Lyanne has brought the children for a field trip to the Farm in the City in Seri Kembangan. There, children fed turtles, watch live parrot show and petted rabbits etc, all of which cannot be experienced in the classroom. According to Ms. Lyanne, she believes in the benefit of activities outside of classroom and in future she will organize more. Other than excursions, there are also after school curriculums such as swimming, where an external swimming instructor is hired to teach the children how to swim. Did we mention that there is a small swimming pool in the courtyard of this kindergarten? Yes, and it is fenced up for the safety of the children, only accessible under guidance of the teachers.
Ms. Lyanne has shown admirable commitment and dedication towards the kindergarten. She is constantly looking for ways to improve the quality of education and nurture her students at Beyond Kids Bandar Puteri Puchong. It is her goal to turn Beyond Kids Bandar Puteri into an education wonderland where children can learn and have fun at the same time.
