by on 14/01/2020 3388
Secreted in its own enclave with a significant lack of developments in the immediate vicinity, MyGenius Kindergarten @ Eco Sanctuary lives up to its name of nature endorsed living. Upon my arrival, I was warmly greeted by Mr. Poh Pang Min, the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of MyGenius Education Group, through a well-secured front entrance. Having worked with Shell, Mr. Poh emphasised on the imperativeness of embracing a safety culture to encourage positive behaviour in children and promote their optimal development outcomes. The 3-storey centre has a spacious, flexible, well-designed, and conducive early childhood setting that comes with qualified staff, methodology and programme used for your children—all within your expenditure budget! So fret not, parents. If you’re looking to invest in your child’s lifelong learning journey in a centre that provides the best quality childhood education with reasonable fees, MyGenius Kindergarten @ Eco Sanctuary, Telok Panglima Garang is the place for you.
Here, students’ personalities, curiosity and joy are celebrated. While each individual child’s learning process varies, the teachers enable the children to have ownership of their own learning (while keeping them monitored, still). Mr. Poh stressed that MyGenius Kindergarten does not only hire dedicated educators with an Early Childhood Education certification, but accept those without it as an Assistant Teacher to educate and train them through theoretical training and sound methodological skills before they take on the task of handling the children by themselves. The children, on the other hand, are encouraged to trust in the process of communication through kindness, empathy and assertiveness with others. It takes incredible patience and skills to teach these qualities to this age group, thus, they are some of the most important cornerstones of being a preschool teacher.
The creative curriculum at MyGenius Kindergarten is a carefully planned, thematic approach to teaching and learning designed to support children's natural curiosity and stimulate their creativity. It offers children the opportunity to work in depth, giving them the time they need to reflect, consolidate and transfer their learning. Ultimately, this would foster independent and responsible individuals.
Children need exposure to all domains of development—physical and motor, language, cognitive, social, and emotional. Hence, no single domain takes precedence over any other. MyGenius Education Group provides three comprehensive programmes:
Kindergarten Programme (3 to 6 years)
Day Care, Tuition and Enrichment (6 to 12 years)
Language Programme (4 to 15 years)
There are 5 key focus areas that MyGenius Education Group heavily emphasise on, and they are all key areas to a whole child development. For instance, language undoubtedly has a critical social purpose, as it is mainly used for linguistic communication. While the main medium of instruction used in MyGenius Kindergarten is English and Mandarin, students are also often exposed to Bahasa Malaysia in formal and informal settings. This centre recognises the importance of attaining language mastery with students from diverse language backgrounds, especially when Malaysia is a multilingual, multicultural and multi-ethnic society.
Undisputedly, English is one of the most dominating language in the world. It plays such a great role that it is inevitable for people to ignore it fully. The GrapeSEED English Programme at MyGenius Kindergarten serves as an innovative language acquisition to get a grasp on the language through critical listening programme that are interactive and conversational. Having a strong English learning foundation can enhance the children’s learning ability wherever they opt to go, international or local schools.
The MyGenius Early Years Mandarin Programme can give children a solid foundation in language when they transition into their Primary education, particularly for those entering Chinese primary schools (SJKC). Children will be taught on how to recognise Chinese characters, read, listen, and speak, apart from having proper pronunciation in Mandarin. On the writing part, they will be coached on the strokes (bi hua), strokes order (bi shun) and radicals (bu shou).
Preschool is about learning through open-ended and structured play activities to help children develop at their own pace. This kindergarten has invested into its 3-storey centre to provide ample space for formal classroom learning, theme-based self-exploration, experiential learning, and both indoor and outdoor learning experiences. It has a vibrant school setting and the facilities are just fantastic. Apart from that, MyGenius Kindergarten aims to instil good moral upbringing and character building in children from an early age. What’s good about this centre is that this effort is made easier because teachers will have frequent and meaningful interactions with children. In addition, the comprehensive programmes at MyGenius Kindergarten are aligned with the learning standards and appropriate assessments.
MyGenius Kindergarten is wonderful. This centre is the ideal start for a child on their educational journey, where every member of staff cares about each individual child and their needs. Their planned activities are well thought out and numerous fun activities are incorporated while the children acquire new skills, often without them even realising themselves. This centre balances out the importance of learning through language mastery and play with the syllabus (among others) in an imaginative way to keep the children engaged and happy. Rest assured that your child will be well attended to by highly qualified and experienced educators and adequately prepped for their next educational journey.
