by on 28/09/2018 8115
Children are like the sun bringing sunshine and joy to our lives with their innocence, imagination and creativity. The potential in every child is immense, and that is what the New Sun Moon Kindergarten believes in. Their goal is to create a safe, clean and perfect environment which supports a child’s growth and at the same time provide quality education that emphasises on physical, intelligence and morality balance.
New Sun Moon Kindergarten is located on the 1st floor shoplot in a row of shops in Bandar Sri Permaisuri. However, you’d be surprised once you enter the kindergarten. Occupying 2 units of shoplots on the 1st floor, the interior is very spacious equipped with all the facilities of a kindergarten. The walls are painted with bright colors, the floor feels clean to walk on barefooted; artworks of students and photos of past events of the kindergarten are being displayed on the walls in the reception area. New Sun Moon was founded by Ms. Sammion Loo, who has a deep passion for child education; it was her goal to create a place where children can enjoy learning. True to their goal of creating “a safe, clean and perfect environment”, the kindergarten has an atmosphere that enables children to feel at ease and enjoy learning.
The teaching method adopted at New Sun Moon is the thematic approach, whereby many areas of the curriculum are connected together and integrated within a theme. Children are able to explore and discover about the world around them through this thematic teaching method. Learning at New Sun Moon is divided into 2 groups: the first group is for children of ages 2-4 while the second stage for children age 5-6. Children are curious beings, so classes of 2-4 years old mainly consist of lessons incorporating theme-based activities like singing, games, arts and motor skills development.
They will be taught to look after themselves too. Children learn faster when they find the lessons interesting and enjoyable. For children aged 5-6, lessons will focus more on academic development in order to prepare them for primary school education. Besides emphasizing on reading, writing and maths, cognitive and creative developments are also core learning area.Understanding the education system in Malaysia, they know the importance of equipping children with the fundamental knowledge so that they can have outstanding academic performance in primary school.
The 3 main languages (English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese) are all compulsory at New Sun Moon, and classes are conducted bilingually as this will enhance children’s language skills and help them understand the subject better. There is also story-listening sessions and children will be asked questions to train their listening and reading comprehension. We were told that there was a 3-years-old French kid who joined New Sun Moon for only a year and he has already mastered the basic language of Mandarin; he can speak Mandarin at home, except that his parents couldn’t understand a single word he uttered.
Besides the syllabus as required by Ministry of Education, there are optional extracurricular programs that parents can sign up for their children, such as ballet, Brick 4 Kidz, 3D Creative Art and Singapore English class. They hope to cultivate all areas of development in children, instead of focusing solely on academic development. New Sun Moon has hired an international dance instructor, Teacher Olga, as the instructor for ballet lessons. Other than ballet, Teacher Olga also teaches modern dance and it’s not restricted to only girls, boys are also welcomed to join.
Brick 4 Kidz is also taught by an external instructor; the program allows children to embrace their creativity and build exciting LEGO models from a series of project kits and proprietary model plans. During school holidays, holiday programs with different themes will be organized and offered to students to spend a productive school holiday.
New Sun Mon Kindergarten has recently launch a new APP which helps teachers and parents monitor all matters regarding their students. Through the APP, parents will receive latest updates about the kindergarten and the learning progress of their child. In addition to that, there is a small device like a watch which can be worn by the children or placed in their bags; it functions like a tracker, upon their child entering the kindergarten, parents would receive notification via the APP, similarly once their child leaves the kindergarten, notification would be sent too. This enhances the security and also helps parents and teachers monitor the attendance of the students.
After all the features above, it is evident that New Sun Moon Kindergarten takes early childhood education seriously, they even write and publish their own textbooks. Children at New Sun Moon Kindergarten are sure to receive quality early learning education with a well-rounded curriculum in a safe, supportive and enjoyable learning environment
