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Doing our part by:
Compulsory daily temperature check
Compulsory wearing of mask
Compulsory wearing of face shield
Frequent hand washing for students
Provide sanitizers and wipes
Daily cleaning and sanitizing
Intense Cleaning and sanitizing weekly
Reduced classroom size
Social distancing for students and teachers
Ensure safety for food and drinking water
Covid testing for teachers and carers
Strict protocol for parents and visitors
Staggered drop off times
Students and teachers have to fill out a health declaration weekly
Blankets used during nap time will be sent home daily to be washed or replaced
We also provide:
Virtual learning during MCO
We're offering home learning resource packs for the parents unable to send their children to school physically
Additional Information:
At White Lodge we recognise it’s our duty as childcare practitioners to do everything we can in order to protect the children in our care. Therefore, we are taking every possible, practical, precaution to ensure we can continue to provide a safe and nurturing school environment for all staff and children during these challenging times. We are cooperating fully with the authorities and are following all the Government’s guidelines.
Starting from a modest center with three students and two teachers in Bukit Timah, Singapore, White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery has come a long way. Jayne Nadarajoo, White Lodge’s founding director, who is also a parent of two children, felt that the teaching methods in early childhood education revolved too much around academic excellence and emphasised less on long-term intellectual and emotional growth of the child.
White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity is proud to utilize the learning philosophies and practices adapted from a variety of well-known educators which include High Scope, Reggio Emilia, and Howard Gardner. To ensure that every child at White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity has the best classroom atmosphere for an effective learning experience, White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity’s teachers are made up of well-trained locals and expatriates and highly emphasizes on a low teacher to child ratio for each classroom. A 47-week comprehensive Primary Year curriculum in a calendar year, open communication, and parental involvement is what differentiates White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity from the rest.
White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity has a very comprehensive and up-to-date curriculum according to the best practices in early childhood education. Incorporating theories of High Scope, Reggio Emilia, Howard Gardner, and Montessori elements, White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity follows a list of learning objectives that are continually monitored, updated and improved according to the changing times. This results in teaching programmes which encourage children at White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity to become active learners, independent thinkers, and inculcate confidence towards their academic, social and mental abilities.
The school offers flexible programmes catering to each child to fulfill their potential. These flexible 2-day, 3-day or 5-day programmes which are all available as a half-day, extended day or full day selection are shaped with each child in mind to prepare them with the confidence, skills and abilities to succeed at school and beyond. These programmes are available for children aged 18 months up to 6.5 years.
White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity subscribes to a philosophy which believes that learning is lifelong and, other than acquiring fundamentals of languages, numerical and writing skills, White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity also equips the children with a lively sense of curiosity regarding the world around them. Thus, the five pillars of White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity teaches children to: -
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Celebrate their differences |
Keep it real |
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Love learning |
Encourage imagination |
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Respect the world around them |
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Extracurricular activities such as field trips, holiday programmes are carefully planned and executed within the four terms of the school calendar year. What’s more interesting about White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity is that the school not only celebrates local festivities but also holds events that promote awareness on diversity such as United Nations Day, World Smile Day, and many more.
The environment at White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity could not get any better with well-equipped, dedicated play areas for each class. Cooking classes are also conducted to introduce simple living skills whilst developing fine motor skills and build relationships. White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity is designed with each child in mind, to create the most enriching educational experience.
The teachers at White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity are required to possess required qualifications to teach, alongside proficiency in spoken and written English. Child-parent relationships and parent-teacher communication are of utmost importance at White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity. Parents are constantly updated on their child’s progress, through various channels and parent-teacher conferences. White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity is equipped with top-notch security measures such as CCTVs to ensure each child’s safety.
Even with up to date practices and low student to teacher ratio, White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity makes sure to always keep it real by focusing on a curriculum that promotes the four fundamentals: - reading, writing, arithmetic and real world understanding for its children. White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity believes that learning comes in many forms and thus prepares them to meet real challenges of the world. With over 10,000 children who have passed through its doors since 1999, it’s safe to say that White Lodge International Preschool and Nursery, Desa ParkCity is definitely the place to send your children.
Come and test White Lodge out for your family and book in for a tour and free trial!
