Key stage outcomes of PSE | |
 At the end of kindergarten education, children should | |
  (1) Know what is right and what is wrong | |
  (2) Be willing to share and take turns with others | |
  (3) Be able to relate to others | |
  (4) Be curious and able to explore | |
  (5) Be able to listen and speak with understanding | |
  (6) Be comfortable and happy with themselves | |
  (7) Have developed physical co-ordination and healthy habits, participate in and enjoy a variety of arts experiences | |
  (8) Love their families, friends, teachers and school | |
Belief | |
 Children are curious, active and competent learners | |
iTeach principles | |
 (1) Integrated approach to learning | |
 (2) Teachers as facilitators of learning | |
 (3) Engaging children in learning through purposeful play | |
 (4) Authentic learning through quality interactions | |
 (5) Children as constructors of knowledge | |
 (6) Holistic development | |
Putting iTeach principles into practice | |
 Plan to nurture children’s holistic development | |
 Facilitate the learning process | |
 Observe and assess children’s learning | |
 Reflect on and enhance professional practice | |
 Collaborate with families and the community | |
Learning areas and learning goals | |
 (1) Aesthetics and Creative Expression | |
  Enjoy art and music and movement activities | |
  Express ideas and feelings through art and music and movement | |
  Create art and music and movement using experimentation and imagination | |
  Share ideas and feelings about art and music and movement | |
 (2) Discovery of the World | |
  Show an interest in the world they live in | |
  Find out why things happen and how things work through simple investigations | |
  Develop a positive attitude towards the world around them | |
 (3) Language and Literacy | |
  Listen for information and enjoyment | |
  Speak to convey meaning and communicate with others | |
  Read with understanding and for enjoyment | |
  Use drawing, mark making, symbols and writing with invented and conventional spelling to communicate ideas and information | |
 (4) Motor Skills Development | |
  Enjoy through participation in a variety of physical activities | |
  Demonstrate control, coordination and balance in gross motor tasks | |
  Demonstrate control and coordination in fine motor tasks | |
  Develop healthy habits and safety awareness at home, in school and at public places | |
 (5) Numeracy | |
  Recognise and use simple relationships and patterns | |
  Use numbers in daily experiences | |
  Recognise and use basic shapes and simple spatial concepts in daily experiences | |
 (6) Social and Emotional Development | |
  Develop an awareness of personal identity | |
  Manage their own emotions and behaviours | |
  Show respect for diversity | |
  Communicate, interact and build relationships with others | |
  Take responsibility for their actions | |
Learning dispositions | |
 (1) Perseverance | |
 (2) Reflectiveness | |
 (3) Appreciation | |
 (4) Inventiveness | |
 (5) Sense of wonder and curiosity | |
 (6) Engagement |