The Foundations
Not just school subjects — the building blocks of how your child will navigate every aspect of life.
Built deliberately. Built progressively.
Three named programmes — Literacy Fun™, Chinese Master™, and Math Quest™ — each with a clear arc and clear outcomes by age 6.
4,500
English words by age 6
2,000
Chinese words by age 6
40+
Chinese idioms mastered
3
Core foundational programmes
Why It Matters
Literacy and numeracy sit at the heart of children's information-processing capabilities — essential for successful participation in primary school and beyond.
Today's world demands more than reading and writing. Children need to understand, evaluate, and engage with texts in both English and Chinese — shifting between two languages with ease and confidence.
Effectively bilingual children gain new cultural perspectives and develop stronger cognitive flexibility, logical reasoning, and the ability to multi-task in an increasingly V.U.C.A world.
Data analysts, engineers, statisticians, and computer scientists all share one thing: a strong numeracy foundation. Learning to count and recognise patterns are early signals of a child's mathematical curiosity.
Numeracy develops logical thinking and critical reasoning — skills that make sense of numbers, patterns, shapes, time, and the everyday world.
Outcomes by Age 6
4,500+
English words by age 6
2,000+
Chinese words by age 6
40
Chinese idioms mastered
16
Chinese poems recited
Three programmes. One foundation.
Core Foundational Programmes
Through intentional subject teaching in English, Mandarin, and Mathematics, preschoolers acquire essential domain knowledge through contextual and hands-on experiential learning.
A child's knowledge of letters and level of phonemic awareness are the best early predictors of reading success.
Our structured and progressive Literacy Fun™ English programme builds genuine competency through contextual and hands-on experiential learning. Children learn phonetic sounds and blend them into words through the renowned Rigby Star Phonics programme. In engaging classroom discussions and creative writing activities, children are encouraged to speak up, participate in show-and-tell, and express their ideas — nurturing confident speakers and fluent readers.
Age 6 Target
Young children are more sensitive to nuances in sound than adults — making the early years the ideal window for learning a tonal language.
Under the guidance of native Chinese teachers, preschoolers learn to listen, read, speak, and write proficiently in Mandarin. The Chinese Master™ programme helps children recognise tonal sounds and character origins, while cultivating moral values through the Confucian teachings of Di Zi Gui (弟子规). By age 6, children will have built an expressive vocabulary, mastered classical idioms, and recited well-known poems including Ming Ri Ge (明日歌).
Age 6 Target
Children begin grasping numeracy concepts well before formal mathematics instruction begins — and these early capabilities significantly influence later achievement.
An array of activities, games, toys, and materials are used to impart simple mathematical concepts that nurture logical thinking and spatial awareness. Children move through concrete, pictorial, and abstract learning materials that are interactive and engaging. By age 6, children understand how to count, identify patterns, recognise relationships, take measurements, name shapes, and grasp essential concepts including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Age 6 Target
Literacy and numeracy are not just school subjects. They are the building blocks of how your child will navigate every aspect of life — at school, at work, and at home.
A 30-minute walkthrough with our principal. All questions welcome.
