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At SERRA International, we have been inspired by globally accepted best teaching practices such as Inquiry-based learning and the Reggio Emilia educational approach of northern Italy. Our pre-school program enhances a child's innate curiosity and provides rich and carefully resourced environment to stimulate learning and development in children.

To ensure all-round development, we focus on six areas of learning:

•  Personal, social and emotional development
•  Language and literacy knowledge
•  Mathematical understanding
•  Knowledge and understanding of the world
•  Physical development
•  Creative development

Pre-nursery: 1 ½ - 2 ½ years

Our SERRA Pre-nursery children explore their immediate environment and also get to know themselves better. They have fun with art, discover basic shapes, explore different colours, sing simple songs, learn how to move to a rhythm, listen to short stories and, of course, make friends at class. The pre-school environment is designed to provide learning spaces catering to various interest areas and specific kinds of play, for e.g. book corner, art space, sand and water play area.

Nursery: 2 ½ - 3 ½ years

Our SERRA Nursery children explore their surroundings and people around them. They acquaint themselves with materials with different grips, they identify a larger number of shapes and colours as well as letters and numbers, they learn about patterns and other creative designs, they are exposed to a higher level of creative movement and storytelling, and they enjoy a sense of independency through self-help tasks. Our curriculum is built around teacher and child initiated learning activities where both are active partners in the learning process.

Kindergarten I: 3 ½ - 4 ½ years

Our SERRA KI children expand their explorations from the school to the neighbourhood and beyond. They ask and answer questions, solve problems and interact with other children and adults as they pursue their choices and plans. They can read, write and converse in English, they move with greater control over their body, they familiarise themselves with complex shapes, patterns, shades in colours, they learn about time and weather, they start to apply their imagination to creative writing, they can measure and understand the different forms of comparison. Children are introduced to numeracy and literacy at this level.

Kindergarten II: 4 ½ - 5 ½ years

Our SERRA KII children are motivated and well equipped to face the challenges of formal schooling system. They are healthy, caring individuals, good communicators, independent thinkers, lifelong learners and global citizens. They explore their environment in depth. Their reading, writing and communication skills improve. They are engaged in simple logical thinking and problem solving exercises. They are aware of safety precautions as well as the health and hygiene standards. Teachers give children a sense of control over the events of the day by planning a predictable yet flexible daily routine. They assess each child's progress and plan educational experiences that will encourage further learning.