Preschool Top Chinese Enrichment Programme

To nurture the child’s interest and develop the aural-verbal ability of the child in learning Chinese, inculcate the child with the right values of Chinese culture and traditions and build a strong foundation in Chinese Language in preparation for primary education.

Objectives:
To nurture the child’s interest  and develop the aural-verbal ability of the child in learning Chinese,  inculcate the child with the right values of Chinese culture and traditions and build a strong foundation in Chinese Language in preparation for primary school.

Scope and Syllabus:
N2: (Suitable for 4 years old)
* Selected terms and simple sentence structures
* Picture-word matching to aid character recognition

K1: (Suitable for 4 - 5 years old)
*  Expansive pool of Chinese characters utilized together with more complicated sentence structures
*  Activities: picture-word matching, sentence extension and reconstruction, practical oral composition, continuation of story, and speech and drama
 
K2:  (Suitable for 5 - 6 years old)
*  Promote proactive learning through continuous novel terms and topics
*  Activities: picture-word matching, sentence extension and reconstruction, and practical oral composition, continuation of story, and speech and drama
*  Enrichment contents: Introduction to Chinese Phonetics (Hanyu Pinyin) and Radicals; practice sessions of writing common terms and phrases, poetries and idioms.

Academic Board:
Qualified and Experienced preschool educators in Early Childhood Education

Target Audience: 3 – 6 years old (N2 to K2)      

Course Date:        Term 1: 2nd Jan to 13th Mar 2010
                           Term 2: 13th Mar to 29th May 2010
                           Term 3: 3rd Jul to 4th Sep 2010
                           Term 4: 11 Sep to 13 Nov 2010

Course Venue:     Confucius Institute, NTU
                           NTU @One-north campus, Executive Centre, #08-01
                           (Opposite Buona Vista MRT station, besides MOE)

Course Fee:          N2 - S$390, K1 to K2 - S$450
                            (excluding $30 registration fee)
                            *Annual Fee will entitled for 10% discount plus wavier of registration fee and materials fee

Materials Fee:       N2 - $88
                            K1 and K2 - $99
                            (Total 16 activity books)

Medium of Teaching: Chinese