PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Time spent
- 4 hours a day
- x 5 school days a week
Time spent
- 4 hours a day
- x 5 school days a week
- x 40 schooling weeks a year
High demand
- most SCCs are currently oversubscribed
- more SCCs to be established in the near future
improved academics
&
aid social development
thriving business unlikely to last
- schools facing falling student enrolment rates
thriving business unlikely to last
- schools facing falling student enrolment rates
- impact seen in tuition industry
thriving business unlikely to last
- schools facing falling student enrolment rates
- impact seen in tuition industry
- SCCs will soon face a similar issue
more discerning parents
- better educated
- spend more on children's education
engaging programmes
- greater benefits to students' academic and social development
Current SFSC SCC programme
- homework time
- subject-related quizzes
Current Practice at SFSC SCC
- all students aged 6-12 take part in the same programme
stimulate students' interest in learning
academic results
&
enjoyable learning
Montessori's features
- physical environment
- learning pedagogy
materials are readily accessible
1. Hands-on activities
- experiential learning
- more enjoyable
- increase passion for learning
2. Multi-age groupings
- students spanning 3 years
- peer learning
- group discussions
3. differentiated activities
- considered varying interests and abilities of students
- choice in activities
- activities with different difficulty levels
Adopt these learning points
- improve students' after-school experience
- make SFSC SCC more distinctive and competitive
1. Learning centres
- specific areas desginated for particular activities
designated
1. Learning centres
- specific areas desginated for particular activities
- facilitate our proposed "hands-on activities"
e.g. arts and craft centre
materials placed on low-lying shelves
chalkboard, vanguard sheets on walls
2. open concept classroom
- make the environment more homely
personal touch, sense of achievement
increase engagement
&
develop a thirst for knowledge
1. Mini-clinics
- teach skills that are useful and practical, but rarely taught in schools
2. hands-on activities
- self-exploratory learning
- kinesthetic learning
- graduated difficulty levels
Today's agenda
- Advertising our enhanced programme
- Feasibility of our proposed changes, future expansions
lack of publicity
- Online presence (website, social media)
- Advertising within the community
yields little
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Those enrolling their child in SFSC SCC will live nearby
generate communal goodwill
Students grow plants with self-made compost
Give them out to the community
Show how SFSC SCC is distinct