Young children are naturally inquisitive and we strive to leverage their curiosity by creating experiences that allow them to question, experiment, try new things, make mistakes, and try again.
The Early Years education program at Tesla is designed for students aged 18 months to 4 years old, aiming to develop knowledge and skills according to 02 programs:
Through transdisciplinary themes, and opportunities for them to discover as they interact with the world around them. We emphasize communication in a bilingual environment because we believe that developing their first language is essential to acquiring additional languages as they mature.
Early Year students will explore 4 out of 6 transdisciplinary themes of the IB PYP program.
Primarily through play supported by learning activities created and guided by teachers, while the students initiate their own actions.
Play in a child’s development highlights the importance of an appropriate developmental environment for children to learn at their own individual pace.
Phonics is a method of teaching children to read and write. This program helps children listen, identify, and use different sounds to distinguish one word from another in English.
Phonics will be taught in EAL (English as an Additional Language) lessons and instructed by native teachers. The benefits of Phonics will support students in learning English for UOI (Units of Inquiry). UOI are English lessons where children explore and investigate transdisciplinary themes.
These are group activities and interest-based learning. Children can choose their favorite clubs to participate in. Joining interest-based clubs helps children learn with passion and enthusiasm; meanwhile, in mixed-age classes, they can learn from each other and offer mutual help. The available clubs include:
For more detailed information about the Preschool curriculum, please refer to the following link: