Head Starts I (5 yo) & Head Starts II (6 yo)


As a gesture of gratitude to all of our current parents who have supported the work of the school over these many years, school-fees will NOT be raised in the academic year 2009. Wee Care will also continue to absorb the Goods & Services Tax (GST).

New families who join Wee Care will pay a Registration fee of $125/- instead of the current $85/- with effect from 1st Jan 09. However, Insurance and Deposit rates will remain the same.

Publishers have raised the cost of books across the board, so this increase may be reflected in your termly bill when the new year starts.

Wee Care’s Head Starts I and Head Starts II classes were developed for children between the ages of 5 years (K1) and 6 years (K2) respectively.

These classes run from 10.30am to 2pm daily, and build upon the foundation of skills developed and learnt in the Bright Starts levels by incorporating the already excellent Academic, Play, Life Skills and "The Project Approach" curriculum with even more enriching and mind-stretching ventures like Fund-Raising (for Charities), Mini-Business Efforts, and even Cultural Immersion Field-Trips!

 
     
 
Making A Bird-Feeder

Head Starts I & II are conducted as daily programmes, with the following time-slot options and fees:

Details
Option 1
Option 2
Time-Slot 10.30am-1.15pm five times a week
(2-3/4 hours daily)		 10.30am-2.00pm five times a week
(3-1/2 hours daily)
Content
  • Open Learning
  • Play-based Academic modules
  • Life Skills
  • Open Learning
  • Play-based Academic modules
  • Life Skills
  • The Project Approach
Deposit
S$500
S$500
Programme Fees
  • S$1,946 for 10 week term
    (Jan & Jul terms)
  • S$2,335 for 12 week term
    (Apr & Sep terms)
  • S$2,477 for 10 week term
    (Jan & Jul terms)
  • S$2,972 for 12 week term
    (Apr & Sep terms)

The subjects covered in the Academic modules are:

  • Mondays: Literacy, Math and Mandarin
  • Tuesdays: Literacy
  • Wednesdays: Literacy
  • Thursdays: Science and Mandarin
  • Fridays: Literacy, Math and Mandarin

For more information, please contact our School Administrator at 6836-1450 or email us at enquiries@weecare.com.sg.

 
     
Learning to Read, Write & Count

Making A Water-Clock: A Project on Clocks

Cats: A Puppet Show

PARENT / CAREGIVER INVOLVEMENT

Children who are attending school for the first time without the accompaniment of their parents and caregivers may have Separation Anxiety. Therefore, parents and caregivers should co-operate with Wee Care educators to assure their children and to help them to settle down in school. Details here.

A Profile of Progress, showing some of the lessons taught and more importantly, the different categories of the individual child's development, will be made available to all parents at the end of each semester.
Parent-Involvement on Cultural Day

 
Social Games to learn Social Skills

CLASS SIZE and EDUCATOR-CHILD RATIO

Each class can only accommodate a maximum of eight (8) children, who are led and taught by two (2) Wee Care educators.
     
 
     
 
Acquiring Knowledge Outside of the Classroom

ADMISSION and FEES

Children are admitted into the "Head Starts" Programme at the start of each term through the completion of a parent-accompanied Holiday Programme or a Primer Programme, or a personal admission consultation. Such an admission procedure will enable parents and children to get to know the Wee Care educators and the school environment prior to starting school. The impact of Separation Anxiety will also be reduced. Therefore, direct and/or mid-term admissions are only given on a case-by-case basis.

In addition, there are books and other materials that must be bought when required. Deposits are refunded according to the terms and conditions of registration.

 

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