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Asher, 6, has Global Developmental Delay. This means that he takes longer to reach certain developmental milestones or to learn new skills like walking, talking or interacting with others socially. However, now that he in his fourth and final year in preschool, you may have difficulty identifying Asher amongst his peers.   This is the mark of a successful inclusive classroom: a classroom where children with additional needs are learning, growing and glowing alongside their pe

Emilia saw her friends from a distance and ran towards them. Instead of staying with her Nursery class, she kept leaving to join the Kindergarten 1 class. To the unitiated, one would think that Emilia is simply acting up again. Yet, there’s more to her behaviour than what meets the eye.   You see, 2024 was particularly tough for Emilia: her friends have moved onto Kindergarten 1 while she remains in Nursery. Being on the autism spectrum means she needs more time to learn cert

Emilia, 5, who’s on the autism spectrum communicates with us mainly through gestures and single-word utterances. She would express interest in music and movement activities, and would join the class when she’s interested in the activities.   What few people know is that behind every glimmer of engagement and joy, is hours of journeying with her through the most unremarkable of days. These moments include sitting in silence next to her, walking her through her emotions, lying

Emilia who’s on the autism spectrum came to Singapore looking for a school that she could grow and glow in. In 2021, her parents had hoped that we would be the school that finally brings hope to her. However, the Centre closest to her was at capacity. She ended up withdrawing her interest.   1 year later, with the hiring of an Educational Support Teacher, Emilia finally found a place with us. Today, she continues to grow in Little Olive Tree by Presbyterian Preschool Services

On 17 Feb 2024, Little Olive Tree Foo Chow Methodist Farrer Park hosted their Open House for existing and potential parents. A range of exciting activities were organised to showcase to parents what the kids do every day in school and also to help parents understand more about the curriculum. Below are some of the examples of lesson experiences for the children, including water-play, sand-play, Stories from the Bible and Key To Learning Construction. In total, there were 7 di

On the morning of 2nd March, Little Olive Tree Bukit Arang hosted their Open House for existing and potential parents. A range of exciting activities was organised to showcase to parents what the kids do every day in school and also to help parents understand more about the curriculum. Lesson demos, dramatic play rooms and exploration trails allowed parents and children to get to know the school and the environment better.   One of the activities in ‘The Wonder Room’ followed

On the morning of 24th Feb 2024, Little Olive Tree Hougang hosted their Open House for existing and potential parents. A range of exciting activities was organised to showcase to parents what the kids do every day in school and also to help parents understand more about the curriculum. First, they had a classroom walkabout where parents and kids were able to check out the projects and artworks done by existing students. Parents were also able to get a chance to speak to the t

On 2 March 2024, Little Olive Tree Woodlands organised their Open House and many parents, both existing and new parents came and joined in the occasion. Demonstrative lessons was organised for parents to have a clearer idea on how the lessons were conducted and also how their child were learning in class. First it was a curriculum showcase for Do Re Mi, where children learn through song and play with music and singing. It was heart-warming to see kids connect with each other,

In this series of chats with our staff, we get up close and personal. They share about things like their favourite drinks, to their experiences and motivations at work. Hi, could you introduce yourself? I'm Bethanie, Principal of LOT Ghim Moh. How did it feel at first, advancing from a Vice-Principal to the Principal role in 2023?  I was nervous and anxious because it was a totally new job scope but I strived to manage the staff and centre well. So I felt quite abit of pr

When Josiah was born, his parents named him Jevan, a Tamil name which means Bringer of Life . His mother Sheila prayed forJevan that he would grow up righteous and love God, and gave him another name, Josiah , which is Hebrew for God supports and heals .  When Josiah was 2 years old, he could already count from 1 to 20. Thus, his parents wanted to give him a good foundational education and enrolled him in a preschool that advertised a strong program in mathematics.  Not long

When the fire at LOT AMK happened, our first priority was the children’s well-being. Where would they go to school and have lessons now? How would they feel about the entire incident? With LOT Bukit Arang (BAR) being relatively close by and having a larger space available in the school, plans were made for children to be transported there every day until restoration works were completed at AMK. Despite having their usual routines disrupted, Bukit Arang team welcomed the AMK t

It has been about a month since the fire at LOT Ang Mo Kio (AMK) brought about much chaos, stress and inconveniences to our staff, children and family. However, we still remember it like it was yesterday. Despite the initial feelings of shock, panic and loss, it was by God’s grace that we were able to restore the school in just 3 weeks. From start to end, it was really a ‘kampung’ effort that helped us to overcome this adversity. Firstly, it was a teenager sitting at the void

Last week, our children kicked off their Lunar New Year festivities with bang by celebrating with their friends, teachers and even parents in school! Apart from feasting, there were many exciting activities lined up for them, which they enjoyed thoroughly, as seen from the smiles on their faces. Children also turned up to school in beautiful ethnic wear such as qipao, or donned colours like red and gold that are popular during this season. At Jurong West, different classes to

In our recent LOT Social Media Contest, we encouraged parents to share why their child loves to go to school. We were pleasantly surprised by the heartwarming words of appreciation and stories of growth. Check some of them out below! Tan Hui Mian, Mother of Avelynn | Hougang This year is going to be a challenging year for Avelynn, the year without jiejie(s) accompanying her in school while she's in K1. Teachers are amazing at Little Olive Tree, making her comfortable so she

On Monday, 5 Feb, the children at LOT Ang Mo Kio (AMK) were so happy to finally return to their newly renovated preschool after almost 2 weeks. However, the renovation works were not done as part of a planned upgrading project.    On the night of 15 January, Yinshuang, Principal of LOT AMK received a call around 9pm from her colleague that shook her to her core. While still in disbelief and shock, she rushed down to the preschool the moment she received the news that a fire

Presbyterian Preschool Services has a dedicated Chinese Curriculum and Research team. Part of their work to encourage growth in their expertise and professional development includes working closely with universities in Taiwan. In the past, we have hosted aspiring preschool teachers in our schools for their internships. In each of those occasions, we have always promised that the PPS team will join them in Taiwan. We finally saw the opportunity at the end of 2023. With the sup

与台湾的几所大学一直保持着实习计划，每一次老师和学生们来到新加坡实习，我们都会说以后一定安排时间去台湾回访。2023年尾，终于有机会实践这个“爱的约定”。 在小小橄榄树的支持和台湾育达科技大学的精心策划下，课程研发部的6位课程专员开始了宝岛之旅。这一次我们探访了七间不同教学模式的学校，它们分别是：爱儿群爱森幼儿园、新竹县私立光明园幼儿园、新竹县私立鹤雅幼儿园、苗栗县头份巿永贞国民小学附设幼儿园、育达科技大学、育达科技大学附设广秀森林幼儿园和台北市立南海实验幼儿园。 学校一： 爱儿群幼儿园 爱儿群幼儿园是以探究式课程为主要教学方式的幼儿园，学校吸收了意大利瑞吉欧的探究理念，结合台湾的实农教育，引导幼儿探索与自己生活息息相关的项目，在拓展幼儿生活经验的前提下，发展思维能力和动手操作技能。 这是孩子们从种菜、摘菜、洗菜、切菜、和面到做出鸡蛋饼的整个流程，教师只是作为观察者，并没有动手参与，让我们不禁为孩子们的操作技能感到赞叹，我们也有幸品尝了5岁小厨师烹饪的鸡蛋饼。 学校二： 新竹县私立光明园幼儿园 光明园幼儿园是一间以蒙台梭利教育理念为主导的学校。蒙

This article is written from a first-person’s perspective of May Ten, Principal of LOT FMC Farrer Park. In my journey here at LOT FMC Farrer Park (previously Foochow Methodist Preschool), I have seen many children come and go. We have also tried our best to take in children from all walks of life who struggle from different kinds of developmental and behavioural needs who were not welcome elsewhere. We have so many wonderful stories to tell of the journeys we walked with the

During the last week of December, the children at LOT Marsiling created craftwork to be sold to fundraise for donations. As we all know, Christmas is a time for sharing love, joy, and to give. This project was birthed during that season because the team wanted the children to learn the importance of thinking for others and modelling kindness to help them grow into productive and loving members of this society. Thus, the teachers chose three organisations that work with childr

Over a series of 7 leadership adventures from Jul-Oct 2023, Alicia Yah, our Head of English Curriculum and Professional Development was given several opportunities to develop relevant knowledge and skills to be a better leader in the industry. Alicia was one of the 14 who were selected for the fully funded Principal Matters Plus, an executive professional development programme for early childhood (EC) leaders who lead a cluster of centres and/or manage large operations. Leade