WEEKDAY MORNING MONTESSORI PROGRAMS

Playgroup	Timing
For 18mths to 2.5 years (Montessori Curriculum)	9am-12.30pm with breakfast (earliest drop-off is 8am) Daily     : Mon-Fri 3x/week: Mon & Wed & Fri 2x/week: Tue & Thu
Workgroup (Half day)	Timing
For 3 to 4 years (Nursery) For 5 to 6 years (Kindergarten) (Montessori Curriculum)	9am-12.30pm with breakfast (earliest drop-off is 8am)             Frequency: Daily/3x/2x
Extended Workgroup (Full day)	Timing
For 3 to 4 years (Nursery) For 5 to 6 years (Kindergarten) (Montessori Curriculum +  Enrichment Programs)	9am-5.15pm with breakfast, lunch & afternoon snack (earliest drop-off is 8am,  latest pick-up is 6.30pm) Frequency: Daily/3x/2x
Weekend Programs Available (once a week) -Montessori Playgroup -Montessori Workgroup -Montessori Phonics -Montessori Math	See Enrichment Programs on main page

Benefits of Brainy Child's Program

• small group setting (teacher-student ratio of 1:6 playgroup and 1:8 workgroup)
• individualized teaching according to child’s pace for academic subjects
• good balance between play and academic work (twice a month excursion, incorporate gymnastics into the curriculum) 
• instill interest in learning through themes and creative teaching
• teach a 3rd language - Japanese apart from English & Mandarin
• collaborate with Praise Music School to provide individual piano/violin classes for 3.5years old onwards (within school time)

1) Montessori Playgroup (weekday)
Montessori Playgroup program is designed for children age 18 months to 2.5 years old. The activities covered in the playgroup will enhance the child’s cognitive development, social, emotional development and physical development. The curriculum is Montessori-based and subjects covered are languages (English, Mandarin, Japanese), Math, Sensorial, Practical Life skills. It is a parent-unaccompanied class. The teacher-student ratio is 1:6. On alternate weeks, we organise excursion related to the term's theme and visit a gymnastic school for gym lessons.

2) Montessori Workgroup (weekday)
Montessori Workgroup program is carefully designed for children age 2.5 to 6 years old. It prepares the child for Primary 1 and beyond. Children in the workgroup will achieve confidence and survival, independent, social, interactive skills. The curriculum is Montessori-based and the teacher-student ratio is 1:8. Some teaching is done in a group setting, however for academic subjects like Phonics & Math, teaching is done on an individual level based on the child's level, as we believe that even children of the same age progresses differently (depending on their natural ability and family background). On alternate weeks, we organise excursion related to the term's theme and visit a gymnastic school for gym lessons. 

3) Extended Workgroup (weekday)
Children in the workgroup will stay on into the afternoon for enrichment programs. Each enrichment program is to be conducted once a week on different days. 

Monday	Cookery / Arts (alternate week)
Tuesday	Story Building / Body Stretching (alternate week)
Wednesday	Music Appreciation
Thursday	English Speech & Drama
Friday	Chinese Speech & Drama
	See below for more details

WEEKDAY AFTERNOON ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS 

Weekday Afternoon Programs
Monday
Cookery for Kids (Young Chef)  / Arts (Young Picasso)	We alternate between art and cookery classes on Mondays.  See below for description. Time: 3.45-5.15pm
Tuesday
Story Building / Body Building	We alternate between story building and body stretching classes on Tuesdays.  Time: 3.45-5.15pm
Wednesday
Music Appreciation (Young Mozart)	Taught by a music teacher. See below for description. Time: 3.45-5pm
Thursday
Montessori Phonics	See below for description. Time: 2.30-3.30pm
English Speech & Drama (Young Shakespeare)	See below for description. Time: 3.45-5.15pm
Friday
Chinese Speech & Drama (Young Shakespeare)	See below for description. Time: 3.45-5.15pm

Young Picasso
This art and craft program develops creativity, aesthetic and art appreciation. It provides opportunities for self-expression and experimentation. It exposes children to different art forms– drawing, painting, printing, crafts, collage.

Young Chef
Children are given the opportunity to learn about math (through measurements), science (properties of the ingredients used) and culture (different types of food and methods of cooking) through this cookery program. Furthermore, they get to improve their fine motor skills eg scooping, pouring, cutting, stirring through the process of cooking. And the best of it all, the children get to eat what they make at the end of the lesson!

Young Mozart
This program is specially tailored to arouse children's interest in music, expose them to different musical expressions and develop in them a sense of rhythm. This is achieved using the keyboard and percussions. The focus is primarily on building the child's musical ability to listen, sing, play and enjoy music in a group setting.

Young Shakespeare
This speech and drama program helps children to acquire both confidence and effective communication skills.Children engage in poetry recitation, role-play, acting out and performing a story. Available both in English and Mandarin.

Montessori Phonics
This 1 hour program builds up the child’s foundation in the sounds of the alphabets and they learn to read by decoding. They are taught to apply schwa rules and apply phonograms to read longer and complicated words. After which, they are exposed to sentence making with the new words learnt.