Program Introduction
✔️ Age Range: Nursery 1 to Kindergarten 2
✔️ Schedule: 1½ hour sessions, once or twice per week
✔️ Objective: Prepares children for competency in every area of the MOE’s Primary 1 Chinese curriculum before they leave preschool.
Approach
✔️ Methodology: EduDrama®, engaging children in positive, motivating ways to facilitate effortless language absorption
✔️ Speaking: Games, conversation activities, rhymes, poems, Chinese speech and drama, and role-play to build confidence in Mandarin.
✔️ Listening: Reading and dramatizing stories and idioms to expand imagination and vocabulary.
✔️ Reading: Exposure to quality literature to familiarize with useful sentences and phrases, and improve reading comprehension.
✔️ Writing: Learning to write Chinese characters, constructing sentences, and creating stories.
Environment
✔️ Learning Atmosphere: Interactive, creative, and arts-rich
✔️ Teaching Style: Holistic development through Julia Gabriel’s unique EduDrama methodology
✔️ Instructional Approach: Guided by highly qualified educators, involving scripting, role-playing, and interactive activities.
Outcomes
Nursery 1:
✔️ Learn and apply over 70 frequently used words and 36 sentence structures.
✔️ Gain extensive oral practice through drama-based activities and games.
✔️ Develop foundational writing skills and interactive reading habits.
✔️ Build confidence to communicate expressively in Mandarin.
Nursery 2:
✔️ Learn and apply 120 frequently used words, 40 sentence structures, and 80 extension sentences.
✔️ Memorize correct stroke sequences through prewriting activities.
✔️ Increase familiarity with sentence structuring through play-based games and drama activities.
✔️ Foster a love for reading and interest in books.
Kindergarten 1:
✔️ Learn and apply 160 frequently used words and 40 sentence structures.
✔️ Understand and practice Hanyu Pinyin.
✔️ Develop independent reading skills in Mandarin.
✔️ Read 5 storybooks per term and write articles with teacher guidance.
Kindergarten 2:
✔️ Learn and apply 200 frequently used words and 40 new sentence structures.
✔️ Master Primary 1 Hanyu Pinyin syllabus.
✔️ Enhance literacy skills through writing cloze passages and using picture prompts.
✔️ Build fluent and expressive oral skills, improving comprehension and preparing for Primary 1 Chinese studies confidently.
Schedule
Rochester Mall
Address: 35 Rochester Drive, #03-01 Rochester Mall, Singapore 138639
FOUNDATION YEARS PROGRAMMES - LANGUAGE LEARNERS
LEVEL | DURATION | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
NURSERY 1 | 1½ hours x 1 | - | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 9AM, 11AM, 3PM | 9AM, 11AM |
NURSERY 2 | 1½ hours x 1 | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 9AM, 11AM, 3PM | 9AM, 11AM |
KINDERGARTEN 1 | 1½ hours x 1 | - | 3.30PM | - | 3.30PM | 9AM, 11AM, 3PM | 9AM, 11AM |
KINDERGARTEN 2 | 1½ hours x 1 | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | - | 3.30PM | 9AM, 11AM, 3PM | 9AM, 11AM |
*1½ hour sessions, once or twice per week
Woodleigh Mall
Address: 11 Bidadari Park Drive, #02-45 The Woodleigh Mall, Singapore 367803
FOUNDATION YEARS PROGRAMMES - LANGUAGE LEARNERS
LEVEL | DURATION | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
NURSERY 1 | 1½ HOURS | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | - | 4PM |
NURSERY 2 | 1½ HOURS | 3.30PM | - | 3.30PM | 9AM |
KINDERGARTEN 1 | 1½ HOURS | - | 3.30PM | 3.30PM | 11AM |
KINDERGARTEN 2 | 1½ HOURS | - | - | - | 2PM |
*1½ hour sessions, once or twice per week
Greenwich V, Seletar
Address: 1 Seletar Rd, #02-03/04 Greenwich V, Singapore 807011
FOUNDATION YEARS PROGRAMMES - LANGUAGE LEARNERS
LEVEL | DURATION | WED | FRI | SAT |
NURSERY 1 | 1½ HOURS x 1 | - | - | - |
NURSERY 2 | 1½ HOURS x 1 | 3.30PM | - | 4PM |
KINDERGARTEN 1 | 1½ HOURS x 1 | - | 3.30PM | 11AM |
KINDERGARTEN 2 | 1½ HOURS x 1 | - | - | 9AM |
*1½ hour sessions, once or twice per week
Keppel Bay
Address: 2 Keppel Bay Vista, #02-02A, Singapore 098382
FOUNDATION YEARS PROGRAMMES - LANGUAGE LEARNERS
LEVEL | DURATION | DAYS | TIMES |
NURSERY 2 | 1½ HOURS | SAT | 9AM |
KINDERGARTEN 1 | 1½ HOURS | SAT | 9AM |
**1½ hour sessions, once or twice per week
Christina Low, Parent of Chinese Cultural Arts student, Madeleine Low
Our daughter Madeleine has blossomed ever since attending Chengzhu. She looks forward to her lessons every week and comes back singing the songs she's learnt in class and loves showing off her artwork. Her teachers are dedicated and caring. They bring the curriculum to life every lesson and make learning fun and engaging for the children.
As parents, we also appreciate the time taken to explain each lesson's activities to us, so we know what our children are doing in class. Chengzhu has given my daughter more confidence in Chinese by keeping her engaged in meaningful activities. This is the best foundation for learning and we're very glad to have signed up for classes.