HOME REINFORCEMENT SUPPORT
25 March 2020
Dear Parents,
Following MOH’s advisory on 24 March, we have suspended all classes with immediate effect until 30 April.
Our experiential & interactive classes will resume on 1 May. Children attending our usual Thursday classes on 30 April may join the lessons on 1 to 3 May. We will send a lesson reminder nearer the date.
In our letter to you, we shared our rationale for not replacing lessons with eLearning:
(1) First, objective of KUNO method programme to improve your child’s cognitive ability, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. These skills are best imparted through hands-on learning and interaction with trained teachers, instead of being fed information.
(2) Second, young children learn differently from adults. Young children learn by processing concrete information based on what they see, hear, feel and think. They also do not have the attention span to sit through a 75 minutes online seminar and remember key learning points.
(3) Third, difficult to replicate lessons at home without compromising effectiveness. Every KUNO method lesson involves a balance of fun group play (to learn and pick up social skills), hands-on activities (to practise), oral & written practice (to apply) and puzzle play. While we try to use everyday life items in our lessons, substantial preparation is required.
We are grateful that many of you think the same way and supported our course of action to restrict screen time, especially for children under 5 years old.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement during this difficult time.
Best regards
Teachers and Management
Dear Parents,
Following MOH’s advisory on 24 March, we have suspended all classes with immediate effect until 30 April.
Our experiential & interactive classes will resume on 1 May. Children attending our usual Thursday classes on 30 April may join the lessons on 1 to 3 May. We will send a lesson reminder nearer the date.
In our letter to you, we shared our rationale for not replacing lessons with eLearning:
(1) First, objective of KUNO method programme to improve your child’s cognitive ability, thinking, reasoning and problem-solving skills. These skills are best imparted through hands-on learning and interaction with trained teachers, instead of being fed information.
(2) Second, young children learn differently from adults. Young children learn by processing concrete information based on what they see, hear, feel and think. They also do not have the attention span to sit through a 75 minutes online seminar and remember key learning points.
(3) Third, difficult to replicate lessons at home without compromising effectiveness. Every KUNO method lesson involves a balance of fun group play (to learn and pick up social skills), hands-on activities (to practise), oral & written practice (to apply) and puzzle play. While we try to use everyday life items in our lessons, substantial preparation is required.
We are grateful that many of you think the same way and supported our course of action to restrict screen time, especially for children under 5 years old.
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement during this difficult time.
Best regards
Teachers and Management
5-Week Home Reinforcement Special
Consistent learning of skills and concepts makes a real and lasting difference during your child's formative years.
Therefore, in these 5 weeks of lesson suspension and #stayhome movement, we would like to continue to support you and your child by providing instructional videos on parent-child bonding activities and printables.
We carefully selected 5 different cognitive abilities to work on as these are the skills that requires continuous practice to master;
1) Visual-spatial & problem-solving skills
2) Spatial reasoning skills
3) Number concepts - Division / Multiplication
4) Memory with grids
5) Logical thinking skills
We would also like to encourage you to do these parent-child bonding activities with your child to help with their mental, social and emotional development.
Enjoy the activities that we prepared for you, stay safe and we will see you in May!
Therefore, in these 5 weeks of lesson suspension and #stayhome movement, we would like to continue to support you and your child by providing instructional videos on parent-child bonding activities and printables.
We carefully selected 5 different cognitive abilities to work on as these are the skills that requires continuous practice to master;
1) Visual-spatial & problem-solving skills
2) Spatial reasoning skills
3) Number concepts - Division / Multiplication
4) Memory with grids
5) Logical thinking skills
We would also like to encourage you to do these parent-child bonding activities with your child to help with their mental, social and emotional development.
Enjoy the activities that we prepared for you, stay safe and we will see you in May!
Lessons may be suspended but learning continues!
To show our appreciation for your continuous support and trust, we have carefully prepared home reinforcement instructional videos for you and printables for your child
Here's what you will get on every Friday of the week:
(1) Home reinforcement instructional video on how you can help your child to train the skills at home
(2) Printable PDF (available only to existing sudents - password whatsapped to you)
As an extension to the video, we have put together printable activity sheets for the different levels (N1, N2, K1, K2) for your child to practise.
To show our appreciation for your continuous support and trust, we have carefully prepared home reinforcement instructional videos for you and printables for your child
Here's what you will get on every Friday of the week:
(1) Home reinforcement instructional video on how you can help your child to train the skills at home
(2) Printable PDF (available only to existing sudents - password whatsapped to you)
As an extension to the video, we have put together printable activity sheets for the different levels (N1, N2, K1, K2) for your child to practise.
