Parents’ Corner
Parents' Corner
Telford Gardens English Kindergarten Koen Chan’s Parent
I have trusted Telford Gardens Kindergarten with both of my children. My daughter was a student there starting at K2, graduated K3 and successfully transitioned to a local primary school. My son joined the Telford Gardens Kindergarten family since nursery. He started EK3 in September this year and has been enrolled in Montessori program since EK1.
Telford Gardens Kindergarten has provided a safe and nurturing environment for my children to learn, grow and thrive. Before my family relocated to Hong Kong, my daughter who was 4 years old then did not know how to read or write any Chinese. With the right curriculum, and more importantly, very patient teachers, my daughter was able to acquire the skills she needed to transition to a local Primary school last year.
My son has been going to Telford Gardens English Kindergarten since nursery and this year he started EK3. He has been attending the full day program which includes Montessori in the afternoon. As a working mother, I am grateful and very happy with the support this school provides to full-day program students. The school’s operating hours and curriculum reflects their thoughtfulness in planning. Not only they care about their students, but they also provide the support that working parents need.
“Why are you picking me up so early? Tomorrow, I want to stay later!”, said my son when he was in EK2. He loves going to school and is having fun while learning. I am especially impressed with the advance knowledge and skills he learned from the Montessori program, which I found to be very creative and effective. My son was telling me about the universe, planets, and northern lights; the countries on world map; and how 1 hour and 15 minutes add up to 75 minutes.
Most importantly, teachers during early childhood development make an impact that can manifest only at a later stage in children’s life. Therefore, the quality of the teachers is what I care most about. My children have been fortunate to have had very patient and loving teachers to guide them during this crucial period. The nurturing environment including the school’s location and plentiful outdoor space within the school premises make Telford Gardens Kindergarten a special place.
Parent Education Information at Kindergarten Stage
Parent Seminar on “Let kids go, let kids grow – The art of promoting young children’s self-care skills” (Videos on EDB You Tube Channel) (Conducted in Cantonese)
In daily life of young children, should parents step in to offer help and assistance in every task, even buttoning, dressing, twisting towels, etc. for their children? Or should they stand aside to let children complete daily trivial tasks by themselves without offering any assistance? How should parents opt for? On the one hand, parents may worry that their children become too dependent; on the other hand, they may also worry that their children would lose confidence if too many failures are encountered.
In fact, self-care skills are indispensable to children’s personal development and school life adaptation. With increased motor and cognitive abilities, young children become more capable to perform numerous everyday tasks by themselves. Parents can adopt various strategies to promote young children’s self-care skills. Nevertheless, some parenting practices may hamper children’s acquisition of self-care skills.
The Education Bureau (EDB) has commissioned the Education University of Hong Kong to conduct a parent seminar during which the speaker, Dr. Sum Kwing CHEUNG, will introduce to parents what self-care skills include, and what kinds of self-care skills young children of different ages are expected to demonstrate. The speaker will also help parents understand how to teach young children’s different self-care skills step by step, and how to make use of different play activities to help children practice self-care skills in a fun manner. Finally, the speaker will discuss through case studies, what parents should and should not do in order to motivate young children to master self-care skills by themselves.
Parents are welcome to watch the videos:
