On
top of Montessori education, YIP'S Music & Montessori School
has input two significant fields for children development - Music
and Cultural Arts. Hence, students of YIP'S Music & Montessori
School grow up in the environment of:
To
help parents better understand what goes on at our school, we are
listing here a brief description of the key components of our program:
Practical
Life Exercises
Practical
life exercises are simply various kinds of daily domestic activities
like cleaning the table, pouring water, cutting and pasting etc.,
but they are the fundamental building blocks for the construction
of the Montessori method. The purpose of these activities is not
just to master these tasks for their own sake. It is rather to aid
the inner construction of discipline, organization, independence
and self-esteem through concentration on a precise and completed
cycle of work.
Practice
Life Lesson consists of the following activities:
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Care of person (personal care, dressing frames, grooming)
- Care of environment (cleaning, polishing, care of plants)
- Fine Motor Development (pouring, squeezing, twisting, hammering)
- Gross Motor services
- Grace and Courtesy
Sensory Education
The
first of the child's organ functioning is his/her senses. According
to Dr. Montessori, education of the senses has, as its aim, the
refinement of the differential perception of stimuli by means of
repeated exercises. The sense exercises constitute a species of
auto-education and lead to a perfecting of the child's psycho sensory
processes.
Sensorial
training is important in learning the basics of mathematics. We
provide a large variety of sensorial materials to allow the child
to familiarize him/herself with numbers at an early age. The idea
of quantity exists in all the materials and the conception of identity
and difference is built up from recognition of identical objects
and gradation of similar ones.
Our
mathematics program is organized as follows:
Numeration:
counting
and recognition
Decimal
system:
place
values
Linear
counting:
teens,
tens and 100 identification
Four
operations:
i)
Static - addition, multiplication, subtraction, and division
ii) Dynamic - addition,
multiplication, subtraction, and division
Cultural Education
We
provide cultural education to the children to help them to explore
and understand the world they live in. We help them to learn to
have a respect for different peoples and cultures.
Our
program can be classified as follows:
Geography:
To
launch the child's exploration of the world's physical environment
Nature
studies:
To
help the child to have a clear understanding of our natural
environment such as plants, animals, water, air, etc
History:
To
help the child to understand the distinction as well as the
relation between the past and the present
Language Studies
Language
is an integral part of our Montessori classroom, through encouragement
of self-expression, lessons, and freedom of conversation. The following
stages and activities will be introduced to the children as appropriate.
Stage 1
TO
DEVELOP LANGUAGE
To
acquire language and to enrich vocabulary through various
activities.
Stage 2
TO
PREPARE THE MIND AND THE HAND
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The Mind:
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Listening to sounds, identifiying the sounds
> Sorting objects and pictures according to initial, middle
or final sounds.
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The Hand:
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Sandpaper letters corresponding to sounds
> Drawing letters in the sand, back, blackboard, finger
painting
> Insets for design or metal insets
Stage 3
TO
COMPOSE AND WRITE
Using
movable alphabet corresponding with pink, blue and green composing
schemes to achieve the aims
Stage 4
TO
READ AND TO UNDERSTAND MEANING
Using
pink, blue and green reading schemes to reinforce reading
abilities and reading for meaning
MUSIC eudcation
of YIP's Montessori School consists of 7 fields of concentration:
Pitch, Rhythm,
Song, Music
appreciation, Sight-reading,
Listening, and Instruments.
Steady
pulse
Rhythm echoes from 1-4 notes
Rhythm notes
- quarter note & rest
- 2/4 tempo
Song
Nursery
Rhymes
Preschool Music Songbook Vol 1 & 2
Music
Appreciation
1-5
hand signal
Sight-reading
Explore
various pace, tone & beat
Instrument:
Percussion
Drum,
Shaker, Bells, Triangle
The
following notice is for all parents of Montessori Casa students
Reference:
Music Instrumental Program Update
1.
Music Instrumental Program Learning for Children from 3.5 to
4 years old
Students
will receive general music education and have the opportunity
to try group piano lesson (Part time students) or both piano
and violin group lessons (Full-time students only) with no extra
fee. After 3 to 6 months trial period, students have to choose
only one major instrument.
2.
Optional Gifted Instrumental Program offered for our Montessori
Students from 4 years old
After
3 to 6 months trial period on group lessons, a selected group
of students will be invited to join the Gifted Instrumental
Program. Selected Children who are motivated and demonstrate
a higher level of achievement will be benefit from both private
and group instruction through this combination program. Students
will receive individual attention and the flexibility of customized
approach. Group lessons will provide the children with opportunity
to be inspired by their customized approach. Group lessons will
provide the children with opportunity to be inspired by their
peers and to enjoy social interaction. Music fundamentals such
as group listening, sight-reading drills, musical games, performing
skills and ensemble playing will be included.
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Two 15-minute individual lessons plus one group lesson per week
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Mini recitals and concerts on a regular basis
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Fee $60 per month (for selected Montessori students only)
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Taught
by Ms. Olga Kostrinsky (Piano), Mr. Patrick Wang & Mr. Angus
Wong (Violin)
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Course
Schedule: weekdays afternoon
3.
Optional Enriched Instrumental Program for Children from 3.5
years old
Children
aged 3.5 years old are invited to join this private and group
lessons combined program. Taught by our experienced teachers,
we offer a superb combination of private studio instruction
and group listening and practicing in a fun environment.
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Two 15-minute individual lessons plus one group lesson per week
>
Mini recitals and concerts on a regular basis
>
Fee $100 per month (for selected Montessori students only)
>
Taught
by Ms. Olga Kostrinsky (Piano), Mr. Patrick Wang & Mr. Angus
Wong (Violin)
The Chinese
education of YIP's Montessori can be divided into 8 key elements:
Vocabulary, Meaning,
Pre-writing, Nursery
Rhymes, Listening, Songs,
Culture, and Activities.
By age, children will develop their Chinese language ability
through 4 main stages.
