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Our Philosophy
Train a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it
We believe that shaping the moral character of a child is the fundamental mission of education
We prepare the child with skills that enable him/her to eventually become a contributing member of his/her community
We celebrate the uniqueness of every child and serve to bring out the best of their talents and intelligences
About Us
Introduction
As a preschool, Character Montessori was founded with one aim - transforming lives of children through Character Building.
Mission
We support parents in development of character traits and skills (academic, intellectual, social) in children for life-long success, through a programme developed upon research-based theories and strategies
Vision
Character Montessori was built with the vision of not only equipping our children with Academic Skills that would prepare them for Primary Schools, but more importantly, nurturing Key Character Traits in our children – such as Respect, Obedience, Orderliness and Attentiveness
Unique Education at Character Montessori Preschool
More about our Music Appreciation Program
Hear how we have successfully incorporated our Unique Music Appreciation Program into our preschool curriculum
Founding Director
Grace Yong
Grace holds a Masters Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has more than 30 years’ experience in working with children. She is trained in music (piano) and is a certified trainer in thinking skills (Buzan Licensed Instructor) and character education.
She created the program and the curriculum in Character Montessori. She also authored 30 character-based readers used in the center’s reading program for 4 – 6 year old children.
It is her dream to lay strong research-based staff training methodology for the preschool-sector.
Being a mother of four sons, Grace Yong is emphatic about the importance of quality education for children and thus became one of the first in Asia to introduce Mind Mapping to preschoolers with a mission to raise the quality of schooling available for infants and young children.
After receiving amazing feedback, it has now evolved into our flagship Character Development Program.
Music Director at Character Montessori
Shaun Ng
Violinist Shaun Ng takes great pride and interest in infusing digital effects with his acoustic violin to generate a grander, more resonant range of sounds. Shaun has been classically trained in the violin since he was seven years old, and acquired a Level 4 Diploma in Music Performance from Trinity College London at the age of 18. Shortly after that, he completed his Diploma in Music at the age of 19 and attained the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music with LASALLE College of the Arts in 2018.
Inspired by his former violin teacher, to teach violin and music to young children, Shaun and two other experience musicians have jointly developed a comprehensive Music Appreciation Program (in 2012) to teach preschooler (age 4-6).
With this unique Music Appreciation program, Shaun has started in 2012 to impart his knowledge of violin and music to the community. Teaching children age 4 to 6 at Character Montessori he equips them with a basic understanding of rhythm and pulse, pitch accuracy and classical & contemporary music compositions.
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