新口号来了： Purposeful Play！

jjrchome · 发表于 20-2-2013 15:07:56|来自：新加坡

继“Teach Less， Learn More”之后，又一个口号横空出世： Purposeful Play！

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教育部宣布新幼稚园课程框架

（2013-02-20　1005）

（联合早报网讯）教育部今早宣布最新的幼稚园课程框架，改良后的框架在现有的学前教育指导原则上，进一步列出幼稚园课程的学习成果，清楚阐述幼儿在上小一之前所须掌握的各种技能。

（详情见明日《联合早报》）

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New preschool curriculum to include 'purposeful play'

                                                                                                                                                                                                      AsiaOne
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012


SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Education (MOE) highlighted the significance of 'purposeful play' in preschool education and will be adopting it as part of the new Kindergarten Curriculum Framework.

This framework is expected to be released next year.

During the Kindergarten Learning Forum held today, Senior Minister of Education Indranee Rajah said the ministry will guide preschools in designing and implementing an early childhood programme that is based on strengthening the relationship between learning and play.

She pointed out that while many activities in preschools are labelled 'play', not all play experiences can be considered purposeful and may just be a period of fun time given to children as a reward for the completion of academic tasks.

"Having good intentions in the activities carried out for the children is no longer sufficient. Purposeful play is not just any play.
"Besides being enjoyable, it allows children to make meaning out of their experiences. Teachers have an important task to deepen play experiences to ensure that they are enjoyable and beneficial for all children.

"Purposeful play needs teacher facilitation and guidance," said Ms Rajah.

jjrchome · 发表于 20-2-2013 15:10:09|来自：新加坡

Refreshed Kindergarten Curriculum Framework Spells Out Clearer Learning Outcomes, Emphasises Holistic
Development

1Parents and educators will be able to better understand what children should know and be able to do at the end of Kindergarten 2, with the introduction of the refreshed kindergarten curriculum framework (KCF). The refreshed KCF will guide pre-school centres (kindergartens and childcare centres) in designing and implementing a curriculum that is appropriate to the development of children in this age group. This will in turn enhance the programme quality and delivery across the pre-school sector. Ms Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Education launched the framework, ‘Nurturing Early Learners—A Curriculum Framework for Kindergartens in Singapore (Revised 2012)’, developed by the Ministry of Education (MOE), at a visit to The Ascension Kindergarten today.

2First published in 2003, the KCF is based on early childhood education research. It describes how pre-school children learn, the key outcomes of pre-school education, the principles to guide teaching and learning, learning areas in pre-school education and the learning dispositions1 children should develop to prepare them for future learning. The refreshed KCF incorporates professional advice and feedback from Singapore’s pre-school and primary school educators and early childhood experts, as well as the best practices of curriculum frameworks internationally.

New and updated elements of refreshed kindergarten curriculum framework
3The refreshed framework underscores the importance of holistic development of children. This is reflected in the updates to the key outcomes of pre-school education (refer to Annex A (48kb .pdf)). It emphasises the need to build confidence and social skills during the pre-school years and to develop learning dispositions to prepare the children for lifelong learning.

Refreshed Kindergarten Curriculum Framework

4Children are curious, active and competent learners. By understanding how children learn and what they are capable of, teachers will be able to better plan classroom activities for their children. To this end, the refreshed framework elaborates on the teaching and learning principles. For example, it provides more details on the role of the teacher in facilitating purposeful play in the refreshed principle (“Play as a medium for learning” is one of the existing principles).

5Six learning areas, with a set of newly-defined learning goals for each learning area, establish what children are expected to learn by the end of Kindergarten 2 (refer to Annex B (56kb .pdf)). Crafted in consultation with early childhood experts, primary and pre-school educators, these learning areas and goals aim to facilitate children’s transition from pre-school to Primary 1.

Enhanced Support for a Quality Pre-school Education

6MOE encourages pre-school centres to refer to the refreshed framework when reviewing and planning their kindergarten curriculum. It will provide greater curriculum and training support to equip pre-school teachers to put the teaching and learning principles into practice. The refreshed framework will be distributed to all kindergartens and childcare centres. The refreshed Kindergarten Curriculum Framework (13.6mb .pdf) is also available on the MOE website.

7A parents’ guide to the refreshed framework has been developed and is available on the MOE pre-school education website and Parents-in-Education website. The guide will also be distributed at MOE’s parent outreach seminars.

8An educators’ guide is being developed to support teachers in translating principles into quality learning experiences. MOE is also developing training and learning resources for all pre-school educators to train them on the refreshed framework and how they can translate the framework into enjoyable and engaging activities for their children.

Footnotes:

Learning dispositions are positive behaviours and attitudes to learning in children. To help children become life-long learners, learning dispositions should be nurtured, together with knowledge and skills, from a young age. The learning dispositions outlined in the KCF are perseverance, reflectiveness, appreciation, inventiveness, sense of wonder and curiosity, and engagement. ↩