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Bestari Kindergarten is where our Preschool programs are carried out. Bestari Kindergarten was formerly known as Tadika Manjaria. There are 2 different streams at Preschool which are the morning BM/English Stream and the afternoon Mandarin Stream. Parents have a choice between either stream and some do select a full day program of morning and afternoon stream to get the best of both worlds. The afternoon Mandarin Stream caters to students who want to have a strong command of Mandarin before they proceed on to Primary school. At Sri Bestari Private School Kuala Lumpur, we have also developed the First Grade SJKC Level Chinese program which is conducted as an after school and weekend program where it is a direct replica of the SJKC level of Chinese and taught by very qualified and qualified teachers. Students who complete the program can go on to register for the Chinese Language at Secondary and sit for Chinese Language in SPM.
The morning stream covers mainly Bahasa Malaysia and English with some exposure to Mandarin. Students going through this stream would have a very strong command of BM and English to be able to progress on well at Primary school.
Our Preschool program derives many benefits from being part of a larger school at Primary and Secondary which successfully carries out cutting age programs such as Inquiry Based Science Education, STEM, Singapore Mathematics and ECO. Preschool students fully utilise the many facilities around the school related to agriculture and gardening, ECO awareness and various principles of Science. In fact Singapore Mathematics is taught to all students right from K1 Preschool and our highly successful STEM program at Primary and Secondary will be introduced to Preschool once the Modules and Textbooks are ready in 2024. Therefore, besides the general focus on the 3R’s (Reading, Writing, Arithmetic) at a Preschool level, Bestari Kindergarten looks at exposing students to other essential elements of study for students to acquire the necessary skill sets earlier on.
At our Preschool, we offer the National Preschool Standard Curriculum (KSPK) which is a time tested and successful approach used in Preschool education. The National Preschool Standard Curriculum is built on six pillars, namely Communication, Spirituality, Values and Attitudes, Humanity, Self appearance, Physical and Aesthetic Development, as well as Science and Technology. The six pillars are key domains that are intertwined and integrated with critical, creative and innovative thinking. This integration aims to develop human capital that appreciates the noble values based on religion, knowledge, skill-sets, critical, creative and innovative thinking. Among the things that are emphasized in the formulation of KSPK is Higher Order Thinking Skills which are a critical element needed for students to progress on at higher levels.
We understand that there are differences as well as some similarities among children in terms of intelligence, personality, interest and aptitude and the approach taken at our Preschool encourages students to actively participate in all the classroom activities. This encourages interactive learning amongst the preschoolers and found to be very effective.
As Sri Bestari Private School Kuala Lumpur has very comprehensive programs in STEM, Inquiry Based Science Education IBSE, Singapore Mathematics and ECO, students at our Preschool have the opportunity to explore these areas of studies right from a very young age and it is highly beneficial for their exposure and development. As our in-house STEM Program which runs from Year 1 Primary right up to Form 5 SPM is gaining much recognition from the Ministry of Education, universities, MDEC, and other school in Malaysia and abroad, the school has started an initiative to produce our own STEM Module for Preschoolers for the coming Academic Year 2024/25. Work has already started to write the modules and prepare the hardware as we hope to be able to kickstart this maiden roll-out in a few months time.
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monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
08.00am – 12.30pm
08.00am – 12.30pm
08.00am – 12.30pm
08.00am – 12.30pm
08.00am – 12.30pm
recess time
10.00am – 10.30am
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
12.30pm – 05.00pm
12.30pm – 05.00pm
12.30pm – 05.00pm
12.30pm – 05.00pm
12.30pm – 05.00pm
recess time
02.30pm – 03.00pm
Schooling days are between Monday to Friday with 8 Periods of 30 Minutes classes for Monday to Thursday and 4 Periods of 30 Minutes classes on Friday for both Morning as well as Afternoon Mandarin stream. There are Co-curricular Activities (CCA) or Extra-curricular Activities (ECA) for Kindergarten students. School is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.
Our Preschool is housed within a larger Sri Bestari Private School Kuala Lumpur and therefore shares the many facilities available in and around the school. As the school is an award winning ECO school, an IBSE Science school and has an extensive STEM Program, numerous facilities have been set-up to support these initiatives. The Outdoor Science Lab, the Vivarium, the Aviary, the Urban Garden and the Culinary Art Lab are some of the facilities which are often used to bring our Preschoolers out of the classrooms to have real live experiences. This has a much positive impact on their learning and experience.
Field trips are also arranged to expand the young students’ knowledge and experiences beyond the classroom.
The National Preschool Standard Curriculum (KSPK) in use is complemented with sets of our comprehensive worksheets for each individual age level as well as it incorporates a thematic approach to prepare our students for primary school.
English reading is done using a phonics approach which enables our children to learn how to read and spell each word. This method allows our students’ to blend the letter sounds to form words as opposed to the norm where students are required to read words as a whole and rely much more on memory.
From as early as 4-year-old, our Preschoolers are exposed to early Mathematics with emphasis on recognising numbers from 1 until 20. While K2 and K3 level students are exposed to addition, subtraction, time and value of money. Singapore Mathematics is extensively used in the teaching of Mathematics at Preschool and it brings a positive impact to the students.
There are dedicated Arts and Craft lessons where students are encouraged to delve deep into their imagination as they create drawings, paintings and craft which in turn develops their artistic and holistics development along the way. Their fine motor skills are also developed in tandem with such invaluable activities.
The development of Mind, Body and Spirit are essential for all Preschoolers. Therefore, Physical Education is an essential part of a child’s daily activity at Preschool to develop their gross motor skills. Many sporting activities are organised for students to actively participate such as telematch, sports day performances and even track and field events.
Preschool students are constantly exposed to many different stages of play sessions and cooperative play where the ultimate aim is to ensure children develop the proper and positive social skills with their peers. Sharing is caring is a term often discussed with our Preschoolers to help them develop the mindset that there is so much to gain by the very act of sharing and it always begins with us.
Religious Studies and Moral Responsibility are also incorporated in our curriculum. Islamic study for our Muslim students while all others attend moral studies to promote strong moral values among Bestari Kindergarten students.
Bestari Kindergarten introduced a Mandarin stream for K1-k3 students. This programme is to enable the children to have a superior grasp of Mandarin and can move on to enrol for the First Grade SJKC Level Chinese program at Primary School. In the Mandrin Stream at Preschool, all students are exposed to Mandarin via various classroom and beyond the classroom activities involving aspects such as listening, speaking, reading and writing in Mandarin. These students also learn Bahasa Malaysia and English but with a very strong emphasis on Mandarin.
