At the recent Principals’ Chat, insightful discussions centred on how to support children’s holistic development and ease their transition to pre-nursery while equipping them with future-ready skills.
Ms. Dianna Chan, Principal of VEO Harbour Green Campus, highlighted the pivotal role of pre-nursery and playgroups in building confidence, curiosity and essential skills, laying the groundwork for a strong start to future learning. Both programmes include diverse learning activities:
- Role-play to learn how to communicate and work with others
- Structured Play to develop creativity and problem-solving skills
- Language to enhance social skills and self-confidence
- Mathematics to foster the interests of learning and exploration
Ms. Josephine Wu, Principal of VEO Ocean Pride Campus, shared five key skills on how parents can actively prepare their children with future-ready abilities, ensuring a smooth transition not just to kindergarten but to lifelong success:
- Language skills to build vocabulary, understand instructions and enhance comprehension
- Social skills to learn how to share, collaborate and build connections with peers
- Motor skills to strengthen children’s attention
- Self-care skills to foster independence and self-confidence
- Social-emotional skills to help manage emotions, express feelings and build resilience
