Whole Child Education Features

Whole Child Education

<h2 class="pagetitle" style="margin: 0px; font-size: 36px; font-family: Pacifico, cursive; padding: 29px 0px 20px; line-height: 1.2em; color: rgb(253, 211, 48);">Whole Child Education</h2><p style="color: rgb(154, 151, 133); font-family: Arial; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"></span></p><p style="color: rgb(154, 151, 133); font-family: Arial; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><img alt="" src="http://www.miacademy.com.hk/attachments/images/1625497_10203294343895959_1023973395070230604_n.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; width: 320px; height: 427px; float: right;"></span></p><div class="accordion" style="display: table; color: rgb(154, 151, 133); font-family: Arial; line-height: 20px;"><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Whole Child Education – Develop Multiple-Intelligence, Develop Skills for Life</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Curriculum at Heritage goes beyond preparing your child for school interviews or exams.&nbsp; While academics play an important role in a child’s development, we emphasize on educating the whole child because we believe that&nbsp;<strong>areas of development are interconnected and they support one another</strong>; for example, a child who has always been top student academically may not be emotionally ready for failure; frustration could in turn negatively affect his/her academic performance in the future.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Heritage's&nbsp;<strong>child-led and project-based curriculum</strong>&nbsp;is structured to facilitate simultaneous development of all areas of growth listed below to help children succeed in all aspects of life.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">As Howard Gardner puts it in his theory of Multiple Intelligences, intelligence is not a single factor that can be measured by an IQ test.&nbsp; Grounded in this theory, the learning goals of our curriculum concentrate on below 7 areas:</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Communication</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Classroom facilitates proficiency in both English &amp; Hindi skill enhanced through story reading, hands-on projects,&nbsp;discussions and singing.&nbsp;</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Logical thinking</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Children learn different&nbsp;concepts through practical life activities such as baking, planting, nature walk etc. &nbsp;Teachers stimulate logical thinking by conducting group discussions and engaging students in open-ended questions.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Creativity</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Creativity is encouraged anytime anywhere during school time. Imaginative play, dancing, story making, creative arts projects etc. embrace children’s imagination, inspiring them to expressive themselves.&nbsp; Children are the leaders of the class, they are encouraged to explore and discover, and find their own way to arrive at an answer; teachers, as facilitators, are here to guide them through the process.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Physical coordination</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Teachers facilitate the development of fine motors by doing various activities with children, such as drawing, letter tracing, baking etc.; and gross motors are trained through indoor and outdoor play time, music and movement; and our special program Shake Your Body Kit where children use their bodies as drum kits and create music is a perfect activity to enhance rhythmic sense, body awareness, and body coordination at the same time.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Interpersonal skills such as teamwork and social skills</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Our daily routines such as daily meeting time, family-style snack time and free play time provide a lot of opportunities to learn the skills of turn-taking, sharing and cooperation.&nbsp; Our project-based activities are usually in group setting, fostering the idea of teamwork and its importance.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Intrapersonal skills such as self-reflect, self-help, problem solving</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">In a child-led classroom, teachers allow enough time, space and necessary support to help develop each individual child’s self-help skills and independence in learning.&nbsp; We acknowledge that every child learns at his/her own pace; hence we provide a stress free and unhurried environment to encourage students to self-discovery.&nbsp; We also display children’s work, so they can celebrate their learning and assist them in developing their reflective thinking.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><br></span></p><div class="accordionTitle active" style="text-indent: 15px; cursor: pointer; background-image: url(http://www.miacademy.com.hk//templates/default/images/marker2.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat;"><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><strong>Musical Skills</strong></span></p></div><div class="accordionContent"><p style="margin-left: 9pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Besides daily singing circle, children are introduced basic music theory, ear training and music appreciation in music sessions; they will also be given opportunity to explore and experience instruments from different instrument families in order to help them find their talent and passion.&nbsp; Performance opportunity is arranged on a regular basis.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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Board: CBSE
Medium: English
Boarding: DayBoarding, DayScholar
Classes: Primary, Middle, PlayGroup
Transportation: Auto, Van
Facilities: SmartClasses, Internet, Computer, ActivityHall, CCTVCamera, DanceRoom, Library, MedicalRoom
Timing: Morning, Afternoon
InstituteType: School
Management: Private
Sports: Badminton, Chess, Kho_kho, Taekwondo, Carrom
Activity: Dance, Karate, Singing, Yoga