What We Believe

At Gate Junior Preschool, we want every child to reach their fullest potential and succeed.

Gate Junior adopts a “Growth Mindset” philosophy that intelligence can be further developed.

We nurture students by improving their ability and mindset through a culture of grit.

Gift Grit Growth

Mindset

Achievement

+ + =

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Focus on

Student Profiles

Curriculum Specialties

Specialist teachers

Special Pull-Out

Talent Development

Bilingual

Pre-admission

Regular Parenting Talk

Values

Team Members

Other Preschools

Everyone (one size fits all)Everyone

Preschool Curriculum

Early childhood

N/A

Music, Arts, Martial arts etc.

Some

N/A

Irregular

Various

Most of teachers have early childhood diploma only

High ability learners20%

Specialised in Gifted and high ability preschool education

Early childhood/Gifted Education/Special Needs Education

2E class (pull out prog for twice exceptional students)

STEM, Humanities, Communication Art, Visual Spatial, Logical Reasoning etc.

Yes

Pre-admission student’s Profiling assessment

4-6 times a year

Grit/growth mindset

90% degree holders with early childhood diploma, and 50% with equivalent post graduate degrees, proven track record in

Gifted Education.

How is GATE Junior different?

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What Your Child Can Achieve at GATE Junior

Achieve Growth mindset (growing both intelligence and intellectual ability)

Groom early readers in both English and Chinese to embrace bilingualism from young

Develop complex problem solving and strong conceptual skills

Expose to STEM and Humanities at young age for a broader scope of knowledge and interest

Excel both academically and socially, gift combining with grit to maximize achievement

Attain IQ growth of 10-20% by unleashing the potential of every child

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Curriculum Framework

Critical Reasoning

Skills

Liberal Arts

Study

Communi-cationSkills

GRIT Culture

GATE JUNIOR CURRICULUM

Acceleration * Enrichment * Extension

At GATE Junior, our gifted education curriculum is developed based on the acceleration, enrichment and extension framework.

Cognitive

Dimension

Personality

Dimension

Social

Dimension

3-D

Approach

We focus on the three dimensional approach to nurture our high ability learners

Our curriculum is built based on the 4 Pillars

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Core ProgrammeOur core programme adopts a two-tier curriculum structure

Tier TwoStructured modules for foundation building to

excel academically

Tier OneProject based curriculum to make learning exciting,

inspiring and inquiry-centric

Literacy

Numeracy

Whole Child Development

Spatial and Visual Intelligence

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Uniquely GATE –

Talent Development Programme

Talent Development

Programme

Integrated Humanities

• Proprietary enrichment programs focus

on talent development

• Proven alumni track record locally and globally

• Integrated into daily education instead

of “once a week” enrichment model

STEM

Classroom to Boardroom©

Da Vinci®

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Integrated Humanities

History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography & Current Affairs

Our Humanities Programme integrates English language art into Humanities module (Sociology, Arts, Literature,

History and Geography) to produce a structured, knowledge-infused curriculum tailored for our young and

inquisitive learners.

Regular “age-appropriate” current affairs exposure and discussions are integrated into the lesson plan.

Frequency: Once to twice a week

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mple Lesson PlanIntegrated Humanities - History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography & Current Affairs

Preschool L2 (5 yrs old) Preschool L3 (6 yrs old)

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mple Lesson PlanIntegrated Humanities - History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography & Current Affairs

L2 Shakespeare Humanities

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STEM ProgrammeScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Reasoning

Our STEM Programme is designed to cultivate investigative and reasoning skills that are the important building blocks for the continual appreciation of

advanced academic learning.

Mathematical ReasoningBased on famous Singapore Gifted Education Programme approach inspires children to think like a mathematician, and enhances their

complex problem-solving skillsScience and Engineering

Provides hands-on, discovery-based, research-oriented activities that are cross-curricular

Technology ModuleCovers coding and robotics skills at the Beginner’s Level

Frequency: Four Times a Week

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mple Lesson PlanSTEM– Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Reasoning

Topics covered in High Ability Math

L1 HS L1 L2 L3 L4 L5Counting Counting Add/Sub Multiplication Multiplication Four Operations

Figural Pattern Ordinal Number Smart Guess & Check Smart Guess & Check Smart Guess & Check Smart Guess & Check

Mirror Image Simple Fraction Simple Fraction Simple Fraction Fraction Fraction

Comparison Comparison Comparison Age Problems Substitution Method Number Pattern

Shapes Weight Missing numbers Missing numbers Cutting Method Assumption Method

Cubes Length Even and Odd Even and Odd Age Problems Permutation

Patterns Time Geometry Geometry 2D counting Decoding

●●● Shapes Symmetry Symmetry Invisible Cubes Reverse Method

Cubes Cubes Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic Reasoning

Number bonds Number bonds Folding Up Model Drawing Model Drawing

Patterns Logical reasoning Logical reasoning Logical reasoning Logical reasoning

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Classroom to Boardroom©

Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette

An integral part of our mission is to enable our children to possess both academic and important life skills that will give our young and future leaders a

winning edge.

Our practical and creative curriculums focus on 4 key areas of communication skills:

CeremonialImpromptu Presentations

Negotiation and InteractionProblem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Executive Summary , Feedback skills

Classroom to Boardroom programme will lead to Trinity College of London Grade 1-8 Communication Skills examination, which is internationally

recognised.

Frequency: Once a week

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Sample Lesson Plan

Classroom to Boardroom® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette

BEING THE BEST ME!

Lesson 1 Discovering our emotions

Lesson 2 Handling our emotions

Lesson 3 Others have feelings too

Lesson 4 You can trust me! (Fear/Hurt)

Lesson 5 You can trust me! (Lies/White lies)

Lesson 6 You can trust me! (Good/Bad Secrets)

Lesson 7 Practice 1

Lesson 8 Practice 2

Lesson 9 Full Dress Rehearsal

Lesson 10 Presentation Day

Our young pre-school children will be faced with many events in life. These will come with a plethora of emotions that could range from joy to frustration or jealousy. It is crucial for each child to understand their own feelings and behavior, and also the feelings of others around them.

They will then be taught simple strategies on how best to approach their feelings. At the end of the term, students will present a poem and song own based on what they have learnt during the term.

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Classroom to Boardroom® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette

Perseverance, Determination & Patience

Lesson 1 What is PDP?

Lesson 2 When do we need PDP?

Lesson 3 Why PDP?

Lesson 4 The secret to having PDP

Lesson 5 I am a PDP champion (1)

Lesson 6 I am a PDP champion (2)

Lesson 7 Practice 1

Lesson 8 Practice 2

Lesson 9 Full Dress Rehearsal

Lesson 10 Presentation Day

It is important for our children to be patient and to persevere through the tasks ahead of them. During the term, they will learn the fruits of perseverance. In addition, they will take home some tips on how to be persevering, determined and patient (PDP) when they are faced with challenges.

At the end of the term, the students will know how to write a good script and showcase their learning points via a hand puppet presentation.

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mple Lesson Plan

What is Truly Precious

Lesson 1 What is precious?

Lesson 2 Precious People

Lesson 3 I am precious

Lesson 4 Precious Water

Lesson 5 Intangible things

Lesson 6 Learning how to brainstorm (Presentation 1)

Lesson 7 Learning how to present (Presentation 2)

Lesson 8 Learning how to present (Presentation 2)

Lesson 9 Precious memories 1

Lesson 10 Precious memories 2

Lesson 11 Full dress rehearsal - delivering your speech

Lesson 12 Final presentation

Through our study, the little orators would learn what is truly precious to them. Before embarking on this study, students may identify precious objects such as diamonds or money. However, they will realise that relatives, friends and unseen things like trust, health and time are truly precious.

Students will also go a step further to prepare their very own speeches. Their speaking skills and confidence would boosted through practising their speeches.

Classroom to Boardroom® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette

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Da Vinci Programme®Producing Better Thinkers

Da Vinci programme produces better thinkers!

The purpose of Da Vinci programme is to encourage children to have good experiences in the discipline of thinking. We would like our children to

associate thinking as fun and rewarding. Almost all the enquiries presented in Da Vinci are highly conceptual.

The thinking skills covered in Da Vinci programme are:Concept formation

Visual processing speedSpatial relations

Visual-auditory processingAnalytical thinking

Flexible thinkingElaborative thinking

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Sample Lesson PlanDa Vinci – Producing Better Thinkers

Skill set A: Cognitive ability assessment based

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Skill set B: Critical Reasoning Skills

mple Lesson PlanDa Vinci – Producing Better Thinkers

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Skill set C: Verbal Comprehension Skills Skill set D: Critical Thinking

Headstart Programme

(3 years old)Integrated Programme specially designed for 3 years old

Specially designed for the little ones, our Talent Development Programme integrates Humanities, STEM and Da Vinci lessons into

one coherent programme to develop the talent in each child.

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mple Lesson PlanHeadstart Programme

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Preschool L1 (3 yrs old)

Number Operation Knowledge Builder Classification

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mple Lesson PlanHeadstart Programme

Preschool L1 (3 yrs old)

Observant Sensibility Visual Reasoning

OUR CENTRE :

@Dempsey HillBlock 72, 2nd floor, Loewen Road Singapore 248848

CONTACT INFORMATION :

6467 1369 / 6348 0062 / 6734 9205

enquiry@gatejunior.com

Gifted and Talented Education Singapore

www.gatejunior.com

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