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Our Journey with SPARK Bedok Methodist Church Kindergarten
By Mrs Ava Wang
Principal
My sharing today…
• How we closed the gap since the last SPARK assessment
• How SPARK has played a part in our centre’s improvement
• The challenges faced and how we overcame them
• Learning points
Our Journey with
After SPARK certification 2011
• Identifying areas for improvement using the report (with staff )
Closing the Gaps
• Share same belief
• Taking small steps
• Team synergy
Re-certification
2014
• Raised centre’s standard
• Benefited the children
The 3 years leading to SPARK re-certification
Identify AFIs
Planning Setting goals
Regular Reviews
Implement changes
‘Planning’ is bringing
the future into the present so that you can do something about it. By Alan Lakin
Tools : SPARK assessment report and Self Appraisal
This was made possible because …
of our Shared Belief
• ‘We are here for the CHILDREN’
• Our focus is to put in place best practices
• Work as a team
Our journey driven by team synergy
• From 2011 Report AFI , we identified one of the areas
2.2 (A4) no evidence of a progressive curriculum plan from Nursery to K2
• What we did
• How our 2011 AFI become our 2014 strength
From AFI to strength
Tapping on our strength
• From 2011 Report – we have achieved
4.2 (A4) Engaged parents in a variety of programmes and activities
• We leveraged on our strengths (parent volunteers) to make greater improvement
• Sustained the area of strength
Collaboration with the community
Sharing of ‘good practices’
•With other centres
•With visitors from overseas
SPARK’S impact on BMCK
•Enrolment increased
•Teaching practices benefited the children
•Teachers became more aware of what “quality” is
What the Teachers have to say about SPARK
We learned…….
To listen… To share… To support each other… To solve problems as a team…