MONTESSORI CURRICULUM SCHOOL IN SINGAPORE
We offer Global Montessori Plus (GMP) at Global Indian International School in Singapore which combines the Montessori method with best practices from modern preschool education.
Global Montessori Plus (GMP) Programme at GIIS in Singapore
GMP, the award-winning Global Montessori Plus programme at our international school in Singapore, is a well-researched early childhood programme that combines the renowned Montessori teaching method with the new age idea of multiple intelligences in a tech-enabled environment.
You can opt for a regular or the GMP Extended programme with additional sessions. Under our caring and experienced teachers, our students get an age-appropriate learning experience in a child-friendly and safe environment.
Age criteria for admission
With a customised Montessori curriculum, GIIS caters to students between the ages of 3 and 6 years. Starting from Nursery to Kindergarten 1 (K1) and Kindergarten 2 (K2), children are nurtured into confident learners who are ready to explore the world around them, while developing a solid academic foundation. GIIS’ Global Montessori Plus programme develops young learners’ cognitive, motor and expressive skills besides teaching literacy, numeracy, universal values and basic life skills.
3 years and above as of 31st March
4 years and above as of 31st March
5 years and above as of 31st March
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GMP Programme Options For Pre-School in Singapore
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‘Regular’ Programme
Our early childhood programme can build a good foundation for global citizenship as our students learn to lead, solve real world problems and empathize with others. Based on the 5 pillars of GMP, the programme strengthens your child’s foundational years. The activities in the morning session focus on key language and numeracy skills, thematic learning, learning through play, universal values of compassion and kindness, and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), which is integral to developing core skills as problem solving and inventive thinking.
Timings : 9.00 am to 12.15 pm
Activities :
● Language and maths lessons (Kindergarten students have additional second language lessons (Hindi, Tamil, Mandarin or French)
● Environmental awareness
● Music & movement
● Motor development
● Practical life & sensorial exercises
*Snack time included
Faculty : Trained and experienced Early Years teachers
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'Extended' Programme
Research has shown that young learners can immensely benefit when they spend more time with their peers, engaging in well-planned activities under the guidance of experienced teachers. In addition to the activities held in the morning session, our extended programme includes a daily story-telling / blocks/ manipulatives time, along with sessions on speech & drama, dance, art etc. planned for the full week on a rotational basis. The afternoon session will build your child’s social, communication and collaboration skills, helping them to seamlessly transition to primary school.
Timings : 9.00 am to 03:25 pm
Activities :
● Language and maths lessons (Kindergarten students have additional second language lessons (Hindi, Tamil, Mandarin or French)
● Environmental awareness
● Music & movement
● Motor development
● Practical life & sensorial exercises
● Story-telling/ blocks/ manipulatives session
● Dance, Art, Speech and Drama, Free play/Physical Education, Creative fun/ Design thinking/ Maker space activities on rotational basis throughout the week
*Snack/lunch & rest time included
Faculty : Trained and experienced Early Years teachers
The 5 Pillars of GMP
The Global Montessori Plus Program makes GIIS one of the most sought after Montessori preschools in Singapore, with excellent curriculum, great facilities and quality teachers. GMP bases its pedagogy on five powerful pillars that provide a foundation for education from an early age. The well-designed pedagogy is essential to polish students’ cognitive, motor and expressive skills as well as shape their sense of social responsibility, cultural awareness and environmental consciousness.
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‘Excelerate’ Programme
This program, run by trained teachers, focuses on developing foundational skills of students to develop fluency in listening, speaking, reading and writing, which are important aspects of Montessori education. Students also get excellent guidance in numeracy skills like Math, through dedicated Montessori labs, which adds fun elements to learning.
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Multi-faceted Learning
This aspect of education promotes thematic learning by cultivating the students’ inherent personality traits, physical skills and cognitive development. Teachers ensure that students’ individual interests are included in the lessons. Activities can include field trips and special events.
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iPlay Programme
We believe that play is an essential part of learning for students. Under the guidance of teachers, students are given the flexibility to interact with their surroundings in a fun and creative way, improving their spatial awareness, critical thinking abilities and socio-emotional skills. This imbibes in them extraordinary skills of independence, cooperation and management, which is the finest aspect of Montessori education.
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iCare Programme
As a leading international Montessori school in Singapore, GIIS teaches students not just academic learning, but also exceptional universal values of compassion and kindness. In the Montessori preschool, children are encouraged to care for the environment and community. Positive interactions and active participation with peers in activities helps in building excellent character traits for the future.
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Future Ready Programme
GIIS offers a well structured curriculum that gives students a glimpse of NextGen learning, and familiarizes them with the 21st century learning methodology. The Future Ready Montessori Program, students have hands-on experience with STEAM or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Students are given remarkable opportunities to develop their critical thinking and creative capabilities through active participation and team collaboration.
Why Choose Global Montessori Plus for Preschool Education?
GMP is one of the best Montessori education offered at our Punggol SMART Campus and East Coast campuses, both of which have facilities to cater to early childhood education. At GIIS, individual attention is given to each child to help them become well-rounded global students.
"The Plus Program"?
The Plus in GMP balances the traditional Montessori international teaching techniques with the contemporary ideas that constitute good foundational education to preschoolers.
It also infuses outstanding modern and innovative technologies paving the way for greater opportunities for students for future growth and development.
It is an award-winning programme that ensures your child will not just be prepared for higher education, but will eagerly look forward to it.
Every Child has a unique learning path. Check if GMP is the right fit for your child.
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Our Teachers
Our expert Montessorian teachers are well-groomed and trained with experience in authentic Montessori education. With their strong expertise and passion for teaching ignite the creativity and love for learning in students. Teachers at GIIS render individual attention to students’ needs and bring out the best in the child. Our teachers are well-equipped with modern teaching techniques and technologies to prepare students for a future ready world.
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Our Teachers
GIIS follows excellent and intense recruitment procedures while choosing its faculty and provides rigorous training for them to be equipped with the modern and innovative teaching methodologies. Our expert teachers are well qualified and experienced in imparting Montessori education and fostering a fun and loving learning environment for students, making GIIS the best international school in Singapore.
9 Gems
9 GEMS is an extraordinary teaching and learning framework of GIIS that aims at the holistic development of students. We believe that every child possesses immaculate talent that needs to be honed and developed. With the 9GEMS framework, students are exposed to proficient skill based programmes that incredibly mould their positive character traits, personality, and hone their skills of entrepreneurship, leadership. Arts and sports form an integral part of education along side academic excellence while emotional intelligence is also nurtured through community programme and imbibing of universal values of brotherhood and kindness.
Extra Curricular Activity
GIIS, one of the best Montessori schools in Singapore focuses on the all round development of the children. The school gives children exceptional opportunities to kindle their passion, be it in academics or sports. Children can opt from a wide spectrum of superlative extra curricular activities that are mandatory and benefits in the growth of their physical and mental health.
Co Curricular Activity
GIIS has gained the reputation of a well known global Montessori school in Singapore due to its superior quality education and extraordinary facilities. The supreme co curricular activities offered by the school enhances the social and relationship building skills of children. The well structured activities benefit children to showcase their talent and fuel their learning by stimulating their creative capabilities and improving social and organizational skills.
Seamless Transition to Primary School
The prolific and exceptional GMP Montessori curriculum offered by GIIS Montessori preschool paves an excellent path for students to step up to the next level of learning that is the primary school education. Students are fostered in an enthusiastic environment with practical lessons and experiments, physical and mental growth related games that provide an excellent future for children to face the new challenges and become established learners.
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Why GIIS is the best Montessori preschool choice for your child in Singapore?
Safety & Security
Students are at the centre of our universe, which makes it very imperative for safety and security to be our top priority. Our Punggol and East Coast campuses are amplified with the best of safety and security measures like 24x7 guard house, CCTV cameras, Facial Recognition machines, digital locks etc.
Parent Engagement
GIIS, one of the leading international Montessori schools, considers parents to be an integral part of their fraternity. To be in constant touch with parents and to boost the progress of their children, well-organized parent engagement programs are conducted like the PTA meetings, one-on-one meetings, orientation sessions and more. A seamless communication for parents is fostered to build excellent and strong relationships.
Technology in GIIS
GIIS strives towards excellence in offering the best of facilities to students. Students are exceptionally trained to be future ready with the latest technology tools and innovative teaching approaches.
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Montessori Subjects Offered at Our International School in Singapore
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Nursery
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KG 1 - 2
- Language Development - English
- Environmental Awareness
- Mathematics Development
- Motor Development
- Music And Movement
- Practical Life And Sensorial Exercises
- Language Development - English
- Music And Movement
- Practical Life And Sensorial Exercises
- Mathematics Development
- Environmental Awareness
- Second language options: Hindi/ Tamil/ French/ Mandarin
- Motor Development
What's it like to be part of GIIS family
“I'm very impressed with the kindergarten teachers' warmth and passion for children at GIIS. We are very comfortable communicating with the teachers. Both my children, Minjoon and Joonhee are very happy to go to school and meet their teachers and friends everyday. I can see their development from every angle."
Ms. Mihee Kwon
Parent of Minjoon and Joonhee
I truly appreciate the management and staff at GIIS for their commendable effort in achieving a seamless transition to Home-Based Learning (HBL) during the lockdown and subsequent measures due to Covid-19. Every email from GIIS related to COVID measures showed how professionally they handled the pandemic situation.
Ms. Sujatha Gurunathan
Parent of Harshita G
“Every teacher and staff in the primary school calls Fuuko by her name when they see her. They all know her well and this makes us feel welcome at GIIS. Fuuko has good teachers and enjoys the school library a lot. From being a shy student when she joined GIIS, she has now become a confident learner who actively participates in her class.”
Mr. Hiroyuki Watanabe
Parent of Fuuko Watanabe
“Inspite of traveling from Dover everyday, it has been a pleasant surprise to us that Rahul, our younger son, loves to come to school and feels completely at home at GIIS. He is involved in many activities and sports in school and we are extremely glad that GIIS believes in holistic development of its students. Thanks to the teachers for instilling a sense of confidence in the students and encouraging them to make a difference to the community that they live in.“
Ms. Madhu Bhandari
Parent of Rahul Nair
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Montessori education is a child-centric program designed by Maria Montessori that introduces children to the world of schooling and learning. It nurtures children in a supportive environment to enhance their knowledge and meet their learning goals. Montessori is the first step of education for students to develop their capabilities like critical thinking, working collaboratively, and grow up to be confident and enthusiastic citizens of the future.
Ideal age for Montessori education can range between 2.5 – 6 years.
Montessori is a pre-school programme that focuses on early child development and concentrates on the individual learning capabilities of the child instead of focusing completely on academic education. It is a self-directed form of study that emphasises on hands-on learning and collaborative play to enhance student development through creative choices. Classrooms are laboratories which allow students to learn basics of literacy and numeracy in a fun and interactive way.
Montessori schools focus on the holistic development of a child rather than only on academics through activities that ensure emotional, intellectual, moral, social, and physical development. Individual attention is given to each child and they are fostered in a positive environment where a passion for learning something new is driven in students through practical experience and good interaction.
GIIS offers the Global Montessori Plus (GMP) program, a unique and well-designed Montessori education approach for nursery and kindergarten students, that adds contemporary learning methods to the Montessori program to make it more beneficial for them. GMP fosters a fun and enthusiastic environment that empowers children to build their individual personalities and prepare them for future challenges.
The GMP program for Montessori preschool at GIIS rests on 5 major pillars to its curricula. The pillars, which are an award-winning contribution to Montessori education by GIIs, are well-researched and designed to accelerate student learning through simple and multi-dimensional methods to make them ready for the future. The five pillars are:
● Excelerate Program
● Multi-faceted learning
● iPlay Program
● iCare Program
● Future Ready Program.
GIIS an acclaimed international Montessori school, offering the Global Montessori Plus Program which is a blend of traditional and modern teaching methodology infused with innovative tools for providing growth and opportunities to children to step into the new world of learning.
GMP caters to Nursery and Kindergarten levels of schooling the age for:
● Nursery is 2.5 years as of March 31st,
● KG 1 is 3 years and above as of 31st March
● KG 2 is 4 years and above as of 31st March
The age criteria for students to enroll in the GMP Montessori education is between 2.5 – 5 years. .Once they fall under this age bracket they can enroll in nursery or kindergarten by following the regular admission process. Parents can fill the application form and know more about the admission process register for the same.
To know in detail about the Global Montessori Program get in touch with our expert counselors. You can either book an online meeting or an in-person meeting to schedule a call with them.
GIIS has this exclusive facility called campus tours where parents and children can come and visit the school personally or virtually. You can register for the campus tour as per your availability.
The total fee for the academic year 2021-22 is $5042.91 excluding the one-time registration fee.
The GMP caters to Nursery, KG 1, and 2 levels of schooling.
The subjects included in Nursery are:
● Language Development-English
● Mathematics Development
● Music and Movement
● Environmental Awareness
● Motor Development
● Practical Life and Sensorial Exercises.
The subjects taught for Kindergarten students are:
● Language Development-English
● Mathematics Development
● Music and Movement
● Environmental Awareness
● Motor Skills Development
● Practical Life and Sensorial Exercises
● Second Language Development-Tamil/Hindi.
The future ready Montessori Program is a hands-on experience to learn and experiment with the STEM-related subjects that include Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Some subjects included in the programme are workshops for Robotics with Legos, Leadership activities and Sustainability lessons through experience.
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