More than a preschool, we prepare your child to be challengers of the future. For over 30 years, we’ve impacted the lives of thousands of young minds from aged 2 months to 6 years, empowering and encouraging them to pursue their dreams, however big or small. Together with our commitment to inspire every child to be a happy explorer, children from The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees (formerly Pat’s Schoolhouse) will build a strong foundation to help them realise their fullest potential, growing to become Challengers of the Future.
The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees now runs 17 preschools and 4 infant care centres throughout Singapore. Built on the continued support of our parents and the unwavering passion of our professional team to give of their very best, we are grateful to still remain at the forefront of early childhood education in Singapore.
Teaching approaches:
- Inquiry-Embedded Play Approach
- Billingual Immersion Core Curriculum Relationship-based approach
Curriculum programmes include:
- Tinkering Studio (STEM lessons)
- Local Author Studies (Reading Programme)
- Art Attack
- Chinese Speech and Drama
- Show and Tell
- Outdoor Rumble
Locations:
North: Grassroots, Sembawang, Kovan, Aroozoo
Central: Gentle Road, Prinsep, Tanglin, River Valley, Mount Emily, Claymore, Buckley
East: Katong
West: Kent Ridge, Lakeside, West Coast, Sixth Avenue, Ridgewood
Essential Information
Toddler - 2:12
Playgroup - 2:14
Nursery - 2:16
Kindergarten 1 - 2:20
Kindergarten 2 - 2:20
Full Day I - 7AM to 5:30PM
Half Day AM - 7AM to 1PM
Half Day PM - 1PM to 7PM
Full Day II (Infant) - 7AM to 7PM
Full Day I (Infant) - 7AM to 5:30PM
Toddler - 2:12
Playgroup - 2:14
Nursery - 2:16
Kindergarten 1 - 2:20
Kindergarten 2 - 2:20
What Sets This School Apart
- Subscribing to constructivist approach on play, our approach carefully revolves around planning intentional, meaningful and thought-provoking inquiry-embedded play-based learning experiences to support children’s holistic development.
- Music plays a critical role in child development. Besides promoting the acquisition of motor, language, cognitive and social skills, music improves confidence and instils discipline. At The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees, music is purposefully integrated into all learning areas to motivate and stretch children’s imagination. Our children are exposed to music via songs, stories, rhymes, games, movement and the playing of percussion instruments by our in-house music specialists. With their support, all of The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees' co-teachers are also equipped with basic music skills to help them engage children through music for each and every learning experiences. This presents our children with ample opportunity to create and contribute to group music making in a fun, active and engaging learning environment.
- At The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees, both the English and Mandarin teachers are co-partners in the same classroom, co-owning the holistic development of children under their care. The co-teachers create the teaching plan together to incorporate and deliver themes, subjects and topics in a cohesive and immersive bilingual environment. This arrangement surrounds children with equal amount of exposure to English and Mandarin, facilitating language acquisition at a very young age as they are encouraged to interact within context throughout the day.
- At The Schoolhouse by Busy Bees, we believe in learning beyond the classroom. Our centres are equipped with various facilities that help to promote growth and development in our children, through fun activities. These include large outdoor play spaces and playgrounds, water-play, and sand-play areas. Selected schools also offer vibrant enrichment programmes that allow our children to learn essential life skills. Enrichment lessons include Swimming, Golf, Ballet, Taekwondo and Soccer.
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Financial Information
Programs Available
*only at selected centres