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…