TLH first opened its doors in 1994. In the last twenty-nine years we have built up a close group of teachers: well trained and dedicated to children. We are based in Singapore and run a Montessori style pre-school/kindergarten/semi-childcare with Mandarin and English spoken in equal proportion.
Our aims are truly to bring about well-rounded children ready to meet the world with curiosity and strength.
We are a balance of play and proper learning. We have not diluted the theories that Maria Montessori set out but have tried to keep up with the times by introducing modern equipment in a setting she would have approved of.
We ensure your child thinks: not rote learns. Our teachers are sensible, gentle and well organized individuals and the children have learnt that adults can be friends. We have a good age range of children in our vertically grouped set of students. There are approximately 15-16 students in each year ranging from 18 months - 6 years of age.
Your child will live up or down to your expectations. We genuinely believe in your child’s ability. The love of learning is instilled best by role models, who are examples of self confidence, questioning, detail-oriented, friendliness, and pursuance of excellence.
We help children to a life long goal of learning and self-discovery. Make every teaching moment count. Make every relationship with child and colleagues count.
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I have 3 kids and only my youngest attended TLH. I have always tell people that TLH is really the best Pre School I have ever encountered. Katherine is such an enthusiastic educator, she has the best team of educators I have seen before. My child have gone from a timid and shy person to a outgoing, confident and learned child. You have to try to believe!
By Vincent Goh (Feb, 2019) |
Best preschool in Singapore. Highly recommended. My daughter and twin sons went to this school and they totally enjoyed it. The students there are culturally diverse and are taught the right values and skills to well equip them for primary school life. Absolutely warm and fantastic staff as well.
By Tom Chio (Feb, 2019) |
I would like to extend my thanks to Mrs Katherine Sebastian of the Little House (Montessori) and her team of teachers for having done a good job of bringing up my two little ones, Zhi Rong and Jia Ning.I first chose this school, because, during the student visit, I was struck by the fact that the children were going about their studies, calmly and in an orderly manner, without any teacher screaming or raising their voice. Both kids attended 4 years of kindy and nursery education. I am happy with the academic standards of The Little House (Montessori) as they prepare the child for up to primary 2 level of studies Zhi Rong has been doing well in Primary one and two, in Pei Hwa Presbyterian. I am very appreciative of the close supervision and extra care the teachers took to look after my younger daughter. She was initially difficult and reluctant to learn. However, the teachers took the time to suss her out and managed to patiently coax her to apply herself, resulting in her catching up by the time she graduated from K2. We are confident she will not find primary one a struggle. Teachers do give feedback to parents on how their kids are doing, and work hand in hand with parents for the betterment of the children. I especially appreciate the occasional talks given by teachers and Mrs Katherine, on how the school teaches their mathematics and English Language. They even hold small get together talks on “How to get your children to behave the TLH way” (You must attend this one!!). Teacher turnover is low in this school, which helps the children feel they are in a safe and stable environment. I understand the school even sponsors teachers for higher learning! If I had a third child, I would not hesitate to send him or her to this school. The teachers are dedicated, professional, knowledgeable. The principal is serious about educating the children and maintaining standards. More than once, I asked her about expanding her school but she won’t do it if it compromises the standards set. A big thank you to Mrs Katherine Sebastian and the team that make up The Little House (Montessori). You helped to bring up my two kids. Gratefully yours.
By Chi Teng Han (Oct, 2018) |
Sent both my kids here. It's a great school that embraces diversity. It's important that our children interact with peers with different needs. Besides preparing the children academically for primary school, TLH also creates space for children to grow in confidence. They teach soft skills explicitly e.g. role-playing appropriate behavior for different settings, and get children to practise them too e.g. washing of plates, looking after the younger children esp on fieldtrips. Both my kids grew in confidence in TLH and enjoys things like real cooking, weekly show and tell, climbing outdoors. This is a true Montessori school. It's also great that the school brings in extra curricular activities like aikido and music so we don't need to send the children for enrichment ourselves.
By Shu Jun Lee (Oct, 2018) |
My daughter spent one year at The Little House. Ms. Katherine and the teachers took extremely good care of the children, letting the kids be kids while attending to their psychological development, social skills and knowledge accumulation (to prepare for Singapore's notoriously competitive elementary school system). ... My daughter is now back in California but keeps telling me and her mom how much she misses her "teachers and old friends" at TLH. "I had a beautiful time!" - that's her own summary of the TLH experience.
By Yanbo Wang (Oct, 2018) |
Both our boys enjoyed their time in Little House tremendously. I was very impressed that they were taught various life skill as part of their curriculum . The teachers and principal were genuinely sincere and caring about the students, even after they have graduated. The Little House has prepared my two boys extremely well for their Primary school life.
By 蔡大大 (Oct, 2018) |
A truly wonderful Kindergarten, both my Children attend Little House, I am a teacher myself and appreciate the constant enthusiasm, dedication, detail and personal approach to everything the team at Little house do.
By Joanna Montefiore (Oct, 2018) |
Our daughter has attended two other pre-schools prior to The Little House, so we can confidently say that this place is truly special. It is a tight-knit community of outstandingly committed teachers with very low turnover (a problem at many other pre-schools!) and a lovely multicultural mix of students. We also love the school's premises - an airy main room with open doors and windows to the garden and playground, as well as dedicated areas for various purposes. We did not choose this school specifically for the Montessori method, but after witnessing this unique and extremely effective approach to learning we are convinced that this is one of the best ways to build a strong foundation and guide young children into the world of reading, writing and understanding numbers. Every child receives one-to-one attention and is allowed to learn at his or her individual pace. At this school, learning is made fun which in our opinion is the best gift you could give to your child. As a result, we are extremely confident that our daughter will have no problems whatsoever with the transition to primary school. In fact, her reading, writing and maths skills are above average for her age. Another strength of the school is the Mandarin programme which is conducted by native Chinese teachers. We have been thoroughly impressed with the advanced level of our daughter's Mandarin which she picked up solely at this school. The reason why I am emphasizing all these is not because I am overly concerned with her academic performance (not at this young age anyway), but because I have heard some other parents being worried about whether a pre-school with such strong Montessori philosophy would be a good preparation for local primary school. The answer is absolutely yes! In fact, Singapore needs many more schools like Little House! The curricular activities are rounded off by attention to character development and conveying a strong sense of community and teamwork to the children. Then there are the many wonderful traditions at the school that we have come to cherish over the years - the birthday walk, show & tell, Thursday's cooking class, the yearly Deepavali field trip to Little India (amongst many other regular field trips) and many more. We are fortunate to have discovered Little House, a true gem in the Sunset Way neighbourhood, and are already looking forward to enroll our second child in the 2017 intake.
By Christine M (Oct, 2016) |
My Daughter started at TLH when she was 2.5 years old. It was only by pure luck that I found the school (like most foreigners, I left the school application to the very last minute) and managed to secure the last slot. I feel very blessed that my Daughter had many happy years at TLH. At that time she was going through potty training and unlike most children, she was not embarrassed or uncomfortable with having "accidents" at school all the time. The Teachers were so fantastic in helping me with her pottty training and not once did they complain or grumble. I don't know any school that could be more caring and patient with my child. The children at TLH are guided to be independent and taught how to use a scissors correctly at a young age. And under supervision, they are taught cooking and the safe way to use a small knife or peeler. My Daughter is now 5 and she constantly helps out with the dinner preparation at home. Thanks to TLH she knows how to use these sharp objects safely and correctly. Each child progresses at their own pace so their is no pressure to keep up with someone else. They are taught such a wide range of subjects such as language, reading, Maths, science, cooking and geography. And all this is done in a fun and relaxed way that is easy for a child to understand. I cannot count the number of times I am pleasantly surprised when my Daughter comes home with knowledge such as being able to name all the continents or telling me all about Pluto, the dwarf planet! My Daughter learnt more Chinese at TLH than she did at an external enrichment centre. And later on when I engaged a private Chinese tutor for her, it was TLH that helped me find her. I find that the Teachers are always accessible and ready to help with any issues that I have. They have a good library of resources that enable me to guide my child at home with her studies. Even when I have questions about non-school related issues such as Behavioural problems, they are always willing to listen and guide me. My Daughter has unfortunately moved on to a good international school a couple of months ago. I didn't have a choice as she was offered a place and both my Husband and I are not locals. Because of the high standards at TLH, her writing, reading and Maths level surpassed that of other children in her class. In fact, she often has to help her classmates with their writing. I'm not sure if it's pure chance or if TLH is selective but I have not met a parent at TLH that I do not like. All the parents are very friendly and supportive, and I have made some very dear friends during my daughters time there. Most importantly, TLH has molded my Daughter into a wonderful person. Through TLH, she has learnt to say please and thank you. She learnt to say excuse me and wait her turn to speak. She learnt that smoking is bad. She learnt to be polite and gracious. These are only a fe of the examples amongst many more. I can spot a TLH child at a party. All the TLH children are polite and wait for their turn to have a slice of cake. TLH children do not poke the birthday party or demand their share. In fact, because she is taught to do so at TLH, my Daughter always serves everyone before she has her slice of cake. To summarise, TLH, as locals would say, "spoil market only". TLH is so great that no other school compares to it, not even close. Note: TLH has a fantastic catered lunch too, with healthy yet delicious options and the Teachers were very kind to help me keep track of how much my child ate.
By Li Hua Lee (Oct, 2016) |
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I looked for some time to find an inclusive preschool in the West for my child with special needs, and The Little House Montessori exceeded all my criteria. Not only were they warm and accepting, the school was able to teach my son on an individualized basis. The Montessori curriculum was wonderful in developing his self-help skills as well as teaching kindness and consideration for others. The mixed age environment also meant that my son was able to be buddied by older pupils and interact with younger children, which was helpful for his social development. The door-to-door school bus service is also a huge positive and my son enjoyed taking the bus so much. My son loved going to school everyday, so thank you, Little House, for making his first school experience a positive one!
By Lisa Poh-Knight (Jul, 2019) |