Glocal” is a concept in education that connects global and local contexts. It is associated with familiar terms such as global citizenship education or education for sustainable development.
Glocalized Learning focuses on blending and connecting local and global contexts when teaching and learning concepts that apply across different scale levels in fields such as sustainability and environmental science. Learning becomes effective locally because children can better relate to the content and material through familiar examples. The focus becomes discovering the connections between the local issues and the global concepts studied during class.
In Dreamkids, children learn how to practically apply sustainable development concepts that affect their local communities. In this way, they are more likely to take meaningful actions because they can quickly grasp local and culturally relevant concepts.
We believe that changing attitudes and values is not enough, and for education to be effective, we need to show children how they can act on behaviours. In addition, we need to remove any barriers to taking action. Personal factors and peers greatly influence children's behaviours, so they need to see their peers, teachers, and school communities promoting and taking the same action. We seek to achieve this through the following four steps:
Our flagship programme is specially designed after years of research and study of successful people in the modern world to nurture our preschoolers with the success mindset and 21st-century skillsets necessary to impact the community and the world.
We adopt the Sustainable Development Framework and Inquiry Frameworks in Nursery 2 to Kindergarten 2 classes. Both frameworks focus on bridging connections to the real world.
Sustainability is becoming more critical for everyone, and sustainable actions help make a difference in society. Recognizing our children’s potential roles as agents of change implies that Learning should relate to conservation and recycling and an appreciation of our world.
There’s a saying - “It takes a village to raise a child”. In this new world, the “village” is the community that we live in because this is the context of how our children perceive the “world” to be. By constantly getting our children to engage the community beyond just parents and teachers, we drive human connection, which is key to developing our children to have high IQs and EQs.
A unique element of this programme lies in “East Meets West”, which we develop based on the fusion of Eastern and Western values and cultures, nurturing our children to be useful global citizens.
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Dreamkids is a second home to my twins. They enjoy very much every day of what they have learnt with their classmates...lots of teamwork involvement activities. A great place for kid to learn in a fun way from a bunch of fun, caring, energetic, passionate, attentive and experienced teachers! Give us a peace of mind to leave our kids with them!
By Michelle Allen (Aug, 2017) |
My Son's second family. A warm, loving, fun and safe place for my little man to learn and grow. He has so much fun and is always so happy to go to school. He (and I) love all the teachers very much and we are so thankful for their dedication and thoughtful approach to learning through play.
By Jemima Kelly (Nov, 2016) |
The lesson are really engaging. Teachers are super friendly too! My 14 month old girl enjoyed the trial lesson so much that she is reluctant to leave after the class. Looking forward to attend the lesson in Jan 2016!
By 黄维燕 (Dec, 2015) |
A really unique and interesting place for children to learn, highly recommended for parents who wants the best education for their child
By Mizui Leo (Dec, 2014) |
An interactive environment that allows children to have fun while acquiring learning skills! Dreams do come true here❤️...
By Durga Devi Vadiveilan (Dec, 2014) |
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Dreamkids has the best preschool approach in the world! I know Sebastian has a terrific foundation to get him started on his school life. The school offers a fun, yet structured learning environment for each class. Teachers are top notch, and dedicated to the care of the children. With professional backgrounds in a variety of fields and years of experience with the different approaches to education, teachers watch our children with careful eyes and nurturing hands. Care and consideration are given to all families in the tight-knit and heavily-involved parent community. Patrick and I appreciate the school’s great team and are proud to be a part of the Dreamkids family. A big thank you to all the teachers and staff who care for our Son everyday!
By Linda Gidney (Sep, 2019) |