Kinder FAQ
Kinder FAQ
a. | What is the status of the Kindergarten and Primary School? | |
1). | We are in the process to be an authorized Cambridge school in 2016. | |
2). | We are a member of AKSS (Asosiasi Kelapa Sekolah Se- Pondok Aren) and FKSDS | |
3). | We have an Operational Permit (ijin operasional) from Diknas | |
b. | Could my child follow the lesson if he can not speak English yet? | |
We really understand your concerns. Generally, students could start speaking English after 3 months. As our experience, some number of students need longer time to adjust, of course with our both support from school and home. | ||
c. | What is the target of Tahsin- Tahfizh? | |
1). | For Tahsin, we use the Baligho series which were developed by Hj. | |
2). | For Tahfizh, students will follow a moderate training system. They are expected to memorize some short surahs in Kidergarten. Each | |
d. | My child has memorized some surahs well, will she repeat from the beginning or she can just continue her practice with the following | |
Tahsin- Tahfizh team will do the placement test during the orientation week (before the school starts). Everyone will start with Baligho 1. If students can finish the book fast and pass the Baligho test, they can directly continue to book 2 and so on. For those who have memorized some surahs, the team will check the tajwid and the recitation and students may memorize at their own pace. week (before the school starts). Everyone will start with Baligho 1. If students can finish the book fast and pass the Baligho test, they can directly continue to book 2 and so on. For those who have memorized some surahs, the team will check the tajwid and the recitation and students may memorize at their own pace. | ||
e. | What is the difference between Iqro and Baligho? | |
They are more or less the same as both Tahsin books teach children | ||
f. | What is the Cambridge curriculum? | |
1). | The Cambridge curriculum is designed to prepare the students to face globalization in era. We are teaching the students to have life skills. The contents of the materials are important but it is more important for the students to learn the skills of how to have the skills of problem solving and thinking skills. | |
2). | It applies the concept using a concrete- pictoral- abstract (CPA) learning progression to anchor learning in real- world, hands-on experiences. | |
3). | A passion for learning is one thing that the Cambridge curriculum requires. We want the students to be life-long learners | |
g. | Is there a test for my child before I enroll him/her to KHALIFA IMS National Plus? | |
We don’t have a test. Instead, we have a School Readiness Observation. This observation aims to assess the child’s readiness to enter our school | ||
h. | What are the backgroud of the teachers? | |
1). | Some teachers are post- graduates and most teachers aregraduates (S1) from famous universities. | |
2). | KHALIFA IMS provides continuous internal and external teacher training for teaching- learning improvements, before and during teaching. | |
i. | What kinds of extra curricula activities does the School have? | |
KHALIFA IMS uses the term ‘ communities’ for extracurricular. We offer various courses: Dances, Robotic, Drawing, Vocal, Guitar, Phonic and others. | ||
j. | How is the community payment? | |
The community payment for the charged ones is settled together with the Monthly Fee every month | ||
k. | Does the school have internal competitions? | |
We have been conducting events, internal and external. There are more than 15 events altogether throughout 1 year, such as Leadership of Multiple Intelligences, Entrepreneurship events, Field trips and End of Year Performances. | ||
l. | What ‘character building’ can the students have from the school? | |
We have been implementing The Leader in Me programme for students. We combine the 7 Habits with Islamic values through religion subject (Akhlak). |
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