Our Journey with SPARK - ECDA · My sharing today … •How we closed the gap since the last SPARK...
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Our Journey with SPARK Bedok Methodist Church Kindergarten
By Mrs Ava Wang
Principal
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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
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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
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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
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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
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• 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
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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
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Collaboration with the community
Sharing of ‘good practices’
•With other centres
•With visitors from overseas
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SPARK’S impact on BMCK
•Enrolment increased
•Teaching practices benefited the children
•Teachers became more aware of what “quality” is
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What the Teachers have to say about SPARK
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We learned…….
To listen… To share… To support each other… To solve problems as a team…
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