Themes
Holistic education
As commonly known, the left brain is instrumental for language, comprehension and analytical thinking, whereas the right brain controls creativity, spatial understanding and perception. At Ahavah, we believe in a holistic education to help each child with both left brain and right brain development, promoting creativity, divergent thinking and exploration. These principles form the foundation of what we offer during school terms and in our school holiday enrichment programmes in Bukit Merah, providing continuity in learning even when school is out.
Higher-order thinking skills
These skills equip the child to analyse, evaluate and make connections with information instead of just memorising it. While challenging to learn, they are important for developing critical thinking and analytical skills that will serve the child well in preparing for secondary school education. We integrate these thinking exercises into daily activities and our school holiday enrichment, so that each child in our Bukit Merah centre is continually encouraged to reason and inquire.
Infusing play
At Ahavah, we believe in infusing play into our curriculum. Play helps the child develop communication and language skills, social interaction skills, as well as supporting learning and well-being. Play also stimulates cognitive development, enhances problem-solving skills and encourages imagination and creativity. These experiences are reinforced through our engaging school holiday enrichment, where learning through play continues during the holidays. It unlocks opportunities for the child to develop independence, perseverance and turn-taking skills, supporting them to negotiate, build relationships and make connections with one another. Families across Bukit Merah and Henderson trust this approach as part of their child’s everyday growth.
Academic Support
English and Chinese Languages
Other than assessment work, we provide an environment promoting reading and writing, as well as opportunities for children to express themselves through speech & drama and public speaking. For the Chinese language, we create opportunities for the child to appreciate, listen to, and speak more Chinese. We hope to groom confident speakers who can articulate well and become leaders of our future generations — a goal we carry forward every day at our Bukit Merah student care centre.
Maths
For the lower primary level, we offer games like manipulatives and dominoes to help the child with visualisation and modelling, as a strategy to develop number sense, understand Maths concepts, and build problem-solving skills early in their learning journey. We continue these interactive methods in our school holiday enrichment, extending these approaches into the holiday period for children from Bukit Merah and the surrounding Henderson area.
