Expat Living City Guide – June 2018

CITY GUIDE 2018 121

LEARN & PLAY

Nursery & International Preschool

School hours: 9am to 12pm (Morning Programme)

and 9am to 3pm (Extended Day Programme)

School ye ar date s: August to June

Age s taught: 18 months to 6 ye ars

Ye ar e stablished: 2008

A teacher’s perspective
Name: Aisling OʻShea
Role: Le ad Educator

I have been teaching at Blue House Nursery for eight months
and have been enjoying the sense of community and collaboration
between the families, children, educators and specialists. I also love
how we use inquiry-based learning; it’s so natural for children to learn
this way, setting them up for life by giving them the confidence to
express their thoughts and ideas. The school also has resident artists
and an Atelierista (teacher of the arts) as part of the programme –
this emphasis on art is really exciting for the children. Our location
also offers an experience of outdoor learning, which is important
for young people’s physical and mental well-being.
I enjoy watching the children’s thought processes in action and
making discoveries with them. The most rewarding thing is the bond
created with the children and their families, impacting their lives in
one way or another.

2 Turf Club Road,

#02-05 to 08

6734 0824

bluehouseinternational.com

Blue House

A WORD FROM

THE SCHOOL

Blue House Nursery &

International Preschool is an

early years specialist catering to

children from 18 months to six

years through a Reggio Emilia-

inspired Nursery, Preschool and

Kindergarten programme. We

offer a choice of two, three or

five mornings per week, an

Extended Day programme

and optional classes run by

specialist educators in music,

art and Mandarin. Children are

seen as capable, competent,

curious and full of potential. We

believe that a child’s desire to

seek knowledge is ignited when

immersed in an environment

rich in resources, materials,

beauty and inspiration. Our

classrooms are designed as

an extension of a child’s home

environment. Children will also

have time to spend outdoors,

enjoying sensory experiences

with nature and wildlife.