What makes Tutor Time® different?
A safe, secure and nurturing environment |
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| Tutor Time®'s 4D Safe'N Sound security system, a premier feature unparalleled in the industry, allows our staff instant access to your child's medical information, arrival and departure times and the names of people authorized to drop off and pick up each child. We equip classrooms with observation windows and kideowatch® internet classroom camera systems for parents to monitor their child's activities at all times through streaming videos. Including an interactive website where parents can communicate with teachers and regularly download pictures of their children's many school experiences. |
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Spacious and Age Appropriate Campuses |
| Our campus sizes range from 8,000 sq. ft. to 20,000 sq. ft. of imagination dedicated to Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Kindergarten children age 6 months to 6 years old. Featuring realistic roadways, novel musical instruments, an inspiring nature center, contemporary gym centers, soft play room, climbing walls etc., the schools offers local and expatriate parents alike the highest standard in early childhood education. |
Caring Educators |
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| Qualified native English, Mandarin and Early Childhood Education credentialed Tutor Time® teachers don't look at their class as a group, but as a collection of individuals, each with his or her own specific developmental needs. Ongoing assessment of each child's needs is an essential part of knowing the right type and amount of activities that will encourage continual growth and learning in your child. A low student-to-teacher ratio ensures your child's unique needs will be met. Our educators simply love their jobs, a commitment best demonstrated by our low teacher turnover rate. Furthermore, all Tutor Time® centers have CPR/First Aid certified staff members. |
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Age-specific Full Immersion bi-lingual English and Mandarin programs |
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| We are the first preschool from USA to successfully implement a full immersion bilingual (English & Mandarin) program in Hong Kong. Our outstanding age-specific programs, play places and personal spaces, shaped by our proprietary LifeSmart™ curriculum and dedication to the whole child, focus on meeting each and every child's developmental needs. |  |
StartSmart™ Curriculum (below 3 years old) |
| The StartSmart™ curriculum provides the three components of an early childhood curriculum: developmentally appropriate experiences, engaging classroom spaces and responsive teacher-child relationships. All are designed to engage your child's cognitive, emotional and physical development. |
In the Classroom
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| Our classrooms include areas for playing, learning, sleeping, eating and diapering that create a safe and empowering environment. The classrooms are also divided into general areas that meet your child's need to: ∗Move: Here children can use their muscles and bodies for crawling, climbing, jumping, dancing and playing games. This increases physical coordination skills and is a way young children make connections in their brains. ∗Explore & Express: Our area for sensory exploration and creative expression. We encourage children to explore their inquisitive nature by experimenting with materials, trying new things and engaging in pretend play. ∗Relax: Research shows that many behavioral problems stem from emotionally overwhelming social situations. This quiet and cozy place is where children and teachers can read books, tell stories or have conversations. Whether it's trying all the playground equipment or pouring cereal, we give children plenty of opportunities to investigate, explore and play in a safe, secure, yet stimulating environment. Our unique bilingual curriculum meets emotional needs while promoting good social skills and learning. |
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LifeSmart™ curriculum (3 to 6 years old) |
| Our unique Tutor Time® LifeSmart™ curriculum, which follows a “Best Practices” approach to early childhood education, is based on extensive research and inspired by the work of respected development/early education theorists Jean Piaget, Erik Erikson and Lev Vygotsky, and inspired by Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. Recognizing that every child learns differently and that every child is smart, LifeSmart™ includes a set of well-defined and detailed goals designed to give your child the skills and foundation that support and build confidence to achieve at each new level. Our curriculum also takes into account the most up-to-date scientific findings about young children, as well as guidelines by leading national organizations such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
Learning Care System® (LCS) |
| Being associated with the largest preschool system in the world (over 500 schools and growing) enables us to have access to the latest teaching methods, technology and resources. We are using online lesson planning (LCS), documentation and assessment to enable the exchange of ideas between different schools in the system across 4 different continents. Furthermore, LCS allows us to evaluate the progress of thousands of children enrolled in our programs. Results showed that children attending Tutor Time® made substantial gains in their learning and development, and have the educational skills needed for a successful transition into primary school. In fact, it showed that in just six months, children in our programs made gains usually expected after a full year. |
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Center of Excellence |
| Since our schools' opening, we are extremely proud of the fact that they have attained "Centers of Excellence" with scores of 95% or above on the annual evaluations from Tutor Time USA. These also include parent and staff surveys of satisfaction. |
Path to Primary Schools |
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| Tutor Time® graduates consistently get accepted into their primary schools of choice including the finest international primary schools in Hong Kong such as CIS, GSIS, ESF, DGS, DBS, ISF, HKIS etc. |  |
