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At Gate Junior, we want every child to reach their fullest potential and succeed. GateJunior adopts a “Growth Mindset” philosophy that intelligence can be furtherdeveloped. We nurture students by improving their ability and mindset through aculture of grit.
Gift Grit GrowthMindset
Achievement
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What We Believe
Focus on
Student Profiles
Curriculum
Specialties
Specialist
teachers
Special Pull-Out
Talent
Development
Bilingual
Pre-admission
Regular
Parenting Talk
Values
Team Members
Other Centres
Everyone (one size fits all)
Everyone
Regular Curriculum
Regular teachers
N/A
Music, Arts, Martial arts etc.
Some
N/A
Irregular
Various
Qualified teachers
High ability learners
20%
Specialised in gifted and high ability education
Gifted Education/Special Needs Education
Special pull out programme for twice exceptional students
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Humanities,
Visual-Spatial Training, communication art programme, Chinese
Immersion Prog, Arts etc.
Yes
Pre-admission student’s Profiling assessment
4-6 times a year
Grit/growth mindset
90% degree holders and 50% with equivalent post graduate
degrees, proven track record in Gifted Education
How is GATE Junior Different?
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Achieve Growth mindset (growing both intelligence and intellectual ability)
Develop complex problem solving and strong conceptual skills
Exposure to STEM and Humanities at young age for a broader scope of knowledge and interest
Excel both academically and socially, gift combining with grit to maximize achievement
Attain IQ growth of 10-20% by unleashing the potential of every child
What Your Kid Can Achieve at GATE Junior
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Critical
Reasoning
Skills
Liberal
Arts
Study
Communi-
cation
Skills
GRIT
Culture
GATE JUNIOR CURRICULUM
Acceleration * Enrichment * Extension
At GATE Junior, our gifted education curriculum is developed based on the acceleration,
enrichment and extension framework.
Cognitive
Dimension
Personality
Dimension
Social
Dimension
3-D
Approach
We focus on the three dimensional
approach to nurture our high ability
learners
Our curriculum is built based on the 4 Pillars
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Curriculum Framework
Our core programme adopts a two-tier curriculum structure
Tier Two
Structured modules for foundation building to excel
academically
Tier One
Project based curriculum to make learning exciting,
inspiring and inquiry-centric
Literacy
Numeracy
Whole Child Development
Spatial and Visual Intelligence
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Core Programme
Talent Development Programme
Shakespeare Plus®
• Proprietary enrichment programs focus on talent development
• Proven alumni track record locally and globally
• Integrated into daily education instead of “once a week” enrichment model
Einstein Plus®
Classroom to Boardroom Plus©
Da Vinci Plus®
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Uniquely GATE –Talent Development Programme
History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography &
Current Affairs
Our Shakespeare Plus®
Programme integrates English language art into
Humanities module (Sociology, Arts, Literature,
History and Geography) to produce a structured,
knowledge-infused curriculum tailored for our
young and inquisitive learners.
Regular “age-appropriate” current affairs exposure
and discussions are integrated into the lesson plan.
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Shakespeare Plus®
Shakespeare Plus® - History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography & Current Affairs
Level 2 (5 yrs old) Level 3 (6 yrs old)
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Sample Lesson Plan
Level 2 Shakespeare Humanities
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Sample Lesson PlanShakespeare Plus® - History, Arts, Sociology, Literature, Geography & Current Affairs
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematical Reasoning
Our Einstein Plus® Programme is designed to cultivate
investigative and reasoning skills that are the important
building blocks for the continual appreciation of advanced
academic learning.
Mathematical Reasoning
Based on famous Singapore Gifted Education
Programme approach inspires children to think like a
mathematician, and enhances their complex problem-
solving skills
Science and Engineering
Provides hands-on, discovery-based, research-oriented
activities that are cross-curricular
Technology Module
Covers coding and robotics skills at the Beginner’s Level
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Einstein Plus®
L1 HS L1 L2 L3 L4 L5Counting Counting Add/Sub Multiplication Multiplication Four Operations
Figural Pattern Ordinal NumberSmart Guess &
Check
Smart Guess &
Check
Smart Guess &
Check
Smart Guess &
Check
Mirror Image Simple Fraction Simple Fraction Simple Fraction Fraction Fraction
Comparison Comparison Comparison Age Problems Substitution Method Number Pattern
Shapes Weight Missing numbers Missing numbers Cutting Method Assumption Method
Cubes Length Even and Odd Even and Odd Age Problems Permutation
Patterns Time Geometry Geometry 2D counting Decoding
●●● Shapes Symmetry Symmetry Invisible Cubes Reverse Method
Cubes Cubes Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic Reasoning Algebraic Reasoning
Number bonds Number bonds Folding Up Model Drawing Model Drawing
Patterns Logical reasoning Logical reasoning Logical reasoning Logical reasoning
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Topics covered in High Ability Math
Sample Lesson PlanEinstein Plus® – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Reasoning
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Topics covered in High Ability Math
mple Lesson PlanEinstein Plus® – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Reasoning
Patterns and Numbers Mirror Image
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Topics covered in High Ability Math
Sample Lesson PlanEinstein Plus® – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical Reasoning
Direction Maze Pattern
Classroom to Boardroom Plus©
Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette
An integral part of our mission is to enable our children to possess
both academic and important life skills that will give our young and
future leaders a winning edge.
Our practical and creative curriculums focus on 4 key areas of
communication skills:
Ceremonial
Impromptu Presentations
Negotiation and Interaction
Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Executive Summary,
Feedback skills
Classroom to Boardroom Plus® programme will lead to Trinity
College of London Grade 1-8 Communication Skills examination,
which is internationally recognised.
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Classroom to Boardroom Plus® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette
BEING THE BEST ME!
Lesson 1 Discovering our emotions
Lesson 2 Handling our emotions
Lesson 3 Others have feelings too
Lesson 4 You can trust me! (Fear/Hurt)
Lesson 5 You can trust me! (Lies/White lies)
Lesson 6 You can trust me! (Good/Bad Secrets)
Lesson 7 Practice 1
Lesson 8 Practice 2
Lesson 9 Full Dress Rehearsal
Lesson 10 Presentation Day
Our young pre-school children will be faced
with many events in life. These will come with a
plethora of emotions that could range from joy
to frustration or jealousy. It is crucial for each
child to understand their own feelings and
behaviour, and also the feelings of others
around them.
They will then be taught simple strategies on
how best to approach their feelings. At the end
of the term, students will present a poem and
song own based on what they have learnt
during the term.
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Sample Lesson Plan
Perseverance, Determination & Patience
Lesson 1 What is PDP?
Lesson 2 When do we need PDP?
Lesson 3 Why PDP?
Lesson 4 The secret to having PDP
Lesson 5 I am a PDP champion (1)
Lesson 6 I am a PDP champion (2)
Lesson 7 Practice 1
Lesson 8 Practice 2
Lesson 9 Full Dress Rehearsal
Lesson 10 Presentation Day
It is important for our children to be patient and
to persevere through the tasks ahead of them.
During the term, they will learn the fruits of
perseverance. In addition, they will take home
some tips on how to be persevering, determined
and patient (PDP) when they are faced with
challenges.
At the end of the term, the students will know
how to write a good script and showcase their
learning points via a hand puppet presentation.
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Classroom to Boardroom Plus® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette
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What is Truly Precious
Lesson 1 What is precious?
Lesson 2 Precious People
Lesson 3 I am precious
Lesson 4 Precious Water
Lesson 5 Intangible things
Lesson 6 Learning how to brainstorm (Presentation 1)
Lesson 7 Learning how to present (Presentation 2)
Lesson 8 Learning how to present (Presentation 2)
Lesson 9 Precious memories 1
Lesson 10 Precious memories 2
Lesson 11 Full dress rehearsal - delivering your speech
Lesson 12 Final presentation
Through our study, the little orators would learn
what is truly precious to them. Before embarking
on this study, students may identify precious
objects such as diamonds or money. However,
they will realise that relatives, friends and
unseen things like trust, health and time are truly
precious.
Students will also go a step further to prepare
their very own speeches. Their speaking skills
and confidence would boosted through
practising their speeches.
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Classroom to Boardroom Plus® - Communication Skills, EQ, Social Etiquette
Sample Lesson Plan
Da Vinci Plus®Producing Better Thinkers
Da Vinci Plus® programme produces better thinkers!
The purpose of Da Vinci Plus® programme is to encourage children to
have good experiences in the discipline of thinking. We would like our
children to associate thinking as fun and rewarding. Almost all the
enquiries presented in Da Vinci Plus® are highly conceptual.
The thinking skills covered in Da Vinci Plus® programme are:
Concept formation
Visual processing speed
Spatial relations
Visual-auditory processing
Analytical thinking
Flexible thinking
Elaborative thinking
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Da Vinci Plus® – Producing Better Thinkers
Skill Set A: Cognitive ability assessment based
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Sample Lesson Plan
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Da Vinci Plus® – Producing Better Thinkers
Sample Lesson Plan
Skill set D: Critical Thinking
Integrated Programme specially
designed for 3 years old
Specially designed for the little ones, our Talent
Development Programme integrates Humanities, STEM and
Da Vinci® lessons into one coherent programme to develop
the talent in each child.
Headstart Programme(3 years old)
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Preschool L1 (3 years old)
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L1 Headstart Programme
Sample Lesson Plan
Number Operation Knowledge Builder
Observant Sensibility Visual Reasoning
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Preschool L1 (3 years old)
L1 Headstart Programme
Sample Lesson Plan
Bilingual STEM®
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STEM Programme in English and Chinese
Bilingual STEM is a collaboration between R2D2 Lab and
Gifted and Talented Education, developed by leading
A*STAR scientists and international patent researchers for
kids 3-6 years old.
Children are immersed in a Chinese speaking environment,
refining their grasp of the Chinese language and STEM
knowledge simultaneously.
As an interdisciplinary and project based pedagogy, our
curriculum is involves plenty of projects and hands on
activities, building outstanding STEM portfolios to succeed in
school applications.
Bilingual STEM
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Bilingual STEM
Sample Lesson Plan
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Bilingual STEM
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OUR CENTRE :
Dempsey Hill
Block 72, 2nd floor, Loewen Road Singapore 248848
CONTACT INFORMATION :
(65) 6254 7393 / 9772 4720
Gifted and Talented Education Singapore
www.gatejunior.com
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