Visit to MIT's Technology Center (TCC) at Stata Basically, the TCC Stata caters to a rather high-end demography, which is the direct opposite from the Head-Start Program. TCC campus centers enrollment is limited to MIT active affiliates, defined as current employees; postdocs; students in undergraduate and graduate degree programs; visiting engineers, scholars, and scientists; and a limited number of specifically named MIT-affiliated organizations. MIT TCC Linc enrollment is open to the general community, with priority given to MIT affiliated families.
TCC has 2 infant, 3 toddler and 2 preschool classrooms. It also has part-time schedule offerings, which are set at Tues/Thurs and Mon/Wed/Fri. These schedules complement each other, allowing them to fill rooms to capacity, establish consistent peer groups for the children enrolled at TCC. I don't think SG childcare has such programmes due to curriculums we need to complete. Lessons are usually conducted in the first half of the day to cater to children from half-day programmes.
TCC Stata was designed with inquisitive children in mind. The descriptions of the play corners are written from the child's perspective. It helps me to understand how the child would proceed in doing the activities in the corner and how they will learn while playing in the corner.
Also,they use an electronic system quite similar to Cambridge Centres we visited in Singapore. They keep electronic copies of the children's data, use email and sms system to keep in contact with parents as well as sent them weekly reports about the activities children has done in the particular week. Parents also use the system to sign in for their children, so there's less work for teachers (in terms of the marking of attendence, which usually caused long queues in SG childcares).
There's also a low teacher-child ratio for each classes. And I feel teachers in the centre are rather privileged as they have time off from class while the supervisors/directors goes in to take care of the children while they plan for the curriculum of the week. Curriculums are planned according to children's interest and there's no strict thing they have to follow, which is quite different from SG. Teachers in the centre cook snacks for the children while the children bring in their own lunch from home. In SG, teachers almost do everything and anything, except cooking. For the more privileged teachers, they might be exempted from showering for the children. There's also no showering routine for children here, probably that's why there are two male teachers around in the centre.
Think that's about all. Tata! Last visit to Corner Co-op Nursery School on 15 Jul, Wed.
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LOVER of CHRIST.
[Testimony for God]
Undergoing SANTIFICATION
Imperfect being, slowly Perfected in God.
Ordinary but made EXTRAORDINARY
Keep on Keeping on
1. Spending time with those I love.
2. Backpacking all round the world with dear dear.
3. Do humanitarian work related to children and families.
4. Set up orphanages in 3rd world countries.
5. Specialise in play therapy (Masters).
6. Design my own apartment.
7. Learn to cycle, swim & rollerblade.
8. Cont learning dancing & muai thai
