About the Drawers

WHY? | The Outer Frame

 

The outermost frame is our WHY. It represents the five essential components which form our educational beliefs, values and ultimate goals.

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1. Mission, Principles and Practices (MPP)

2. 12 Virtues (including our Motto)

3. 12 Values (ECE version)

4. The Bilingual Learning Communities

5. Learner Portrait

 

The outermost frame represents our curriculum structure.

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The Mission, Principles and Practices is the statement of values which guide our professional relationships, developmental work, and community engagement. They influence how the YCYW Network approaches all aspects of education.

 

The 12 Virtues are a philosophical approach to the way in which education is developed, shared, and achieved at YCYW.

 

The 12 Values underpin the way in which we approach the teaching of our students. Although these were developed through academic studies of our Early Childhood Education centres, the 12 Values can be clearly seen in the pedagogical approaches in all our schools.

 

The Bilingual Learning Communities are our learning environment. We cultivate active and collaborative learning within a bilingual mindset, stated in the Learning Communities and Bilingual Communities Frameworks.

The Learner Portrait is a student centred, holistic model of the expectations of character development of children whilst they attend our schools and beyond.

 

HOW? | The Inner Frame

 

The inner frame is our ‘HOW’. It consists of  the four approaches which align our beliefs and values with practice.

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1. Approaches to Learning and Teaching

2. Approaches to Curriculum Planning

3. Approaches to Assessment

4. Approaches to Citizenship

 

All these approaches are  combined to achieve the YCYW Global Curriculum.

 

Approaches to Learning and Teaching references the various interrelated teaching methods used in our schools to lead to student engagement and learning of curriculum content and beyond. These guide how learning takes place not only for the current educational climate but also encourages future thinking pedagogies.

 

Approaches to Planning refers to our curriculum planning requirements, including curriculum mapping, planning protocols and unit planning. It guarantees all learners navigate the essential concepts, content and skills specified in our YCYW Overarching Curriculum Concepts document and all YCYW curriculum guides, which demonstrate what we expect our learners to achieve from an academic perspective.

 

Approaches to Assessment in the diagram represents its central nature and how the YCYW Assessment Policy is an integral part of teaching and learning. The policy guides how teachers evaluate and give feedback on students’ learning.  It also emphasizes the importance of assessment as a starting point for learning, rather than an outcome, to identify students’ strengths and areas for improvement.  Learning evidence collected from assessment in both disciplinary studies and cross-disciplinary programmes informs the ongoing quality of learning and teaching.

 

Approaches to Citizenship is a combination of the Education Technology Framework and the Wellness Framework which guide teachers on ways in which new technology should be purposefully integrated to our teaching and learning, as well as how learners should develop values, character, digital competencies and skills to master technology and become active and responsible participants in our global communities.

 

WHAT? | The Drawers

 

The drawers are our ‘WHAT’. The upper part of the drawers refers to eight fields of study. Each field of study consists of one or more than one subjects. These subjects require contact hours in the timetable for Primary and Lower Secondary however, some are specific to Yew Wah schools. The subjects are grouped as:

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• Character Development (Ethics and the Rule of Law, Labour Education in Yew Wah, Life Skills & Wellness including Character Education in Yew Chung)

• Languages (Chinese, English and other Languages)

• Mathematics

• Sciences (Coordinated Science, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Information Science in Yew Wah, and Integrated Science and Innovative Technologies including Computer Science and Design Technology in Yew Chung)

• Humanities (Chinese Studies, History & Geography in Yew Wah, and Chinese Studies and Social Studies in Yew Chung)

• Creative Arts (Arts Education in Yew Wah, and Music, Visual Arts, Drama in Yew Chung as well as Violins in Yew Chung and Yew Wah)

• Physical and Health Education

• School-based Subjects created by individual schools to meet their own needs.

 

Each of the curriculum guides listed below outline the content, skills, and standards that students should learn.​​​​​​

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