Early Childhood Education is an aspect of education that YCIS Beijing takes very seriously, as they have developed a special Kindergarten structure that builds the academic, intellectual and personal foundations of the students. Bilingualism is at the core of this structure, utilizing a young child's adept language learning skills. By optimizing Early Childhood Education, YCIS Beijing is helping ease students into a successful path for academic excellence. Quick Overview: How Early Childhood Education at YCIS Beijing Brings Life Long Success Our Policy Kindergarten Stages The Kindergarten Environment - The Kindergarten environment is key to the development of the skills that will help create academic success during school education and university which would be harder to achieve without attending our Kindergartens. - By driving our education with the interests of children, we instil a lifelong love of learning. Through our methodology of explorative play in the classroom, our students are able to follow their natural curiosity learn for themselves. Academic Benefits Worldly Foundations Language Foundations - As part of our commitment to creating a well rounded education, we prepare our students to be bilingual in preparation for the skills they will need in adulthood. - The bilingual education of our students starts straight away, as young children are better able to learn and retain languages than older children and adults.

1. How Early Childhood Education at YCIS Beijing Brings
Life Long Success

2. YCIS believes in
providing a well rounded
education for our
pupils, which provides
them with the skills and
knowledge necessary to
achieve great things in
their adulthood. Our mix of Eastern and Western
educational philosophies in our
Kindergartens builds the academic,
intellectual and personal foundations of
our students.
Our Policy
This begins in our early years
education and carries
through our primary and
secondary schools.

3. Kindergarten Stages
Kindergarten 2 Kindergarten 3 Kindergarten 4
2 Year Olds
This will often be a child’s
first experience of school.
Teachers focus on
bilingual language skills
and communication by
using story
books, play, and “show
and tell” activities.
3 Year Olds
Creative and emotional
skills are built in this stage
through play and problem
solving challenges.
Independence is also
encouraged in this stage.
4 Year Olds
Continued development
from stages 2 and 3.
Stories are used in our
literacy syllabus.
Preparation for primary
school begins in the last 3
months.

4. The Kindergarten Environment
The Kindergarten environment is key to the
development of the skills that will help create
academic success during school education and
university which would be harder to achieve
without attending our Kindergartens.
By driving our education with the interests of
children, we instil a lifelong love of learning.
Through our methodology of explorative play in
the classroom, our students are able to follow
their natural curiosity learn for themselves.

5. Academic Benefits
The development of
problem-solving skills
will help our students
in a wide range of
subjects during their
education. This will
aid academic
performance as their
ability to think and
strategise is
increased.
The instillation of a
love of learning aids
the rest of a student’s
education at YCIS
and university.
The focus on
building academic
skills is just one
strand of our
balanced ECE
Programme. We also
encourage peer
camaraderie free of
cultural boundaries
and bilingualism.
The preparation for
primary school
taken in the final 3
months of the
Kindergarten
ensures that
students find the
transition easier.

6. Worldly Foundations
Our ECE Programme also provides our
students with a range of attributes which
will help in all aspects of life throughout
school and the wider world.
Allowing children the space to play
develops their emotional skills as they
learn how to share, to be patient and to
respectfully interact with others.
Child-led early years also allows for
greater development of individual intuition
and self-confidence.

7. Language Foundations
As part of our commitment to creating a
well rounded education, we prepare our
students to be bilingual in preparation for
the skills they will need in adulthood.
The bilingual education of our students
starts straight away, as young children are
better able to learn and retain languages
than older children and adults.