About Sunland Waldorf Melaka

A Place to Shine

Sunland Waldorf is a mixed-age class for 3-6 years old. It resembles a collective family life. In a mixed-age atmosphere, the elder ones’ takes care of the younger ones’ while the younger ones’ respect the elder ones. This makes children feel the love and warmth just like a family. The elder ones gain confidence and joy from helping others.

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Early Childhood (0 – 7 years):

Tremendous life forces are present in the first seven years and the early experience is crucial for adulthood in many aspects. The small child, up to the age of 6/7, is essentially imitative. The period of imitation ends with the second dentition. Up till then, the child has an unconditional trust in the world; it identifies with its surroundings. It is the age of total openness to the world. The child absorbs all which is around him or her. They do things calmly and accordingly such as cooking, crafting, cleaning and painting. It is the through their own acting which stimulates their enthusiasm in participating. By imitating, they are learning whatever the teachers do. Instead of just letting the children do things that make them happy, teachers will try to show them the real life in order to teach them how to take care of the environment and how to interact with each other. Through this, they will slowly learn how to respect the others and be grateful.

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Meanwhile, the teachers will respect each of their individual development while guiding them and giving them warmth and respect. This allows children to be nourished in the atmosphere full of love.

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华德福幼儿园是3-6岁的混龄班级，是集体式的家庭生活；在混龄的氛围里，大顧小，幼尊長，使小孩子感受到家庭生活里流淌的爱和温暖，大孩子在通过帮助他人中获得自信与喜悦。

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0-7岁的孩子是发展身体与意志力的时期，是模仿阶段。通过做事情去学习，让梦幻的意识逐渐清醒。在参与的过程中，老师们不是主导者，也不是命令者，她们从容而有序的做事情，烹饪、手工、清洁、画湿水彩……通过自己榜样的力量来激发孩子们参与的热情，他们通过模仿学习着老师所做的一切；不会因为取悦而让孩子特意去做不同的事情，而会尝试将真实的生活呈现在孩子面前，让他知道如何照顾环境，如何在这小小的团体中开展人我互动的关系，崇敬和感恩等道德感才会慢慢在孩子心中建立。

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同时，老师们会尊重每一个孩子的个体发展不同，像拥有天使翅膀的国王一般，引领并给予孩子温暖与尊重，让每个孩子在爱的氛围中得到滋养。