Social & Emotional Developmment

The demands of achieving academic excellence in their students, kindergarten students should also be given opportunities to:

• play collectively and co-operatively as a team

• share, being able to give permission readily to others to use materials in his / her possession and also in return, to ask permission to use materials in others’ possession

• listen and voice opinions without interrupting, awaiting for his or her turn to be heard

• be able to respect the rights of others without seeking only to one’s own share of attention

• be able to enjoy others and can accommodate others in a game or a conversation

• be able to work without intruding or disturbing others around him / her who are absorbed in their work

• be able to co-operate, respect and accept authority of teachers

• awareness of boundaries and ground rules which are deemed necessary for learning self-control and self-discipline

• understand that following rules of desirable behaviors are basic to a healthy, successful and courteous society

• be able to offer help to others even to the point of having to stop his / her own activity

• be confidently happy and proud with one's achievement

• be secure and readily accepts his / her mistakes or unsuccessful attempts in an activity

• always have a positive outlook