關於我們
About us
巨嘴鳥playgroup位在天母，是一個給3-6歲兒童在家以外可以交朋友與遊玩學習的混齡空間，學員可以選擇參加一週3～5天的半日班。 我們是雙語空間，也歡迎學員各種母語的交流。
Conveniently located in Tianmu, the Toucan’s Playgroup is a multi-age space for children aged from three to six to play, learn, and make friends away from the home. Learners are welcome to join for three, four, or five half-day sessions a week. We are a dual-language space, and welcome all home languages.
Why Multi-age?
什麼是混齡班？
Our learners are not divided into single age groups and are free to learn at their own pace. Multi-age spaces in pre-school have been shown to improve young learners' literacy outcomes as well as building confidence and self-esteem!
學員們不是以年齡來分班，也不會有學習上的進度督促。混齡班的模式可以幫助兒童語言能力的發展以及自信心的成長。
Why Dual-Language?
什麼是雙語？
The playgroup is a bilingual space where our staff speak Mandarin or English as a first language. Dual-language means we don't divide our time or space by language, but use language fluidly. We welcome all home languages with the goal of becoming bilingual (or multilingual!) over time. We introduce our learners to reading and writing with English phonics and Zhuyin, in a literacy rich environment.
巨嘴鳥playgroup為雙語空間，我們教職人員的母語為中文或是英文。
雙語教育意指我們不會有在特定課堂只能說英文或是中文的規定，也不會把中文及英文刻意分開進行教學，學員在課堂中可以任意使用自己想說的語言來學習。 原本就是雙語的孩童可以更精進的學習兩種語言而不用擔心其中一種會跟不上，而母語為中英文外的孩童更可以學習使用三種語言！
另外在課堂上我們會使用英文音標及注音來學習讀跟寫。
我們的課綱
Our Curriculum
巨嘴鳥的課綱以蘇格蘭的課程卓越計畫為基礎，此課綱的雙語教育與我們的理念一致，另外我們的教師以學生為中心以及使用探究式教學法來授課。
關於巨嘴鳥playgroup的課程及詳細資訊請參加我們的參觀日程或是聯絡我們。
Our learning is founded on Scotland's national curriculum, Curriculum for Excellence. This fabulous framework suits our setting perfectly as it is both multi-age, and supports dual language learners.
Our teachers deliver the curriculum in a student-centered, inquiry-based way. To learn more about teaching and learning at the Toucans, please join an open day or contact us.
Back in the 90s in the north of Scotland, our wee mum started the Toucan's Music Group: a weekly group where pre-school children could play music, sing, and develop their language skills. The original logo was drawn by my dad, inspired by a favourite mug. Of course they've been inundated with toucans for every birthday, Christmas and souvenir ever since - we are the newest addition in a long line of toucans!
在90年代的北蘇格蘭，我的母親開張了第一個巨嘴鳥音樂課，一個讓學齡前的孩童可以唱歌、玩樂器以及學習語言的共學，原始logo是我父親以他最喜歡的馬克杯上的巨嘴鳥為靈感親手畫出來的，自從音樂課開張後我們的生活就被巨嘴烏包圍了，如今我們延續了熟悉的巨嘴鳥傳統，大嘴鳥共學要開學了！
為什麼是巨嘴鳥？
Why Toucans?
