Dato’s, Doctors, Ladies, gentlemen and children, boys and girls, it gives me very great pleasure to welcome you to GlobalinkHouse International Preschool. Today has been specially designed for all of you to see at first hand what we as a school are about. It is a chance for you all to sample GlobalinkHouse, the community, the family and above all the learning and teaching school, which is now known as a centre with high expectations, high standards and high achievements.
So let me tell you about us, about what we do, what we believe in and what we value. Above all else, we are about children and young people, their learning, their needs and even their problems. We are about the whole child. We are a school which is child centred, and so all our efforts, our work and our endeavours revolve around the achievement of each student’s potential, academically, socially and emotionally. We have the highest expectations for each young person in our care and, as such, it is our responsibility to do our utmost to ensure that that is exactly what each of them realises.
So how do we do this? Our staff is committed, caring and professional in all that they do as teachers and as tutors. We have a pastoral care system which is strong and focused on our children, with strong emphasis on clear and open communication with parents and carers. We never lose sight of the fact that our children belong first and foremost to our parents, and so, in practice, we operate an open door policy of communication whereby if there is an urgent need to talk to a staff member, then so be it. We cannot guarantee to resolve every difficulty but we will put our utmost into doing so. We are flexible and understanding, promising to work around difficulties which may arise in the lives of our young charges, because as we adults know, life is not all plain sailing and things happen, or as our young people say, stuff happens. We therefore work very hard to ensure that our school is indeed a safe space and as far as possible, a happy place for each child. This is so important because the happy child is the child who learns and succeeds best.
Each pupil within the Globalink community is in the care of a teacher who in turn is guided by me as the principal. Teachers and Principal meet on a frequent and regular basis or as the need arises to report, advise and talk. We would be one of the most enchanting preschool with highly qualified teachers and teachers who just love the kids and they are so committed in changing the life of your child.
Let me tell you now about our academic workings. Every pupil is expected to learn and progress and where this is not happening, it is investigated and the pupil supported to get back on track. We now have in place a data tracking system for all age groups whereby we can assess the progress of each of the pupils in those year groups. Common assessment tasks are taken by pupils in all age level and each teacher can then ascertain whether a pupil is progressing satisfactorily, or whether a young person requires some extra support or monitoring. We know from experience that pupils buy into this very easily and quickly. We organise induction meetings for parents at the beginning of each term. Support for, not only our students but also parents and carers, is vital, for we believe in the education of our pupils as a three sided equation: parents children and ourselves as practitioners. That way success lies when we all work together to guide and educate and foster our children in all they undertake. Studies have shown that the most successful students are those who have good familial support as well as school support throughout their time in school.
Let me give you some clear evidence of our high academic successes and character moulding would be our first and foremost student in Globalink and she is now graduating from her preschool. She is none other than Fresshnia Anne.
Schools, though, are about more than statistics; they are about the development of the whole child, and so, through a lively range of extra-curricular activities, we aim to advance the maturation of our students. This activities are gardening, engineering, science discovery, cooking, speech & drama and music and movement. This activities works from the back way to create a good stimulation for the kids on their education. Through this activities pupils are given opportunity to explore, experience and understand the subject details. Our students enjoy this activities very much.
Parents be assure that we are committed in the three areas:
The first one would be to educate the kids fairly without looking at the kids religion, race and background.
The second would be to become a change agent in children’s life. As an educator we are not only looking as a child’s intelligence in reading and writing alone but in overall development of a child. - Kinaesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Visual & Spatial, Logical, Language, Naturalistic.
The third one would be to provide safe, healthy and happy environment for the kids within the school boundary.
I have given a very clear picture on our school. I would like to end this speech with this quotes from US President Barack Obama.
“Every dollar we invest in high quality early education can save more than seven dollars later on.”
"Principal's Welcoming Speech"
