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Dear Parents,
If you are looking for a comprehensive Early Childhood Program
that truly has your little one’s best interests at heart, then Tiger
Tots is the place for you! Successfully operating for over 20 years
in the Tien Mu area, we offer an American-based curriculum that
fosters readiness skills, individuality, independence, and creativity
to children aged from 2 to 5 years old.
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At Tiger Tots, we know that many of our families have varying
needs and interests, so we try our best to also offer a number
of choices. Our program highlights are outlined on the following
pages. I warmly invite you to explore what we have to offer.
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By enroling your child at Tiger Tots you can be assured he/she will
be growing and learning in a high quality environment. Our teachers
are experienced and certified educators. Teaching assistants bring
a wealth of experiential wisdom to our classrooms and parents are
also important contributors. Together, in collaboration with our
wonderful children, we make a fantastic team and community.
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Please call or email if you have any further questions or would like
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Tiger Tots’ mission is to maintain a child-centered environment at
all times, as we strive to give our precious little people the best possible care within a learning
environment that is safe, stimulating, meaningful, and developmentally appropriate.
We support our teachers in their daily practice and with ongoing professional development.
Tiger Tots encourages cooperative parent involvement and partnerships with our program as
an essential component in a child’s educational journey.
We celebrate and foster the individuality of each of our students, as well as the multicultural
environment our program operates within.
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Tiger Tots Director
[email protected]
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Tiger Tots is a proud member of the National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC). We adopt many of NAEYC’s
teaching philosophies and their preschool goals also guide our program. In
accordance with the goals of NAEYC, at Tiger Tots:
Children will grow in their self-esteem, cultural identity,
curiosity, independence, and individual strength.
Children will continue to develop a love of learning.
Children will gain increasing control of their large and small muscles.
Children will engage in interesting, developmentally appropriate experiences that
integrate their social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development.
Children will use written and spoken language in concrete, meaningful ways.
Children will use mathematical concepts and
mathematical symbols in concrete, meaningful ways.
Children will continue to develop control of their own behavior
through positive adult guidance.
Children will become increasingly self-motivated, cooperative and
able to resolve problems among themselves
with a minimum of adult direction.
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CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
“Tiger Tots is an outstanding program with fantastic teachers
and staff, making it hard to express in just a few words its
many merits. If I had to name one thing though, I would say
Tiger Tots has helped my sons develop into caring and sharing
individuals who are able to interact with others, and the world
around them.”
Jeffrey Mindich ~ Parent and ICRT Senior News Anchor
Play and Centers set the stage for learning and provide the medium through which the
children imitate, explore, test ideas, acquire information, and draw conclusions.
Activities and materials are carefully planned in a developmentally
appropriate manner within a challenging and exciting learning
environment. Innate curiosity,
social skills, independence, and
creativity are emphasized and
encouraged.
OUR TEACHERS
Dedication, interest in professional development,
creativity, and a love of children are characteristics
of all our staff. Our head teachers are certified
educators and have a minimum of two years
experience. Our teaching assistants have been with us
for many years and also bring a wealth of experiential
knowledge to each class. The diversity of our staff is a
positive reflection of the multiculturalism present in all of
our classrooms.
CURRICULUM
O u r te a c h e rs p ra c t i c e a n e m e rge n t
curriculum approach in which the interests
of the students are discovered and
developed throughout the year. It's a very
exciting and unique way for our children to
learn; they tell us what interests them, and
then we tell them more! Benchmarks and
skills are woven into the themes presented and
are based on North American guidelines.
“We’ve really enjoyed having our child in
Tiger Tots. He always comes home and
shares the daily experiences he has had
with his classmates and teachers. He has
grown and learned a tremendous amount.
Thank you to everyone at Tiger Tots for all
your support and guidance.”
“Tiger Tots has cheerful classrooms, and
the learning activities provided are well
organized and great fun for kids. The teachers
and administrative staff are all sincere and
hard-working people, respecting each 'little
individual', which gives me comfort as I know
my daughter is in good hands!”
Kathy Hodges ~ TAS Teacher and Parent
Miki Sanui ~ Parent
Collaboration, Continued Growth, and Community
(Tiger Tots’ Teacher Motto)
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
With our open-door policy and consistent
parent volunteers, we can truly be viewed as
a unique and special “community” of learners.
We welcome parents into our family, cherish
their giving attitudes, and greatly appreciate their
support, insight, and help.
“As a parent volunteer, it is assuring to be a part of the open and loving
community which is such an important part of my child's life. My youngest
son will join Tiger Tots next year, and I can’t wait to see him in action.”
Jaya Hiranandani ~ Teacher and Parent
Tiger Tots recognizes that some of our learners are still learning, or even
just beginning to develop their English skills. Typically, it takes a child
anywhere from 2 to 5 years to fully develop a second
language (Pelkey, 1999). We help children work
towards Bilingualism through differentiated
instruction practices and supporting their
native language, all while immersing them
in an English-rich and developmentally
appropriate classroom environment.
“What Tiger Tots has given my daughter, well, there just aren't words that aptly describe the growth,
love, nurturing and mentoring she has received from her teachers and the director of the program. We
have seen and experienced heartfelt caring for our daughter in so many wonderful ways.”
Mark Peterson ~ Parent
Tiger Tots Place
Please contact Ms. Joanna Lee to arrange a visitation
appointment for you and your child. All children who attend
Tiger Tots must hold a foreign passport.
2873-1815 ext.12 / [email protected]
Taipei American School
Taipei Japanese
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Taipei Youth Program
Association
Taipei Youth Program Association
Tiger Tots Place
800 Chung Shan N. Rd., Sec. 6, Taipei 11152, Taiwan
11152台北市士林區中山北路六段800號
Tel: 2873-1815
www.typa.org.tw
26-1, Tien Yu Street, Taipei 11156, Taiwan
11156台北市士林區天玉街26-1號1-3樓
Tel: 2874-2374