Half Day Programme — Building Strong Foundations for Lifelong Learning
Offered at all REAL Kids centres across Malaysia, our Half Day Programme provides children with a solid and comprehensive early childhood education experience. Aligned with the Full Day Programme in content and quality, it delivers the same well-rounded core curriculum designed to prepare children effectively for primary school and beyond.
Inspired by the Multiple Intelligences (M.I.) Theory, REAL Kids adopts a child-centered teaching and learning approach that recognises and respects how every child learns differently. By embracing the philosophy of “learning the child’s way”, the programme enables that each learner is given the opportunity to learn and grow through methods that tap into their unique strengths and intelligences—be it linguistic, logical, interpersonal, kinesthetic, naturalist or beyond.
Through structured yet engaging lessons, the Half Day Programme focuses on key developmental domains—cognitive, social, emotional, language, and physical—ensuring that every child builds a strong foundation in essential academic and life skills. Core subjects include trilingual literacy (English, Bahasa Melayu, and Mandarin), numeracy, science, project-based learning, physical education, spiritual values and citizenship, cognitive, aesthetics and character building.
While the Full Day Programme offers extended opportunities for deeper exploration into life skills, digital literacy, entrepreneurial thinking, and global citizenship, the Half Day Programme ensures that all children receive the fundamentals of a future-ready education within a nurturing and age-appropriate environment.
REAL Kids’ commitment to excellence in early childhood education shines through in the Half Day Programme, where every activity is thoughtfully crafted to foster confident, curious, and capable learners—equipped to thrive both in school and in life.
Curriculums available:
REAL Kids First
REAL Kids Plus
REAL Tots
The Main Programme includes the core courses and activities that are required to prepare children for primary school. Here we also focus on building trilingual skills, exploring and nurturing creativity, developing thinking skills and helping children be confident with themselves and with others.