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30/06/2026

Project-Based Learning in the Age of AI: Why Early Childhood Education Must Go Beyond Answers 🦒🌿

In an age where artificial intelligence can provide information within seconds, education can no longer focus only on memorising facts.

For young children, the deeper question is no longer simply:
“What can they remember?”

It is now:
How do they think when they meet a new problem?
How do they ask questions, test ideas, work with others, and try again when their first attempt does not work?

At The Nido Educare, STEM and Project-Based Learning are not occasional enrichment activities. They are part of our weekly learning culture, intentionally designed to develop children’s thinking, communication, confidence, and problem-solving from the early years.

In our recent “Save the Giraffe” STEM Challenge, children were given an open-ended task:

“How can we help the giraffe reach the leaves?”

There was no fixed answer, no step-by-step worksheet, and no teacher-made model for children to copy.

Instead, children became young thinkers and builders. Using recycled materials and loose parts, they explored height, balance, structure, and stability. They discussed their ideas, tested their platform, noticed what did not work, and made changes together.

This is the real value of Project-Based Learning.

What may look like play is actually rich learning. Children are not only using their hands; they are using their minds. They are learning to observe, reason, plan, communicate, negotiate, reflect, and improve.

Worksheets have their place, but they cannot be the whole of early learning. PBL gives children the opportunity to construct understanding through real experience.

In an AI-driven future, children will need more than access to information. They will need curiosity, creativity, empathy, resilience, collaboration, and the confidence to solve problems without ready-made answers.

At The Nido Educare, we believe early childhood education should not only prepare children for the next stage of school. It should prepare them to become thoughtful, adaptable, and lifelong learners.

The future does not belong only to children who can repeat answers.
It belongs to children who can think, create, collaborate, and adapt.

This is why Project-Based Learning is more than play.
It is where future-ready thinking begins.



AI 时代的项目式学习(PBL)：为什么幼儿教育不能只停留在“答案”？🦒🌿

在人工智能可以几秒钟提供资讯和答案的时代，教育已经不能只围绕“记住知识”来进行。

对幼儿来说，更重要的问题不再只是：

“孩子记住了什么？”

而是：

当孩子面对一个新的问题时，他们会如何思考？
他们会不会提出问题、尝试方法、与同伴合作？
当第一次不成功时，他们是否愿意调整，再试一次？

这也是为什么在 The Nido Educare，STEM 与 Project-Based Learning 并不是偶尔安排的延伸活动，而是我们每周持续进行的学习文化。我们有意识地通过真实、有意义的探究活动，培养孩子的思考能力、沟通能力、自信心和解决问题的能力。

在近期的 “拯救长颈鹿” STEM 挑战 中，孩子们接到一个开放式任务：

“我们要怎样帮助长颈鹿够到树上的叶子？”

这个活动没有固定答案。
没有 worksheet 让孩子一步一步照做。
也没有老师先做好的范本让孩子复制。

孩子们需要成为小小思考者和建构者。他们运用环保材料和开放式材料，探索高度、平衡、结构和稳定性。他们讨论自己的想法，测试搭建的平台，观察哪里不稳定，再一起调整和改进。

这就是项目式学习真正的价值。

从表面看，孩子像是在玩；
但从教育的角度看，这正是深度学习正在发生。

孩子不只是动手操作，他们也在动脑思考。他们正在学习观察、推理、计划、沟通、协商、反思和改进。

练习纸有它的作用，但它不应该成为幼儿学习的全部。PBL 提供孩子真实探究的空间，让他们在亲身经验中建构理解。

在 AI 时代，孩子需要的不只是获得资讯的能力。他们更需要好奇心、创造力、同理心、抗挫力、合作能力，以及面对没有标准答案的问题时，依然愿意尝试的信心。

在 The Nido Educare，我们相信幼儿教育不只是为了让孩子准备进入下一阶段的学习，更是为了帮助孩子成为有思考力、能适应变化的终身学习者。

未来不只属于会重复答案的孩子，而是属于会思考、会创造、会合作、会适应的孩子。

这就是为什么项目式学习（PBL) 不只是玩。
它是未来型思维开始生长的地方

#项目式学习 #未来教育 #幼儿教育 #21世纪能力 #探究式学习 #玩中学 #创造力 #解决问题能力

16/06/2026

10/05/2026

亲爱的妈妈们：

今天，想对你们说几句心里话。

首先，请允许我叫出你的名字——那个属于你自己、而不是“某某妈妈”的名字。你来到这个世上时，就有自己独特的名字，有属于自己的梦想、喜好和喜怒哀乐。成为母亲，是你生命里一段珍贵的旅程，但它从来不是你全部的定义。

在这个属于你的节日里，别忘了，先照顾好自己。觉察自己的情绪，接纳自己的疲惫，给自己一点独处的时间，做一件让自己开心的事。这些都不是自私，而是你送给孩子最宝贵的礼物。

因为，你如何对待自己，孩子就会如何对待世界。当你学会爱自己、尊重自己的感受，你就是孩子眼前最明亮的那面镜子。他看见的，是一个完整、真实、有力量的妈妈。于是，他从你身上学会了爱自己、表达感受，也学会了温柔地对待身边的人，信任这个世界的善意。

妈妈们，请记得：你幸福了，孩子的世界才会真正安全。

愿你在这个母亲节，轻轻唤回自己的名字。愿你被理解，被支持，更愿你开始好好疼爱自己。

母亲节快乐。💐♥️

Dear mothers, When you came into this world, you carried a name that belonged to you alone, along with your dreams, your preferences, and the full range of your joys and moments of struggle. Motherhood is a precious voyage within your life, yet it does not define the entirety of who you are.

On this gentle celebration, please remember to nurture yourself first. Name your feelings, acknowledge your fatigue, grant yourself a little quiet time, and do something that genuinely brings you peace or joy. These choices are not selfish; they are the gentlest and most enduring gifts you offer your child.

Because the way you treat yourself becomes the lens through which your child learns to approach the world. When you honor your own humanity—your needs, your emotions—you become a warm, luminous mirror for your child: whole, authentic, and strengthened by resilience. From you, they learn to care for themselves, to share their feelings, to treat others with kindness, and to trust in the goodness that surrounds us.

Mothers, please hold this close: your happiness quietly shapes a safer, more hopeful world for your children.

May this Mother's Day be a soft invitation to reclaim your own name with tenderness. May you feel understood, supported, and encouraged to begin or continue cherishing yourself gently.

With heartfelt wishes for a peaceful, loving Mother’s Day.

Best wishes from The Nido Educare

09/05/2026

【我们与母亲节的一场温柔实践】

这不是一场简单的节日活动，而是为期两周的Project Based Learning。也是孩子们今年第三个主题项目。他们变得更熟练、也更独立了。

从学习健康饮食、认识彩色食物的营养，到悄悄观察妈妈平常爱吃什么、需要什么，
再一步步收集资料、设计菜单、计算食材份量... ...最后，在母亲节那天，亲手为妈妈准备一顿午餐。

从无到有，从“我想做”到“我做到了”。
孩子们不仅学会了知识与技能，
更在这段过程中，懂得了体贴、懂得了付出，
也懂得了——爱，可以用一顿饭静静说出来。

这份成长，是今年母亲节，我们收到最动人的礼物💐

#幼儿园日常 #母亲节特别企划 #从餐桌学会爱

【Mother’s Day PBL: From Knowledge to Empathy】

This was not just a festive activity, but a two-week project-based learning (PBL) experience—our children’s third PBL cycle of the year. By now, they have become more confident, independent, and familiar with the inquiry process.

The project was purposefully designed for Mother’s Day, integrating multiple learning domains:

♥️Health & nutrition literacy – exploring balanced diets and the benefits of colorful foods

♥️Observation & data collection – identifying mothers’ dietary needs and preferences at home

♥️Curriculum integration– from menu design to ingredient calculation (applying math and science skills)

♥️Authentic assessment– planning, preparing, and serving a real Mother’s Day lunch

Through scaffolded, learner-centered activities, children progressed from initial exploration to final ex*****on. They not only acquired knowledge and practical skills but, more importantly, developed empathy, perspective-taking, and the ability to give key components of social-emotional learning (SEL).

This project exemplifies how project-based, real-world learning fosters both cognitive and affective growth. Truly a meaningful gift for Mother’s Day. 💐

12/04/2026

是不是经历过, 明明幼儿园学过的，上了小学却忘记了？

🧠 冷知识
学前儿童靠死记硬背的知识，到了小学，大部分确实会被忘记。

科学原因：

1. 记忆类型不同
学前孩子以“机械记忆”（死记硬背）为主，效果远不如建立在理解上的“意义记忆”。

2. 大脑仍在发育
负责长期记忆的关键脑区（如海马体）在学前期尚未成熟，功能有限。

3. 遗忘规律不可避免
根据艾宾浩斯遗忘曲线，不复习的知识1天后约忘掉66%，1个月后可能仅剩约21%。

结论很简单：
对学前孩子来说，游戏、动手操作、调动多种感官（看、听、摸、动） 才是将信息送入长期记忆的最有效方式。

想让幼儿园的“基础”不打水漂？让孩子在做中学、在玩中记。

Ever notice how your child could recite things in kindergarten, but by first grade, it's all gone?

🧠 Cool Fact
Most knowledge learned through rote memorization at preschool will be forgotten by their elementary school.

Why?

1. Different types of memory
Preschoolers rely mainly on rote (mechanical) memory, which is far less effective than meaningful memory (learning with understanding).

2. The brain is still maturing
Brain regions responsible for long-term memory, such as the hippocampus, are not fully developed during the preschool years.

3. The forgetting curve is real
According to the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve, without review, people forget about 66% of new information after one day, and only about 21% remains after one month.

For young children, play, hands-on activities, and multi-sensory experiences (seeing, hearing, touching, moving) are the most effective ways to store information in long-term memory.

Want those kindergarten “foundations” to last? Let them learn by doing, and remember by playing.



#学前育儿冷知识 #记忆真相 #游戏比死背有用

12/03/2026

🧠在玩耍中看见数学——原来加减法，可以像搭积木一样简单🧮

你有没有见过这样的场景？
孩子把红色数棒一根根排好，指着最长的那根说：“这是10，它比9还要长一点。”
他还没学会写数字，却已经用小手“量”出了数量的关系。

这就是游戏的魔力，也是我们学校数学启蒙的初心。

我们借鉴蒙特梭利（蒙特）的启蒙理念，运用经典的蒙特梭利教材如：数棒、砂数字板、纺锤棒箱……把这些教具变成孩子的“玩具”。

🔹 数棒让孩子看见：4和3合在一起，真的比7短吗？原来“加法”就是长度的累加。
🔹 纺锤棒让孩子触摸：0不是没有，而是“一个都没有”的概念。

在孩子真正理解抽象的数字符号之前，他们需要一个“看得见”的过程。
看见数量，看见变化，看见规律。

我们不急着让孩子背口诀、刷习题。
❌ 不填鸭，不硬塞。
✅ 在玩中学，在动手做中理解。

因为孩子的教育不能急。学数学更不是做越多的习题就可以把数学做好。
只要用对方法——数学可以很简单，也可以很有趣。

当孩子用小手握着教具，专注地摆弄、探索、发现时，你会发现：
原来，每个孩子都是天生的数学家。

我们不是蒙特梭利学校，但是我们知道最适合孩子们的学习模式。

📍 欢迎加入我们，让孩子在玩耍中，爱上数学的奇妙世界。

27/02/2026

“What makes THE NIDO EDUCARE different from a traditional preschool?”

Our answer is simple: we offer the warmth and individualised pace of a homeschool environment, grounded in the rigour and structure of a high-quality preschool.

We do not measure learning by how quickly children complete worksheets or how early they memorise content. Of course, academic foundations matter—but we place equal, and often greater, emphasis on the cognitive and emotional capacities that make learning sustainable.

At THE NIDO EDUCARE, we intentionally nurture:
🧠 attention and sustained focus
🧠 working memory and processing
🧠 executive function (planning, self-control, flexible thinking)
🧠 language comprehension and higher-order thinking
🧠 emotional regulation, resilience, and confidence

In practice, this means children experience a learning environment that is both nurturing and purposeful:
✅ clear goals, consistent routines, and developmentally appropriate expectations
✅ ongoing observation and documentation to guide individual progress
✅ hands-on, experiential learning that connects knowledge to real life
✅ a culture of psychological safety—where children feel secure enough to take risks, make mistakes, and try again

THE NIDO EDUCARE has become a safe place for learning: a place where curiosity is protected, effort is celebrated, and confidence grows naturally. 🌿💛

我们和传统幼儿园最大的不同是什么？
我们会说：我们更像一个有结构的“家庭学习空间”。

在 THE NIDO EDUCARE，
我们不把学习当成“赶进度”，而是把成长当成“养能力”。
学术当然重要，但更重要的是孩子的“学习底层能力”：
专注力、工作记忆、执行功能、语言理解、情绪调节、解决问题的能力。🧠

孩子在这里被温柔对待，也被清楚引导：
有标准、有系统、有观察、有目标；
也有自由探索、有动手体验、有真实生活的学习。

所以你会看到——
孩子不是被推着学，而是自己想来、愿意学、敢去试。
学校对他们来说，不只是上课的地方，
而是一个安全学习的基地。💛