MindChamps PreSchool @ Boon Keng is a spacious early learning centre at 30A Kallang Place, #01-01, near Bendemeer MRT. Spread across 9,000 sq ft, the centre houses ten classrooms alongside a Mind Gym, a mini library, an open-concept kitchen and a dedicated sports area where Champs take on golf, soccer and fun games that train their coordination.
The centre welcomes children from 18 months to six years old, with learning and enrichment programmes across playgroup, nursery and kindergarten levels. Its curriculum is built on the S.M.I.L.E.S.™ methodology — bringing together research and development from neuroscience, child psychology and theatre, synthesised with education — and delivered bilingually to nurture every aspect of a child's development ahead of the transition to primary school. Every Kindergarten 2 class rounds off the journey with the 'Here I Come, P1!' theme in its final two terms.
Teachers undergo up to 200 hours of compulsory training and accreditation regardless of prior qualification or experience, and Centre Director Pei Yin — a mummy of two — leads a team dedicated to making learning an extraordinary and enjoyable journey. Families are invited to book a centre visit to see the spaces for themselves; a promotion offering 15% savings on school fees for the first 12 months applies, with terms and conditions.
MindChamps PreSchool @ Boon Keng sits at 30A Kallang Place, #01-01, a short distance from Bendemeer MRT. It is a centre built on a generous scale: 9,000 sq ft of space housing ten classrooms, a Mind Gym, a mini library, an open-concept kitchen and a dedicated sports area. Children from 18 months to six years old progress through its playgroup, nursery and kindergarten programmes, guided by teachers whose passion for early education is matched by an unusually rigorous standard of training.
For Centre Director Pei Yin, a mummy of two lovely girls, the centre is as personal as it is professional. 'My daughters both love being in MindChamps, and that inspired me to open a centre and be surrounded by happy kids every day,' she shares. Citing the saying that it takes a village to raise a child, she looks forward to sharing experiences with mummies and daddies and partnering them to give their little champions the best possible start.
At the heart of every day at Boon Keng is the S.M.I.L.E.S.™ methodology, MindChamps' trademarked approach to early learning. It brings together research and development from three distinct domains — neuroscience, child psychology and theatre — synthesised with education. The result is a curriculum designed to nurture the whole child, not just academic readiness.
Learning is bilingual, weaving languages through the day so children grow comfortable in both. Just as importantly, the curriculum is deliberately varied, offering a wide range of activities that prepare children for the changes in teaching styles, relationships, environment and routine that await them in primary school. By the time they graduate, Champs have practised adapting — the very skill the next stage demands.
The teachers who deliver all this are held to a demanding standard. Regardless of previous qualification or experience, every MindChamps teacher undergoes up to 200 hours of compulsory training and accreditation — a commitment the group believes ensures every child is nurtured by superbly qualified and dedicated educators.
The centre's facilities give the curriculum room to breathe. The Mind Gym offers a dedicated space for movement-based learning. The mini library exists to cultivate a love of reading from the earliest years, while the open-concept kitchen hosts Gourmet Moments classes where children get hands-on with food. Out in the dedicated sports area, Champs try their hand at golf, soccer and fun games that train their coordination skills — an unusually sporty offering for a preschool, and a favourite way to build body control and confidence.
The final stage of the MindChamps journey is deliberately celebratory. Every Kindergarten 2 class experiences the theme 'Here I Come, P1!' in its final two terms — a structured send-off that turns the leap to big school into something children anticipate with excitement rather than anxiety. Combined with years of varied activities and bilingual grounding, it is the culmination of a programme designed from day one with primary school in mind.
Parents appear to notice the difference. Jennifer, mummy of Kaelen Chong, thanks the teachers for taking 'the extra effort to make this a wonderful experience for the children' and for uploading pictures of the children at play so families can see the exuberance on their faces. Jade Lee, mummy of Charis Lam, writes that her daughter is blessed to be part of the MindChamps family where she can 'learn and grow to be a CHAMP' — and that she loves going to school every day.
Families curious about the centre are invited to book a centre visit and tour the spaces for themselves. New enrolments can also take advantage of a standing promotion: 15% savings on school fees for the first 12 months, with terms and conditions applying. Between the MRT-friendly location near Bendemeer, 9,000 sq ft of purpose-built learning space and a director who measures success in happy kids, MindChamps PreSchool @ Boon Keng makes a warm, well-equipped case for families in the Kallang, Bendemeer and Boon Keng neighbourhoods.