Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[sembgal]

Why Berries did not start teaching HYPY in Term 1? Tien Hsia has started in Term 1 and it is done weekly.

[blueblue]

Berries allocates one lesson every 2 wks just to teach hypy.

[Canvas]

stjt:

quirkymum:

How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

Hi stjt,

How did you come to decide to enrol your child in TS instead of Berries? I have exactly the same dilemma between Berries Hougang and TS Kovan. TS Kovan is nearer my home but when DS attended it when he was 6 (did not speak a word of Mandarin in his school) there was no improvement even after many months so we took him out. Now it's my DD's turn. But I think DD's interest in the language is higher. I emailed Berries but they are full, so DD is on waiting list. I am thinking if I should try out TS again.

[lovinglife]

sembgal:

Why Berries did not start teaching HYPY in Term 1? Tien Hsia has started in Term 1 and it is done weekly.

Apparently the whole HYPY programme only takes 6 months (once per week) to complete. So long the centre able to complete it by K2 year, it doesn't matter start in which term?

[phtthp]

sembgal:

Why Berries did not start teaching HYPY in Term 1? Tien Hsia has started in Term 1 and it is done weekly.

also wondering why Berries start HYPY so late ? :?

Jiang lao shi also start HYPY early, in K2 Term 1.
Every week has HYPY.

[stjt]

Canvas:

stjt:

[quote=\"quirkymum\"]How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

Hi stjt,

How did you come to decide to enrol your child in TS instead of Berries? I have exactly the same dilemma between Berries Hougang and TS Kovan. TS Kovan is nearer my home but when DS attended it when he was 6 (did not speak a word of Mandarin in his school) there was no improvement even after many months so we took him out. Now it's my DD's turn. But I think DD's interest in the language is higher. I emailed Berries but they are full, so DD is on waiting list. I am thinking if I should try out TS again.[/quote]I was also in a dilemma btw these two Schools, so I let my boy attend the trial lessons. End up he likes both of them.
Therefore I compare the location and price. TH Kovan is much convenient and shelter all the way from the mrt and fees is slightly cheaper and hubby think it a much rounded sch cos it has the performance end of each term.

Maybe u should let your DD go for the trial and let her decide. How old is she?

[Canvas]

Thanks stjt Yes, I think I will let DD try out TS first since it is nearer. DD is turning 4 and speaks Mandarin like an angmoh. :lightrod:

[sembgal]

Canvas:

Thanks stjt Yes, I think I will let DD try out TS first since it is nearer. DD is turning 4 and speaks Mandarin like an angmoh. :lightrod:

Don't worry, by the time in K2, your child will be speaking in good Mandarin.

[stjt]

Canvas:

Thanks stjt Yes, I think I will let DD try out TS first since it is nearer. DD is turning 4 and speaks Mandarin like an angmoh. :lightrod:

mine is 4 too..just started TH not long ago only.
hopefully he can cope with the spelling and still likes the sch

[Imami]

sembgal:

stjt:

[quote=\"quirkymum\"]How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

You know what I like about 天下？in a K2 class, 1 teacher will take care of 10 children. But in Berries, there is 1 main teacher and 1 asst teacher to about 16 children (correct me if I'm wrong). So it means 1 Berries teacher is teaching 16 children as compared to 1 天下teacher teaching 10 children.
Assistant teacher is to put for a better teacher student ratio. But in actual fact, 1 teacher to 10 children is better in 天下 than 1 teacher to 16 children in Berries.

Parents, know what you are paying for. Having lesser students in a class allows the teacher to spend more time to focus on each individual child for Oral Component like K2 Picture description in 天下 Oral for Preparatory P1 class.[/quote]Berries' classes are 12 kids per class. This is the same all the way from n1 to pri1. If I remember correctly, an in charge person told me it's 12 per class all the way to secondary level but I only have contacts up to pri 1 to verify this.

As for the two teachers, it is not necessarily a main teacher and an assistant teacher. Berries teachers usually specialise in one or two levels. That is, they don't get teachers to teach all levels. For instance, my kid's teacher only teaches k1 level. Sometimes u will see her in some n2 classes as \"assistant teacher\" and that is becos she would be taking over that particular class the following year. I like this arrangement as the young children (n1 or n2) will have a chance to get use to the teachers and the following year's transition will be smooth.

In this case, the assistant teacher is not a trainee teacher.

If there are three teachers, usually the third teacher IS a trainee teacher. Either doing industrial attachment / internship or new teacher who just joined berries and doing under study with an existing teacher).