[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools

[jerejoy]

sweetiesmummy,


Thanks for sharing. Might give the school a miss.

I have visited Bethesda Katong and St Hilda’s kindergarten. Before visiting these 2 schools, my heart was with St hilda’s cos I have heard lots of raves abt the school from my friends and forum. But after visiting both schools, I decided to enroll him to Bethesda Katong.

The principal, Miss Wee is really a very nice lady. She explained so much things to us and she was really caring and loving to the kids. I can see that the kids were very well behaved and there were no screaming from the teachers.

Whereas St hildas’, my hubby heard the screaming of the teachers when the N1 kids were in the playground. It might be true that they can deliver academically inclined students but shouldn’t compromise on the rest as well.

[auntieM]

My son spent pre,N1 and half N2 in Etonhouse at Mountbatten. Then we moved him to Brighton Montessori at Fort Road till end 2009. Brighton Mon is really good, we never had any complains. Before we left I saw parents putting their 2 year olds on waitlist…

[karenlaii]

Begin of the month my girl (3yr 4 months old) to Brighton Mont @ fort road she went there for a week trial class for nursery class, on the fourth day the admin staff told me the principle can’t enroll in my girl because she’s always playing their Montessori material during normal session, she’s don’t really communicate with the teacher and keep walking around the class… "its too much for the teacher to keep eyes on her’ … so i should look a small class basic school or even 1 to 1 teacher so that the teacher can pay attention on her. I was very upset and angry to hear this very irresponsible reason to reject my girl. The truth is their teacher and principle is not caring, patient, professional in handling kids. Now i send her to kinderland and everything its very good no regret her teacher is very patient and experience there’s not negative feedback about my girl.

[auntieM]

Umm.... .. quite shock to read about what happened. I knew of a few senior staffs leaving end 2009 but didnt know they reject kids like that :? . Maybe their waitlist very long, but that way of doing things sure doesn't sound right.

When we withdraw our boy from Etonhouse in Sept 2007, about 12 teachers have resigned n things got really messy. Wonder if things got better?

[dardar63]

karenlaii, that is so irresponsible of them to suggest that !!

[auntieM]

karenlaii:

Begin of the month my girl (3yr 4 months old) to Brighton Mont @ fort road she went there for a week trial class for nursery class, on the fourth day the admin staff told me the principle can't enroll in my girl because she's always playing their Montessori material during normal session, she's don't really communicate with the teacher and keep walking around the class.. \"its too much for the teacher to keep eyes on her' ... so i should look a small class basic school or even 1 to 1 teacher so that the teacher can pay attention on her. I was very upset and angry to hear this very irresponsible reason to reject my girl. The truth is their teacher and principle is not caring, patient, professional in handling kids. Now i send her to kinderland and everything its very good no regret her teacher is very patient and experience there's not negative feedback about my girl.

Hope your girl is doing ok at kinderland.

[auntieM]

karenlaii:

Begin of the month my girl (3yr 4 months old) to Brighton Mont @ fort road she went there for a week trial class for nursery class, on the fourth day the admin staff told me the principle can't enroll in my girl because she's always playing their Montessori material during normal session, she's don't really communicate with the teacher and keep walking around the class.. \"its too much for the teacher to keep eyes on her' ... so i should look a small class basic school or even 1 to 1 teacher so that the teacher can pay attention on her. I was very upset and angry to hear this very irresponsible reason to reject my girl. The truth is their teacher and principle is not caring, patient, professional in handling kids. Now i send her to kinderland and everything its very good no regret her teacher is very patient and experience there's not negative feedback about my girl.

Hope your girl is doing ok at kinderland.

[auntieM]

Any one here have kids in Etonhouse Mountbatten?

[surfermom]

AuntieM, my kid just enrolled in Charis Montessori, not in Eton Mountbatten but it was one of the schools I went, chatted with Principal and walked thru’. 70% expats (so are teachers) hence very high school fees. Principal or the Head is superb, very sweet and nice. They all look like having fun. I just think that it’s not super outstanding to justify the very very high fees. But it’s huge (well, how often they go outdoors?) but classrooms are typical sized.

[auntieM]

Thanks for reply surfermom


When this sweet lady took over in 2007.... teachers were calling us parents and encouraging us to complain and help them voice their displeasure....
Costs cutting measures were 'xiong'. Others school use playdoh, their teachers report early in the morning to knead with flour and colourings. Sercurity were asked to help out with kids in the afternoons, and kitchen
even.

When my son fell down she was only interested in telling me my boy should have listened and not run, my son's fault.....
My son's teacher who was quitting soon called me to take him to the doctor. She told me the cleaning lady had mopped the floor when the boys went to the toilet , and my boy slipped and fell ,hitting back of head.

Thankfully, son was ok. I knew who was lying when I met the cleaning lady who really looked worried. I did not pursue the matter cause son was ok and I hate to deal with dramatic people.
Guess school supervisors are programmed to handle this sort of situations 'tai qi' style.