St. Joseph's Institution

[teacher_tutor]

Thanks, guys! Love this website for the helpful parents I'm blessed to encounter! :rahrah:

[teacher_tutor]

Wow, today’s first day for sec 1s left me very impressed! I think my son is truly fortunate to be in this loving, inclusive school!

[mamabrizay]

Dear teacher_tutor, were you at the school with your ds? We just dropped our son off. What impresses you? Thanks!!

[teacher_tutor]

Hi Mamabrizay,


Yes, I was there including when they welcomed the boys at the hall. The teachers and students are caring, helpful, friendly and warm. They also focus on making everyone feel at home rather than pointing out differences such as IP vs O level students. It’s an extremely well-organised system they have too. I witnessed this both on the 23rd and today. And let’s just say the school website speaks for itself.

Being a former fulltime and current adjunct teacher, I’m speaking from experience when I say there’s a special school culture here. I feel exceptionally blessed.

[rusha]

Thanks teacher_tutor for sharing.I am very happy to hear that our boys are in good hands.

[teacher_tutor]

You're most welcome, rusha!

[messageinabottle]

teacher_tutor:

Hi Mamabrizay,


Yes, I was there including when they welcomed the boys at the hall. The teachers and students are caring, helpful, friendly and warm. They also focus on making everyone feel at home rather than pointing out differences such as IP vs O level students. It's an extremely well-organised system they have too. I witnessed this both on the 23rd and today. And let's just say the school website speaks for itself.

Being a former fulltime and current adjunct teacher, I'm speaking from experience when I say there's a special school culture here. I feel exceptionally blessed.

Superlike!!!

[anoldparent]

teacher_tutor:

Hi Mamabrizay,


Yes, I was there including when they welcomed the boys at the hall. The teachers and students are caring, helpful, friendly and warm. They also focus on making everyone feel at home rather than pointing out differences such as IP vs O level students. It's an extremely well-organised system they have too. I witnessed this both on the 23rd and today. And let's just say the school website speaks for itself.

Being a former fulltime and current adjunct teacher, I'm speaking from experience when I say there's a special school culture here. I feel exceptionally blessed.

Much as I appreciate yours and the schools input, at the end of the day, it's what our ds take away from the school's culture and education that counts... As for me, I'm still trying to ween him off his computer games given to him by his aunt over Christmas!

[wednesday]

teacher_tutor:

Hi Mamabrizay,


Yes, I was there including when they welcomed the boys at the hall. The teachers and students are caring, helpful, friendly and warm. They also focus on making everyone feel at home rather than pointing out differences such as IP vs O level students. It's an extremely well-organised system they have too. I witnessed this both on the 23rd and today. And let's just say the school website speaks for itself.

Being a former fulltime and current adjunct teacher, I'm speaking from experience when I say there's a special school culture here. I feel exceptionally blessed.

Thank you so much for the generous sharing. Did you by any chance stay till dismissal to see how is the traffic condition outside the school? Did the boys observe traffic and be safe when they walk to the nearby MRT or bus-stop?

[teacher_tutor]

Hi Wednesday,


Unfortunately, I was in the school bookshop at dismissal. By the time we were done, there was very little traffic. Of course, we also have to bear in mind that students from the other three levels were not present in full force yesterday. But in general, I did not notice any jaywalking students.

Two things to remember to warn our kids about:

1. When they are crossing at the Bishan Street 13/14 traffic light, they need to look out for vehicles coming from THREE directions! In other words, they have to be extremely vigilant when crossing that road. No use of mobile devices, etc.

2 My greatest concern is that of Bishan Place. There is no traffic light nor zebra crossing there. And many of our boys will be crossing this road to get to the MRT station. As my son puts it, the only viable option is to ‘legally jaywalk’.

The alternative, which is NOT viable, is to walk all the way down that road, cross at that traffic light near Junction 8, then walk back again to the MRT station(after sch)/the school(before sch). I have highlighted this to my son’s FT and hope the school will write to LTA about this. It’s a niggling worry of mine.

Cheers!