Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[Ljas1370]

cafelatte:

acforfamily


Your P4 is in the enrichment class then. Not the WOL :
http://www.berriesworld.com/3programmes_primary_oralwriting.php

For enrichment class, typically they'll do oral near end of the term and also include 1 compo per term. It is the same in Tien Hsia's enrichment class.
Yes, Tien Hsia has compo and compre class (call it creative writing class) but no oral component for that class.

May I know the class size ? more than 10 children ?


Ljas1370

Did they charge you by blocks of lessons ? Does it mean if a public holiday falls on your your chosen day of week/class day, the class/children will get 1 lesson LESS than those on another day ? eg. Fri public holidy, Friday class get 1 lesson less; Saturday class as normal but Fri and Sat classes pay same fees ? If true, then it is definitely not right !

According to Berries, they will distribute the worksheet for the holiday lesson 1 week before and will hightlight the important thing to note in the worksheet.

[Ljas1370]

cafelatte:

acforfamily


Your P4 is in the enrichment class then. Not the WOL :
http://www.berriesworld.com/3programmes_primary_oralwriting.php

For enrichment class, typically they'll do oral near end of the term and also include 1 compo per term. It is the same in Tien Hsia's enrichment class.
Yes, Tien Hsia has compo and compre class (call it creative writing class) but no oral component for that class.

May I know the class size ? more than 10 children ?


Ljas1370

Did they charge you by blocks of lessons ? Does it mean if a public holiday falls on your your chosen day of week/class day, the class/children will get 1 lesson LESS than those on another day ? eg. Fri public holidy, Friday class get 1 lesson less; Saturday class as normal but Fri and Sat classes pay same fees ? If true, then it is definitely not right !

They charge 12 lessons per term if I'm not wrong got to check. Those whose kid takes the friday tuition will lose out as this year there are quite a no. of holiday falls on Friday. I still think they should do something about it. After all their fee per lesson doesn't come cheap also as compare with other chinese tutition centre.

[cafelatte]

Thanks for the feedback. Agree with you that it is not a good system!

[jedamum]

Ljas1370:

They charge 12 lessons per term if I'm not wrong got to check. Those whose kid takes the friday tuition will lose out as this year there are quite a no. of holiday falls on Friday. I still think they should do something about it. After all their fee per lesson doesn't come cheap also as compare with other chinese tutition centre.

yes. the new system is a pain. considering that i now have 2 kids, one lesson on public holiday is like $60 free for the centre.
for berries bukit batok, i think they gave the friday kids 3 make up lessons out of the 5 holidays due to complaints/feedback from parents.

[titank]

Hi All,


Any idea to get the public holidays of 2011 & 2012? Now Berries come out this type of pattern where lesson fall on public holiday there is no free makeup.

Still deciding whether to signup with Berries as I had took the trail on last weekend. :!:

[jesschan]

Hua Language is also on the same system - there is no makeup lesson when lesson falls on public holiday. I think their class schedules are quite packed and most classes have full enrolment, so it is quite difficult to arrange for makeup lessons.

[Daddy D]

hquek:

Hi Daddy D,

Yes, someone (you/spouse) need to be HK to be SHHK member. But non-member also can join the S&D classes. Although registration is long over (around Oct time), but they still have vacancies for some classes. Understand that the next term is starting in March. You can always call up the office to enquire about the available timings/fees (this info also available on their webpage http://www.shhkact.com.sg).

Note. Classes only at Toa Payoh (near Lor 1). But I've seen my kids' classmates coming from Sengkang....and twice in the same day also.

Hi hquek, I managed to register my gal for SHHK's S&D Sat class... slot in 1/2 term cos' got vacancy... hope it's good... quite tiring to source for enrichment classes

[hquek]

jedamum:

Ljas1370:

They charge 12 lessons per term if I'm not wrong got to check. Those whose kid takes the friday tuition will lose out as this year there are quite a no. of holiday falls on Friday. I still think they should do something about it. After all their fee per lesson doesn't come cheap also as compare with other chinese tutition centre.

yes. the new system is a pain. considering that i now have 2 kids, one lesson on public holiday is like $60 free for the centre.
for berries bukit batok, i think they gave the friday kids 3 make up lessons out of the 5 holidays due to complaints/feedback from parents.

Oei? Odd leh, my friend whose kids are in Berries get very good service. Apparently they forgot to attend one lesson due to confusion about CNY holidays....teacher did makeup for them; another time prior they were going on long holiday, teacher also did a special makeup.... Was musing that Berries offer very good make up service.

[hquek]

Daddy

Hi hquek, I managed to register my gal for SHHK's S&D Sat class... slot in 1/2 term cos' got vacancy... hope it's good... quite tiring to source for enrichment classes

Hi Daddy D, hope it works out for you. Thus far, I'm very happy with my kids' teachers. Some I initially wasn't impressed with at all, but have kinda grown used to them.

Free parking onsite, but if it's peak days/hours, it may be a bit crazy - our classes always on Sunday, so we experienced the peak.

[hquek]

titank:

Hi All,


Any idea to get the public holidays of 2011 & 2012? Now Berries come out this type of pattern where lesson fall on public holiday there is no free makeup.

Still deciding whether to signup with Berries as I had took the trail on last weekend. :!:

Hi titank, I get the public holidays from MOM website, but the ones for 2011 and 2012 we won't know so fast. You will be able to get the ones with fixed dates...but those that are dependent on lunar/whatever calendar, a bit difficult leh, eg date for Deepavali can only be confirmed in the middle of the same year.