Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[Busymom]

So far for Tien Hsia, having been with them for so many years, they seem to continue to have lessons even on public holidays, with the exception of CNY. Even CNY, they will break for one whole week and continue from where they stop the following week, so no one misses any lesson.

[acforfamily]

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 ?

Class size is close to 10
I called them up yesterday to ask about the WOL, they said that it is only for P5. They have not started for the other levels yet.
Is your child in p5?

[cafelatte]

I called also. They do have P4,P5,P6 WOL classes but in different branches depending on the enrollment. However, limited weekend WOL classes due to classrooms used for the popular enrichment class.

[titank]

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.

Hi hquek,

Guess I would enroll my DD for the 2010 with Berries.For 2011 & 2012 who knows I may not continue with them or maybe at that time try not to select clash with public holiday.

[acforfamily]

cafelatte:

I called also. They do have P4,P5,P6 WOL classes but in different branches depending on the enrollment. However, limited weekend WOL classes due to classrooms used for the popular enrichment class.

Hmm, I asked the same thing but the person claims that it is the same for all branches. But she did not sound very sure too...

[hquek]

titank:

Hi hquek,


Guess I would enroll my DD for the 2010 with Berries.For 2011 & 2012 who knows I may not continue with them or maybe at that time try not to select clash with public holiday.

Hi titank, actually policies will differ year to year. I recall when DS1 was in Berries, there was no holiday during most public holidays - it was lesson as usual. My beef then was that it became super difficult to arrange for short holidays for the family....thus my decision to look elsewhere.

I think can talk to the centre and discuss. I was suitably impressed when my friend told me her teacher gave makeup for her kids even though reason was that they were going on holiday.

[Daddy D]

hquek:

For S&D, they will have takeaway sheets that kids can read off. One sheet per week. But I see the value add as how they get the kids to move, to recite - it's S&D afterall.

Got the S&D notes yst afternoon... saw lotsa of parents sitting downstairs... I bet u must be 1 of them... haha!
I was expecting some air-con room to sit in... shucks...
Things parents do on a HOT Sunday afternoon....

[hquek]

Daddy

Got the S&D notes yst afternoon... saw lotsa of parents sitting downstairs... I bet u must be 1 of them... haha!

I was expecting some air-con room to sit in... shucks...
Things parents do on a HOT Sunday afternoon....

ha ha ha...I wasn't one of them. I am usually savouring the minced meat noodles at Blk 85? nearby (morning/early afternoons only); or wandering around TPY central. Thank heavens for popular bookshop at TPY...that's my place of last refuge when I'm truly bored.

[Daddy D]

hquek:

ha ha ha...I wasn't one of them. I am usually savouring the minced meat noodles at Blk 85? nearby (morning/early afternoons only); or wandering around TPY central. Thank heavens for popular bookshop at TPY...that's my place of last refuge when I'm truly bored.

haha... cool... dunno if wifey will feel safe enuff to go jalan at TPY central... later our gal cry 1/2 way in class... then jiat lat

[hquek]

Daddy

haha... cool... dunno if wifey will feel safe enuff to go jalan at TPY central... later our gal cry 1/2 way in class... then jiat lat

Dun worry la, for lower levels there are more than 1 teachers stationed in class, and teachers did say at beginning of year that kids have to and will learn to be independent. On the way there, DS2 didn't want to go for classes on Sunday cos he knew we cannot go in. By end of the day, he was so delighted that he said next week he want to go class. So far, all the teachers I met exhibit that kind of caring persona and they will carry and comfort the kids who are crying.