Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[foreverj]

hi busymom and auntiem


thanks for your feedback. i agree that writing in p1 is late compared to spore’s preschool std whereby most schools start some form of writing by nursery. i m relying on the school to teach that while the enrichmt teacher focus on the word recognition.

[auntieM]

Hi foreverj,

Just hope that the freelance Chinese teacher from China is teaching 'localised' Chinese

[foreverj]

auntieM:

Hi foreverj,

Just hope that the freelance Chinese teacher from China is teaching 'localised' Chinese

hi auntiem

what do u mean localised chinese? must say her pronunciation is excellent - voice is loud and clear. pity my dd does not want to go for classes. may stop soon leh...thinking to let my wallet take a break too hehe..

[acforfamily]

cafelatte:

acforfamily

If you are looking for P4, confirm Tanglin CC has ongoing class now.

thanks, but they only offer it once a week and the timing does not suit me.

[auntieM]

Hi foreverj,

If she sounds okay to you then should be alright. My friend’s kid attended private chinese tuition and realised that not only the ‘slang’ is different, so depending on where the tutor is from…

[foreverj]

auntieM:

Hi foreverj,

If she sounds okay to you then should be alright. My friend's kid attended private chinese tuition and realised that not only the 'slang' is different, so depending on where the tutor is from....

understand. 'cept for the occasional word which I feel has strong dialect accent, her pronunciation is good. anyway, i may try out berries again. looking for something with a more balanced curriculum with writing and speaking.

[auntieM]

Hi foreverj,

Good idea, especially now 'oral' chinese got more weightage

[dingo]

Hi, I wish to enrol my 4 yrs old son into Berries at Bt. Batok CC as that is the nearest for me…

can mummies with kids at that branch share some feedbacks? Which teacher is good?
Tks!!

[adafew]

I think which school to choose really depends on the child and teacher chemistry? I used to think Tian Hsia is ‘so-so’ when I enrolled my K2 son into the course. Now in P1, I thought was good, since I do see much progress. So key important factor in any enrichment classes is ‘TEACHER AND CHILD CHEMISTRY’

[dingo]

You have a point too