Kinderland

[MMM]

swpf:

hi ChiefKiasu,

anything wrong with kinderland?
btw which kinderland branch did your child attend?

Hi,

My kids are product of Kinderland Marine Parade. 2 of them are in P2 and P1 this year while the youngest is in Nursery.

So far teachers turnover is quite manageable. There was a period where there was a change of principals but now with Mrs Cheliah, it appears to be stable. Alot of teachers have been teaching there for years. Eg. some up to 20 years and quite a number of them more than 10 years. So far the teachers we've are really interested in the kids and not acting as though they are just earning a living.

The pros are the kids enjoy learning in primary school and basically, they just enjoy primary school despite the academic requirements. It was a fairly easy adjustment for them in P1. They are confident and happy little ones and most importantly enjoys school. That's what we want for them as well.

On the other hand, academically, some may feel that kinderland academic is not \"tough\" enough eg. learning up to 100,etc.... In our case, we send the kids for enrichment classes which we will probably do even if the kids go to another pre-school... Eg. our kids attend molin that allows them to have a good chinese foundation and phonics lesson that enable them to read independently. Eg. I've a friend who send the child to chiltern house BUt the child still ends up with a string of enrichment classes. It's probably the kiasu mindset that parents in general have. We feel inadequate that the kindergarden is teaching enough.

Other than that, kinderland also has weekly music program which move on to keyboard skills when they are in K1? I can't recall at which stage.

[buds]

MMI curriculum was the best in my opinion.

Covered 5 learning areas in detail…
(Depending on teacher laa of course…)

Aaaaannnd…
Its NOT ROTE LEARNING.
Its not teacher directed.
Its child centred. Teachers act as observers
and directresses, introducing new concepts in
creative ways and directing them to the
right and purposeful ways of carrying out
activities. All hands on. Not look at posters
or stare at whiteboard kinda approach.

Stuff like social grace and courtesy,
extensive science explorations and
geography helped widen children’s
interest in many other things than
the basic, children MUST learn how to
read and MUST learn to count effectively.

All lessons are according to child’s pace and
learning interests… No 2 children are forced to
be at the same stage at any one time except
if the kids are in a fixed enrichment pgrm ie
Phonics Pgrm or Maths Pgrm which lasts 10mths
to 1 year.

Parents who have kids in Montessori schools usually
never need to worry about kids not being able to read
or count. Its part of the programme.

Just that… Sigh.
Teachers lah!

[MMM]

Does anyone with kids at Kinderland Serangoon? We are toying with the idea of switching our nursery child from Kinderland MP to Serangoon… Hoping to get some feedback.

[chavie]

any feedback on learning vision @ changi airport?

[mag]

MMM:

Does anyone with kids at Kinderland Serangoon? We are toying with the idea of switching our nursery child from Kinderland MP to Serangoon.... Hoping to get some feedback.

My son is currently in this kinderland (serangoon). He has been there for 3 yrs. This year he is in K2. Mmmm... My son enjoy going to this school than his previous one ( MMI Sengkeng). Up till now my son still refuse to go to MMI. He mentioned to me that he likes :lol: the environment, friends, teachers and food.

I find that kinderland curricumlum can well prepare for children to go to P1. But I just find that they don focus on phonic probably is because they have their in house writing to read programme. Its incoprate with computer. My son always looking forward to have that lesson. Now he can read some simple sentences which I don do a lot of reading wif him. To my surprise he can speak mandarin quite well though he is an english spoken child. and we speak to him in English most of the time. Not only that he can recognise some chinese character which I don really teach him.

so....I am quite happy wif my son development. I think he likes the way the teachers conduct the lesson too. hope my feedback do help u.

[MMM]

Thanks Mag,


This sounds pretty similar to my kids’ experiences in Kinderland MP. We’ve 2 older kids in P2 and P1 now and kinderland has done them well as in their love for school and learning. They adapted to Primary school well socially and academically.

I do agree on the phonics aspects as they are using the WTR program. So we had to enforce that externally with phonics lessons.

We are keeping the options open for the nursery gg girl. She is currently at Kinderland MP and staying at my mum’s place during weekdays. That helps as she attends ballet and molin for chinese near my mum’s place and my mum is able to help us with that. Otherwise our weekends are already burnt with the older kids’ lessons. Also, she has been there since pre-nursery so if I change her, she has to re-adapt.

[floatinggate]

Does anyone with kids in Kinderland Tampines Safra or upper changi road? Any good/bad comments on teaching, curriculum, any aspect is welcome. Me and hubby thinking of switching my N2 boy from current child care centre.

[floatinggate]

yippie131:

Hi, Redrose. I do have the same problem with you. Thinking whether to send my girl to MMI at Tampines Mart or Kinderland at Tampines Safra. Anybody send their kids to these kindergarden before? pls share your tots....

Hi Yippie131, where did you send ur girl finally ? Thinking to switch my N2 boy to Kinderland Tampines Safra, pls share any good/bad comments, teaching, currriculum, enrichment, any tots? Thanks.

[sunny]

buds:

MMI Bt Panjang left a painful shred of mine and

my child's life. Heavy politics. No-brainer teachers.
Shouting, screaming, yelling... Wait a minute, the last
three words mean the same thing! Its done all the time
that's why. Not a Montessori environment entirely.

Punishment?

Heck, lets not even go there.

Not enuf space to pen down here.

hi buds
which MMI are you referring to? ten mile junction or phoenix walk? what happen? can share your experience?

[Bowie]

Hi ALL,


Any feedback on Kinderland @ West Coast, Jubilee Road ??

My gal is 28 months. Currently in Pr N Galilee, a nice Kindergarden. Considering to send her to a full day school or half day school we more things to satisfy her growing learning interest.

Any recommendation of other centers?