Comparing Science Enrichment Programs

[tangkw]

Hi,


My DD is weak with P6 Science Open-ended questions (Paper 2).

I would like to find an enrichment class to help her in this area.

I came across this center The Pique Lab Learning Centre (located at Serene Centre) and they offer P6 2017 CCI Science Course @ $598. (http://pslescienceworkshop.com/)

I want to check if anyone had sent their kid for the above class and would like to seek their frank feedback about this center.

Or do you have any other recommendation. Thanks in advance.

[mummyxoxo]

tangkw:

Hi all,


My DD is weak with the Science open-ended questions (ie Science Paper 2). I would like to send her for an enrichment class to help her how to answer open-ended question.

I came across The Pique Lab Learning Center - http://pslescienceworkshop.com/

Did anyone try out the Science enrichment class in The Pique Lab Learning Centre ?

I would like to send my DD for the P6 Science - CCI Course Over 3 Days @ $600.

Appreciate your advise and comment. Thanks in advance

Personally feel that $600 for 3 days is abit too pricey. If you will like to try, I would recommend my dd's ex tutor. She has her own way of teaching examination techniques to answer science structured questions (my dd told me that she focuses on training students to answer in a logical, \"step-by-step\" manner, and not fully relying on answer sheets). Didn't fully understand what my dd was implying, but she did quite well for Science then. Her number is 93989072 (Miss Goh). She only offers tuition in Jurong West I think (that one can ask her, not too sure). I think my dd monthly tuition fee from Pri 5 to Sec 4 has never exceeded $600..

[mummyxoxo]

Schootopia:

moment3w3:

[quote=\"cleo\"]Any feedback on The Pique Lab?[/quote]


Let me share my 2 cents here. Their materials are visually pleasing and I guess this is the first point of attraction for the children. They come with their standard template of answering questions which I think I found is good for the children for reference.
However, there was an occasion where my child uses their standard template and only got half the mark. Her school teacher told her that keyword is missing from the answer. I believe piquelab is still new and in the process of collating standard answers from students schools exam papers and build their experience, since none of the founders are NIE trained school teachers. I told my child to just use combine whatever points that both the school and piquelab gave. ( I am not sure about the keywords too )

There is a boy in her class that didnt pass his tests and SA 1 since he joined (the boy join for about 8 months when I asked him, joined for all the extra holiday programs like the CCI). There are also pupils who did fairly well in their exams. I think students diligence and parents help are still essential in the child's journey. Cannot totally depend on the tuition centres.

With the class size of 12 or 13, i think it wont be very helpful if your child is weak and hope for miracles. It will still be beneficial if your child is average and can survive in a big classroom setting (13 to me is not an encouraging number). The class fees are not cheap at $280 and is paid by per term. There was 2 occasions when the teacher cannot answer my child's questions on that topic that he is teaching and went to search for the internet for the answers. I found that unacceptable. :rant:

now I am on the hunt for science tutors again... :nailbite:

I'll share a chapter adapted from a best-seller:

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Examples:
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To do well in Science Paper 2 requires quite a bit of innate ability, content knowledge and process skills. If a kid can improve in 3 days, he/she won't need help at all in the first place.

Be careful of marketing gimmick and pressure sales technique.[/quote]Truly agree that 3 days are too short to create miracles. Those workshops are probably more useful for students who are slightly above average. That's why during that time, I opt for long-term tuition for my dd. More money spent definitely, but the result is more practical I feel.

[Pangyx]

-PSLE Science

-For students who are weak and lazy
-Textbook basics and concept
-1 word summary (3:46min)
-Plug n play : Apply concepts to questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CedkvrdZrAE

[FHP]

Hi parents, is it normal for Science results to drop from band 1 to 2 considering that more topics are tested?

[kipper]

Can anyone recommend a good Science Tuition centre or tutor in north areas, e.g: sembawang, yishun? TIA!

[kwala78]

Hi,

Does anyone has any recommendation for current or ex-school teacher that specialises in teaching Primary 3 Science? Preferably around Bukit Panjang area.
Thank you

[moment3w3]

tangkw:

Hi all,


My DD is weak with the Science open-ended questions (ie Science Paper 2). I would like to send her to an enrichment class to help her how to answer open-ended question.

I came across The Pique Lab Learning Center - http://pslescienceworkshop.com/

Did anyone try out the Science enrichment class in The Pique Lab Learning Centre ?

I would like to send my DD for the P6 Science - CCI Course Over 3 Days @ $600.

Appreciate your advise and comment. Thanks in advance

Hi, If your child is above average, it is worth a try. Like I say, the notes are very colourful and the key points are there.

I just send my kid for CCI spread over 5 weeks. Its basically a 3 hour sessions where they crammed about 3 topics over 3 hours session, with a lot a lot of handcopying of things that the teachers wrote on the board. I personally felt copying isnt called engaging students ( thats why is 3 hours maybe), with 2 breaks in between, each break is 15 minutes.

That time the class we attended is packed with 12 to 13 students. Each time the class ended, I always see anxious parents asking their children how is the lessons and so on. I guess a lot of anxious and last minute parents sent their children there. (like myself )

If there are better alternatives ( like find a good tutor who can follow your child long term), I guess you can try out others.

The regular classes are $280 per month. need to pay 3 months upfront. That is $840 paid in advance. It is not cheap, with 12 or 13 in a class, with teachers divided attention among 13, I wonder how much my child can absorb. Not to mention there is a 15 minutes break for the 2 hour regular class, where you can see the students flocking to mcdonalds to buy a fast meal ( That again is unproductive, i felt the break is unnecessary as students need to refocus again after the break) and serious students are disrupted by the students who came back from mcdonalds and munching away)

I am more concerned that the teachers there cannot answer my child's questions on the spot... : :slapshead:

I guess at $280 a month for Primary Level and 13 students in a class, they need to show that they are a premium tuition centre.
Or perhaps.....maybe at $180 a month, I will lower down my expectations

In any case, like what another parent say, the sales gimmicks are good.

[jj_1808]

I am looking for a good Science enrichment centre or tutor who knows how to teach Section B for my P4 son. I am staying at Ang Mo Kio. Can anyone recommend ? From A to A*. Thanks

[Pangyx]

Be efficient. Be effective. Primary Science 5:52 min


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpBlnEi3IJo