Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[concern_mum]

hi, i am very concern about my son P4 chinese. His foundation is still very weak. Currently he has a 1 to 1 chinese tuition but he still could not do well in his exam. Just pass the paper 2 by 1 mark. Any body has advise for me please

[smurf]

just want to check, if anyone who signed up for Eduplus paid for deposit? recently, my boy stops the lesson, but we forgot whether we paid for 1 month deposit anot. or should I call them and ask?? :?

[Monster Mummy]

Hi,


I can’t remember that I have paid for one month deposit. Maybe you can call the school and ask them.

[DesertWind]

mrswongtuition:

We found a program that he loves and now he's attending kindergarten there. Through the program, he not only learnt to accept the language, he can sing songs and recognise the words too!


It's pretty pricey but he loves it. They have a holiday program if you just want to try it out instead of plunging straight into it. PM me for info as I do not want to reveal my son's school openly due to security reasons.

Hi Mrs Wong,

My DS is now 2.5 yo and I am also looking for fun Chinese enrichment for him. Because he is not the type who will like being left alone in a new place, I have not yet signed him up for any enrichment.

But you mention it is a school izzit? So do they have enrichment? Or holiday programme also can.

How is their class ratio for his age? I personally prefer smaller groups so that there will be more attention given.

Kindly PM me so that I can check it out!
Many thanks!
:celebrate:

[jamkoh]

Hi, I’m also starting to look for a fun Chinese enrichment class for my 3-year-old son. Have called berries, but the timing is not suitable (don’t understand why they only have classes during his nap time). Any other recommendations will be appreciated (feel free to PM me). Thanks!

[Twins]

VooVoo:

I just feel irritated with myself for coming to this conclusion only after spending 1.5 years in Molin. But, it took another chinese S&D class which he started this Jan for me to realise that it is not chinese per se. So...am busy scrambling for another school...read through all 80+ pages here and it seems no one has feedback on Berries at Tampines Mart...

Hi VooVoo
could I ask which S&D class is your son in?

Thanks!

[maisy]

VooVoo:

Thanks.


Having said that, I think Molin is still worth considering for the Primary levels...

Hi Voovoo
Not sure if it even work for Primary level. I have the same grouse as you do for the preschool level.

I personally sat in with my son at Molin for every lesson that he was there (cos he's such a cry baby , u see. hence, i've no choice but to sit in )... by the stroke of luck, this arrangement works well for both me & him !

See - when i sat in, I see for myself how dull the class is...how there was no curriculum... and week after week they keep repeating \"wo shi nan hai zi ; bu shi nu hai zi\" (i m a boy; not a girl) and vice versa.. so boring !!! No music & movement, no colouring to make lessons interesting. There were much \"moments of awkward silence\" in the class.

I remembered reading here where a parent commented there is music & movement so i went to ask the teacher & she said she could arrange ... just nice that was the week leading to CNY, and she tried to play CNY song...but she had to \"fight\" with another class teacher for the cassette player (catch this: not CD player but cassette player). End up, when we finally got the cassette player from the other teacher, both she & the assistant teacher spent 10-15 mins fiddling with the player ; first , to get it to work...then, it was to wind the cassette to the correct song. It was very disorganised... I can't help but question how come they don't use CD since it is easier to select the track then to wind, rewind, fast forward just to select 1 song ! Obviously , they have no answer. And while fiddling with it, the kids were left to their own devices - with boys playing \"simulated sword-fighting\" and girls quietly sitting on the floor staring at the cassette player. And that was it. the one & only music segment, 5 mins music in 1 sad lesson. subsequent classes, no more music/songs.

Then there were worksheets moment which the kids couldn't follow ... so the teacher will erase and re-do for them before giving them a big tick with a big star (i supposed to present to unsuspecting parents after class leading the parents to think \"wow my kid can do such wonders\")

I don't care what positive reviews others gave ; but i know i can trust my own eyes! So I withdrew him after barely a month but must serve 4 weeks notice, so all in all about 2 months.

Given this episode, i do not know if it even work for the Primary school level. I wouldn't recommend this honestly.

I have not signed my kid up for any chinese class eversince this episode as I am more \"careful\" now.

But I am also considering Berries Kembangan - looks like no feedback so far!

[VooVoo]

maisy:

VooVoo:

Thanks.


Having said that, I think Molin is still worth considering for the Primary levels...

Hi Voovoo
Not sure if it even work for Primary level. I have the same grouse as you do for the preschool level.

I personally sat in with my son at Molin for every lesson that he was there (cos he's such a cry baby , u see. hence, i've no choice but to sit in )... by the stroke of luck, this arrangement works well for both me & him !

See - when i sat in, I see for myself how dull the class is...how there was no curriculum... and week after week they keep repeating \"wo shi nan hai zi ; bu shi nu hai zi\" (i m a boy; not a girl) and vice versa.. so boring !!! No music & movement, no colouring to make lessons interesting. There were much \"moments of awkward silence\" in the class.

I remembered reading here where a parent commented there is music & movement so i went to ask the teacher & she said she could arrange ... just nice that was the week leading to CNY, and she tried to play CNY song...but she had to \"fight\" with another class teacher for the cassette player (catch this: not CD player but cassette player). End up, when we finally got the cassette player from the other teacher, both she & the assistant teacher spent 10-15 mins fiddling with the player ; first , to get it to work...then, it was to wind the cassette to the correct song. It was very disorganised... I can't help but question how come they don't use CD since it is easier to select the track then to wind, rewind, fast forward just to select 1 song ! Obviously , they have no answer. And while fiddling with it, the kids were left to their own devices - with boys playing \"simulated sword-fighting\" and girls quietly sitting on the floor staring at the cassette player. And that was it. the one & only music segment, 5 mins music in 1 sad lesson. subsequent classes, no more music/songs.

Then there were worksheets moment which the kids couldn't follow ... so the teacher will erase and re-do for them before giving them a big tick with a big star (i supposed to present to unsuspecting parents after class leading the parents to think \"wow my kid can do such wonders\")

I don't care what positive reviews others gave ; but i know i can trust my own eyes! So I withdrew him after barely a month but must serve 4 weeks notice, so all in all about 2 months.

Given this episode, i do not know if it even work for the Primary school level. I wouldn't recommend this honestly.

I have not signed my kid up for any chinese class eversince this episode as I am more \"careful\" now.

But I am also considering Berries Kembangan - looks like no feedback so far!

Maisy...thanks for your feedback! I withdrew and chose to forgo the deposit with Molin since I didn't give ample notice. My DS is now with Berries Kembangan....so far so good...at least when I asked him whether he liked Molin or Berries...straight away he answered \"Berries\"...the classes are not at full capacity - there are enough and not too many kids in the class (class size is just nice). Teachers seem OK as well.

I guess I also like that Berries has a reading book and their worksheets are not loose...like Molin's...need to go find folder to keep them :roll:

[VooVoo]

Twins:

VooVoo:

I just feel irritated with myself for coming to this conclusion only after spending 1.5 years in Molin. But, it took another chinese S&D class which he started this Jan for me to realise that it is not chinese per se. So...am busy scrambling for another school...read through all 80+ pages here and it seems no one has feedback on Berries at Tampines Mart...

Hi VooVoo
could I ask which S&D class is your son in?

Thanks!

He's at Han Language Centre (Fu Lu Shou)...S&D class only conducted on Sundays currently by a retired experienced school teacher...MMM can elaborate more too

[Twins]

VooVoo:

Twins:

[quote=\"VooVoo\"]I just feel irritated with myself for coming to this conclusion only after spending 1.5 years in Molin. But, it took another chinese S&D class which he started this Jan for me to realise that it is not chinese per se. So...am busy scrambling for another school...read through all 80+ pages here and it seems no one has feedback on Berries at Tampines Mart...

Hi VooVoo
could I ask which S&D class is your son in?

Thanks!

He's at Han Language Centre (Fu Lu Shou)...S&D class only conducted on Sundays currently by a retired experienced school teacher...MMM can elaborate more too [/quote]Ok thanks VooVoo.