[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools

[Daddys Girl]

tks for your advice matt.


i went there before and spoke to the teacher. quite like the place but when i go there again with my wife and my monster in law haha… they dun really like it.

will try talking to my wife.

anyway tks

[Joy]

SAHM:

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hi chief kiasu,

Read that your dd in this school, do you not worried that they are not preparing the child adequately for P1? I got a friend who pulled her dd out and go to PAt schoolhouse after she got feedback from K2 parent that her child did not \"learn anything\"? My friend dd attended from playgroup to nursery this year, was feeling anxious that her dd still \"playing\" and has not learn to write....she want to prepare her gal to RGPS

Any feedbacks from graduates from schoolhouse by the bay?



Thank you.

Hi sahm

Thanks for sharing...

Just wonder, anyone has kid that had already graduated from shool house by the bay and how are they doing in pri school.

Chiefkiasu
Just wonder, what is the chinese standard difference in kinderland vs schoolhouse by the bay?Am actually hoping that I dont have to send my son to berries if I send him to school house by the bay...Heard that you send your dd to chinese enrichment...If you dont send , but solely rely on playschool itself, does it helps?

I know holygrace kindergarten is a good chinese base kindergarten, but I am not really sure about their eng standard.


cheers

[ChiefKiasu]

Joy:

...Just wonder, anyone has kid that had already graduated from shool house by the bay and how are they doing in pri school.


Chiefkiasu
Just wonder, what is the chinese standard difference in kinderland vs schoolhouse by the bay?Am actually hoping that I dont have to send my son to berries if I send him to school house by the bay...Heard that you send your dd to chinese enrichment...If you dont send , but solely rely on playschool itself, does it helps?
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My daughter still far from graduating from schoolhouse What I like about the service is their focus on learning through play. There are plenty of hands-on activities that they expose the child to that allow the child to see things creatively. I have noticed my child has gotten quite a bit more imaginative since she started schoolhouse.

With regards to Chinese, as I have said before, schoolhouse practices alternate English and Chinese speaking-days. The value of this is that the child is fully immersed in the language for that day, which means that they have to use the language for every activity they perform throughout the day.

However, I cannot say for certain if my girl's Chinese has improved due to that environment. We only started getting worried about her Chinese in April last year (she was 3 years old then), when she showed signs of hating the language despite our efforts to speak it to her. That was also before we sent her to Schoolhouse. We then sent her to Forever Education in Katong Mall, and subsequently to Berries and now in Yuquan. She can now speak the language confidently and initiates conversations in Chinese too, and knows quite a bit of 成语(not that she understands them, but the idea is really to get her used to the characters and sounds. So it is really the medley of activities we do, and not solely the result of one childcare service.

[Joy]

ChiefKiasu:

Joy:

...Just wonder, anyone has kid that had already graduated from shool house by the bay and how are they doing in pri school.


Chiefkiasu
Just wonder, what is the chinese standard difference in kinderland vs schoolhouse by the bay?Am actually hoping that I dont have to send my son to berries if I send him to school house by the bay...Heard that you send your dd to chinese enrichment...If you dont send , but solely rely on playschool itself, does it helps?
...

My daughter still far from graduating from schoolhouse What I like about the service is their focus on learning through play. There are plenty of hands-on activities that they expose the child to that allow the child to see things creatively. I have noticed my child has gotten quite a bit more imaginative since she started schoolhouse.

With regards to Chinese, as I have said before, schoolhouse practices alternate English and Chinese speaking-days. The value of this is that the child is fully immersed in the language for that day, which means that they have to use the language for every activity they perform throughout the day.

However, I cannot say for certain if my girl's Chinese has improved due to that environment. We only started getting worried about her Chinese in April last year (she was 3 years old then), when she showed signs of hating the language despite our efforts to speak it to her. That was also before we sent her to Schoolhouse. We then sent her to Forever Education in Katong Mall, and subsequently to Berries and now in Yuquan. She can now speak the language confidently and initiates conversations in Chinese too, and knows quite a bit of 成语(not that she understands them, but the idea is really to get her used to the characters and sounds. So it is really the medley of activities we do, and not solely the result of one childcare service.

Hi Kiasuchief

Thanks for sharing.My older girl graduated from kinderland, she does not speak a single mandarin till now, and she is still attending berries.Her written no problem, speaking as in oral only average...

At times, I wonder like one of my friend dd, even whole family does not speak mandarin, she also does not speak mandarin, but she is doing BICEP chinese, as in special chinese prog in GEP pri....

Honestly, I am still trying to figure out how speaking and writing are related....Just one cent of my thoughts.

[sgmummy]

I receive a flyer abt a new mindchamps preschool located at eastgate. I am going there this saturday for their welcome day. Any parents want to go with me? PM me. Thanks.

[Oppsgal]

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Any recommendations? I prefer the Pre-schools and kindergartens to have more emphasis on English language.

Is Honey Tree Child Care And Development Centre good?

[shn]

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Any 1 went to talent plus at Bedok Reservoir? how is the standard of rather say the teachers there?
Seen alot on those branded school and the PCF but dun find any on Talent plus.

[teetee]

Anyone has comments on The Nurture Cottage? How are the teachers? Are they caring and professional? The hygiene level is it ok?


Thanks in advance!

[dennisgoh]

Hi, anyone has any comments on Chiltern House East Coast. Thanks.


Dennis.

[esmummy]

Hi Chief,


I think I'm in pretty much the same boat as you. My gal is in N2 at SHBTB which she loves to bits but there has been some change in mandarin teachers throughout most of this year so her mandarin has been slow to improve. Of course, the fact that we don't speak any mandarin at home doesn't help.

So now, I am resigned to the fact that she will be needing mandarin enrichment lessons soon. Since you seem to have done a lot of \"homework\" (yes, I did some too... have read the entire thread on mandarin enrichment), want to pick your brains about the schools.

Essentially, I'd like some place in the East, more fun-based with crafts and music and movement, rather than worksheet based. I've narrowed my search to Hua at united square, Yuquan and Molin.

Any more thoughts to add? Thanks a million