Mindstretcher - Discussion

[i3mum]

Hi MMM,


Thanks for sharing! I will reconsider again. I m thinking of Lcentral or Morris Allen, not sure which is better. Do you know if Lcentral is taught by Native speakers?

mummy of 3:

MMM:

Just heard from another parent who send his kid to Mindstretcher for EL. The son is still having issues grammatically and for compo despite attending the class. Not much improvement to results as well.

Difficult to have a good centre...... :roll:

Hi MMM,
any good centre in the west that teach P1 preparatory? Urgent to find or will put my DD1 at Read in a week and mpm maths.

[mummy of 3]

[quote=\"i3mum\"]Hi mummy of 3,


haha seem like you are the only one who replies to my queries!

Yup I m keen too, thinking of the English & Maths enrichment, but the nearest centre for me seemed to be in Bishan, Toa Payoh or Bukit Batok all 3 centres are not near my house.

Your ex-colleague has feedback that it's good? The fees seem affordable to other enrichment centres.. I hope to find out more.

Ya, seem affordable. Will call them again in Oct to find out the slots suitable anot. Yew Tee also not near my house but like the environment there. :roll:
Like i told u Read in a week (phonics) is located at CCK but there is one at JE that is near my place but i like the atmosphere at CCK. So do u intend to put ur gal there (mind strecher).

[MMM]

i3mum:

Hi MMM,


Thanks for sharing! I will reconsider again. I m thinking of Lcentral or Morris Allen, not sure which is better. Do you know if Lcentral is taught by Native speakers?

mummy of 3:

[quote=\"MMM\"]Just heard from another parent who send his kid to Mindstretcher for EL. The son is still having issues grammatically and for compo despite attending the class. Not much improvement to results as well.

Difficult to have a good centre...... :roll:

Hi MMM,
any good centre in the west that teach P1 preparatory? Urgent to find or will put my DD1 at Read in a week and mpm maths.

[/quote]Lcentral is taught by native speaker.

Sorry, I am not familiar with the west as I am a easterner.

[i3mum]

I'm not sure too, still looking for more choices before I decide. Actually as I have mentioned to you, I m more interested to let my DD to attend creative writing, and I prefer native English speakers, so my kids will learn the right language, instead of Singlish. (Not meaning other enrichment centres with non-native speakers will teach singlish)


I also need to find out what does the centre focuses on. My DD can read now, it's more on writing & grammar, etc.

mummy of 3:

Ya, seem affordable. Will call them again in Oct to find out the slots suitable anot. Yew Tee also not near my house but like the environment there. :roll:
Like i told u Read in a week (phonics) is located at CCK but there is one at JE that is near my place but i like the atmosphere at CCK. So do u intend to put ur gal there (mind strecher).

[i3mum]

Oh Lcentral is taught by native speaker? Hmm maybe I can check it out. I called today, think they are closed due to Teacher's Day.


I think probably Lcentral fees are cheaper than Morris Allen.

MMM:

Lcentral is taught by native speaker.

Sorry, I am not familiar with the west as I am a easterner.

[KingRascal]

Ever enquired at the centre at East Coast Road. Was told that the class size could go up to 15. Probably this explains the low px.


Was once told that Bishan branch is the more credible one among all, not sure how true it is.

[mummy of 3]

i3mum:

Hi MMM,


Thanks for sharing! I will reconsider again. I m thinking of Lcentral or Morris Allen, not sure which is better. Do you know if Lcentral is taught by Native speakers?

mummy of 3:

[quote=\"MMM\"]Just heard from another parent who send his kid to Mindstretcher for EL. The son is still having issues grammatically and for compo despite attending the class. Not much improvement to results as well.

Difficult to have a good centre...... :roll:

Hi MMM,
any good centre in the west that teach P1 preparatory? Urgent to find or will put my DD1 at Read in a week and mpm maths.

[/quote]Ya, Morris Allen is Veryyyy Exxxxpensive. Thats y i never choose morris allen. How about I Can Read for your DD?

[i3mum]

Ya I know Morris Allen is very expensive. I m not sure about I can Read, i went there last year, wanted to sign up my DD for reading class. But end up, I realised I can teach her on my own & didnt ask further on creative writing etc.

mummy of 3:

Ya, Morris Allen is Veryyyy Exxxxpensive. Thats y i never choose morris allen. How about I Can Read for your DD?[/quote]

[luvmum]

Hi i3mum,


Hope my reply comes in time...my DD is currently taking the P1 Prep at Mindstretcher, Yew Tee branch. It's a new branch started this year and we are the pioneer group for the class there. The teacher is an ex-school teacher from bukit Panjang pri school. DD was there since Jan10.

Hmm what i like abt the centre:-
1. Worksheet is comprehensive and coverage is good for P1 level as compared to other centres.
2. Teacher is patient and nice
3. Good exterior environment since the centre is so new
4. Fee is reasonable for 2 hrs lesson.

What i dislike abt the centre:-
1. There is no toilet in the centre, need to use the toilet at the mall. Now at K2, she goes on group basis with a female admin staff but come P1 I'm not sure. I saw some primary school kids going on their own. If so, I'm totally not comfortable as the mall is crowded with pple an no one safeguard on their safety so I will check come end this yr before committing for next yr.
2. Admin staff pretty cold and 'bochap' us
3. Classroom is narrowly packed.

Still contemplating if I should continue her for P1 ... :love:

[comfy]

I heard so much about Mind Stretcher that I finally enrolled my DD during the June Holiday. Actually I was curious to find out what is the course about since the brochure mentioned quite alot of smart kid getting high PSLE score and liking the course. After an assessment, she was registered in the High Achiever class.

For this English class, I like the course content (quite comprehensive) and they really build up your vocab. (around a list of 10 or so words that the teacher will test you on the next lesson). Each lesson, the student will be exposed to grammer, vocab. and composition. ( compreh. alternate wk).
The worksheet is quite challenging, so it is gd for my DD.
She has 3 different teachers due to a change of time slot.
I decided to take her out of the course after two months. Reason is she find it rather tired after attending the lesson. Bascially, I prefer the lesson to be 1.5 hour ( MS is 2 hr) and most of the time, there is little interaction between the teacher and std. During the male teacher’s lesson, she predicately just do worksheets and copied ans. from the whiteboard without much explanation from the teacher.
So it is impt to find the right teacher to suit my DD’s style of learning.
The teacher also played an impt part in substanting her interest.