Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[i3mum]

Hi titank,


For P1-P2, is Berries still the best? I m also thinking if to switch my DD when she goes to P1. Any advice?

titank:

I had compared the materials of Molin, Tien Hsia & Berries & find that Berries do have a better edge. In the 1st place I thought Molin would be suitable for my DD but it did not turn out to be.. I guessed Molin is more suitable for P3 onwards.

[Charnic]

I switch my DD to Tien Hsia after going thru one year with Molin. No doubt the materials are slightly tougher in Molin than TH, I would personally felt that my child is more motivated in TH than Molin. Hence, my conclusion is one man’s meat is another man’s poison. As parents, we just need to trial and test.

[titank]

My DS is with Yuquan Language School since the beginning of the year, so far still find it ok but would also at the same time see there are other chinese enrichment centre. Maybe can consider Xueni, Eduplus, Tien Hsia etc. So far find that Berries is the most expensive among all & with the Public Holiday with no replacement or makeup, definitely would hurt the parent’s pocket more.


Recently also saw some language school set up class in those RC Centre, maybe would also can consider to evaluate them


[quote=\"i3mum\"]Hi titank,

For P1-P2, is Berries still the best? I m also thinking if to switch my DD when she goes to P1. Any advice?

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[i3mum]

Hi titank,


Thanks for your reply. My 3 kids are in Berries, which I agree is really costly. But I m thinking if Berries is still suitable for Primary level, if not I will do a switch.


I will need to find out more about other centres and feedback from parents.

titank:

My DS is with Yuquan Language School since the beginning of the year, so far still find it ok but would also at the same time see there are other chinese enrichment centre. Maybe can consider Xueni, Eduplus, Tien Hsia etc. So far find that Berries is the most expensive among all & with the Public Holiday with no replacement or makeup, definitely would hurt the parent’s pocket more.

Recently also saw some language school set up class in those RC Centre, maybe would also can consider to evaluate them


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[titank]

It is always good to evaluate & when necessary pull the handbrake if you find something is not right for your kids. You have 3 definitely need to see how your pocket power can withstand.

[bobobo]

Hi all parents out there. My daughter is currently in Secondary 1 this year and will soon be in Sec 2 next year. Her chinese results for the final year exams were horrible and i was so shocked because she had never done so badly in primary school before. is there any tuition centres that you can recommend? from what i have heard, Busy bees, Tien Hsia, Han and Jiang seems to be the most popular among the pupils. anyone who cares to share about the approach that each centre uses? Thanks in advance.

[jedamum]

i3mum:

Hi titank,


Thanks for your reply. My 3 kids are in Berries, which I agree is really costly. But I m thinking if Berries is still suitable for Primary level, if not I will do a switch.

3 kids?! i am already huffing and puffing with 2 kids in berries....
exposing ds2 to CL early seems a right move cos he is more motivated to speak mandarin at home than ds1. but still, i may be stopping ds2 some time next year when he reaches the syllabus that ds1 had had 4yrs ago - gonna self teach to save costs since going to let ds2 take up swimming too; then probably put ds1 in a compo class.
money money money...

[i3mum]

Hi jedamum,


my 3 kids are burning a big hole in my pocket! Other than Berries, they still attend other classes too.. sigh...but what to do? Just hope to prepare them before they enter primary schools... I will cut down more classes by then, as I think they will have a lot of work & activities in primary school. How old are your kids?

jedamum:

3 kids?! i am already huffing and puffing with 2 kids in berries....
exposing ds2 to CL early seems a right move cos he is more motivated to speak mandarin at home than ds1. but still, i may be stopping ds2 some time next year when he reaches the syllabus that ds1 had had 4yrs ago - gonna self teach to save costs since going to let ds2 take up swimming too; then probably put ds1 in a compo class.
money money money...

[jedamum]

i3mum:

Hi jedamum,


my 3 kids are burning a big hole in my pocket! Other than Berries, they still attend other classes too.. sigh...but what to do? Just hope to prepare them before they enter primary schools... I will cut down more classes by then, as I think they will have a lot of work & activities in primary school. How old are your kids?

my kids are 8 and 4.

[JayneLL]

jedamum:

JayneLL:

i have no personal experience with TH, although i 'heard'/read from other website that they are stronger at primarysch levels (cannot verify cos i have no basis of comparison).
my ds1 has been with berries since K1 and my ds2 is in their N2 class this year.
foundation wise, berries is really good for preschoolers cos they have interesting craftworks and a systematic curriculum.
my ds2 is in P2 this year; as students approaches primary level, lessons are not as 'fun' as preschool standard (ie more sit down kind of lessons). i find that what he reap during each lesson is not something we cannot do at home with assessment books (sch textbook offers the structured curriculum that we can follow at home), save for their Oral and Compo component. i find the oral component most useful. however for compo, while my boy can write 'beautifully' in berries class assignments in class, he could not duplicate that in a home setting. maybe it's my boy's problem, not the enrichment centre....i dunno.
hence i feel that a more robust compo enrichment is more suitable for my ds1 for now.
2 cents.

Hi jedamum,

Thank you so much for your valuable feedback, I think Berries might not be right for my child as it seems to cater to younger kids. Will check out other centres, Tien Hsia seems quite good, I might give it a try.