Yishun SAFRA Eager Beaver

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happydaddy:

still around? thought moving out of safra soon? new location?

Yes, they will be moving over to Yishun Interchange but I guess most of the teachers will still be around, which is why I am asking how is their teachers etc.

[ppnqq]

No one has kids in this centre? :? :roll:

[ppnqq]

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Really need feedback on this centre at Yishun. PPPLLLLLLSSSSSS :?: :?: :?:

[leo]

ppnqq:

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Really need feedback on this centre at Yishun. PPPLLLLLLSSSSSS :?: :?: :?:

ppnqq , u can trying going to SMH forum.. think they have a thread with alot of parents inside (cannot remember the title but u can do a search function)

[Cherylg]

Eager Beaver moved to near the interchange… i heard is blk 925 there… on the 4th level… I actually went over to see… but not so ideal I feel… cannot see the internal cause it’s not opened i think.


and it’s beside the multi storey carpark…

i’m just worried when they have swimming lessons or want to go take a walk in the yishun park… they have to walk a certain distance and I don’t feel comfortable to let my child do that…

i stay in Yishun… initially wanted to enroll at Eager beaver at SAFRA… but they moving out… and NurtureStars now at SAFRA Yishun… so coincidence… my friend at mount faber nurturestars… but i still not sure whether to enrol my daughter at safra yishun nurturestars a not…

wanted transportation… think the school is arranging it. but they will get back to me soon on this.

[Cherylg]

ppnqq:

happydaddy:

still around? thought moving out of safra soon? new location?

Yes, they will be moving over to Yishun Interchange but I guess most of the teachers will still be around, which is why I am asking how is their teachers etc.

I heard from my neighbour a few teachers left the school. she had actually withdrew her daughter and putting her in the new centre at safra yishun..

[ppnqq]

Thanks Cherylg for the feedback. So the centre actually not so good afterall? Yea, my main concern after their shift to the interchange worries me as well - the noise and the pollution although it is fully air-con.


So which other centres are you looking at now? Mind sharing should you come across not too bad ones because I am also looking for one Yishun area. TIA.

[tigger88]

Hi,

My DS1 and DD2 are in Eager Beaver Yishun. The sch will be moving to blk 925 as what Cherylg has mentioned. The new premises will be much bigger than the current place. So far I heard only 3 teachers not going to follow the sch to the new premises. One due to family commitment, I am not sure about the other two.

Currently the teachers will bring the kids for outdoor activities eg. to the playground nearby, for nature walk nearby Safra. It will be the same when they move to the new place. Outdoor activities will include walks at nearby parks, visits to the library at Northpoint etc.
The teachers’ turnover rate is not high in the school. My kids are happy there and the teachers are generally ok. As for hygiene, so far so good as my kids seldom fall sick (touchwood).

[bigfoot]

Hi DS1 is in Eager Beaver. This will be his last year as he will be in P1 next year. He has been with Eager Beaver since N1. Comments as follow:

1. Location ideal for us (we are staying nearby)
2. The fee was about $400 (if u r SAFRA member)
3. Teachers are generally caring. They are always ready to render assistance or provide feedback. The turnover rate is not high but we find that the newer teachers are not as good as those who left.
4. Curriculum wise, we are not worried. They do have currciculum for Maths, English and Chinese. My son has no problem in learning. But we have been coaching our son on our own. Maybe that helps a bit. Sometimes he would comment that the things he learned in school was easy. Anyway, I feel that teachers are more important than curriculum.
5. They have swimming lessons (must pay extra) which is good. My son is more confident in water now although I would not say that he is a good swimmer.
6. The children in the centre are generally a happy lot. Can see that they are enjoying themselves in the centre. I must also say that the centre is popular. I have problem enrolling my DS2. Have to put him on the long waiting list.
7. Now that they are shifting to a new premise, we will be monitoring the situation for DS2. We may be looking at other centres. No hurry as my DS2 is not even 3 years old.

Hope my comments help. Feel free to ask me if u need any other info.

ppnqq:

How is the curriculum and teachers there? Do you think the teachers there are loving and caring enough for the children there? How about their hygiene?

Appreciate any feedback on the above. Thank you.

[ppnqq]

Thank you BigFoot for the feedback.


I am a bit hesitant because they are now shifting over to the interchange and above the multi-storey carpark which may be very polluted/hazardous (air and noise) and the danger there if the teachers are bringing the kids out (with all the heavy duty vehicles, buses and many other vehicles around the vicinity).

Also, heard some bad reviews that the teachers did not even bother to check if they had all the kids with them when bringing them back to the class after their swimming lessons (over several occasions already over at Yishun SAFRA). Worse, they did not even realised they had ‘missing’ children until some kind souls from the public helped to bring the kids back to their school! :!: Cannot imagine after they had shifted over to the interchange and the kids are to have their lessons at the swimming complex which will be quite a distance from the school.

Anymore reviews/feedback on EB at Yishun?