All About Montessori

[yeomaylin]

Anybody has experience with The Learning Curve located at Tampines Mart? It claims to be the franchisee of Montesorri. Pls share your view.

[kkkcck]

can share how much you are paying for babyplanet? is it the one at siglap?


recently visited babyplanet at kew drive. near my place mah.
centre quoted me $1300. quite unexpected (shocked)!

checked from mcys, supposed to be oni $1000.
anyone experienced large hike in fees for montesorri programs recently?

any parents with kids in babyplanet can share their experience?

TIA.

ginakoh:

Hi soomum,

I would say ave fees range between 550 (half day) to 850 (fullday). Both my children attends montessori.

(u can see my comment on babyplanet montessori that i highly recommend if not too far for u....- for your little one)

Cheers n good luck!

[foreverj]

hi anyone tried the josiah montessori enrichment classes at eastpoint mall? is it good? understand they have both montessori english and math.

[buds]

sunny:

hi, can anyone advise how the montessori pre-schools teach english and chinese?

Montessori Phonics advances up till Grammar, sunny.
For Chinese strokes, we have sandpaper characters
just like the sandpaper alphabets for Phonics.

sunny:

... and for phonics, what's the diff between montessori, letterland, etc?

Wah, sunny.. this is like comparing 2 of our own kiddies!
Errmmm... cannot compare the two cause both have their
own strengths. Phonetic sounds will relatively be similar but
only the approach of the methodology has its individual specialty.

Montessori uses multi-sensory approach and Letterland is the character
and story based approach.

[sunny]

buds:

sunny:

hi, can anyone advise how the montessori pre-schools teach english and chinese?

Montessori Phonics advances up till Grammar, sunny.
For Chinese strokes, we have sandpaper characters
just like the sandpaper alphabets for Phonics.

sunny:

... and for phonics, what's the diff between montessori, letterland, etc?

Wah, sunny.. this is like comparing 2 of our own kiddies!
Errmmm... cannot compare the two cause both have their
own strengths. Phonetic sounds will relatively be similar but
only the approach of the methodology has its individual specialty.

Montessori is uses multi-sensory approach and Letterland is the character
and story based approach.

thanks buds!

one of the montessori childcare centres i visited, i saw how they taught phonics. They learn through playing songs which emphasize the phonetic sounds of the alphabets. and the teacher sings together. is that the usual way of how the phonics are taught in montessori schools?

[tankee]

I am not familiar with any of the phonics teaching techniques to judge which is better.


My boy is studying in a Montessori now. His ability to pronounce and spell words is really good. Something we adults were amazed by it.

[foreverj]

hi tankee, how old is your child now? i would love to have my dd in a montessori environment except that she’s now happily settled in a cc (non-mont). therefore am considering montessori weekend enrichment for her.

[tankee]

he is in K2 now.


while montessori is strong in phonics, i personally prefered Eton House where they stressed more on soft skills like verbal communication, independence, creativity, etc. He spent a few months at Eton House during playground years but had to switch to montessori due to other factors not related to the schools or him.

[buds]

sunny:

thanks buds!


one of the montessori childcare centres i visited, i saw how they taught phonics. They learn through playing songs which emphasize the phonetic sounds of the alphabets. and the teacher sings together. is that the usual way of how the phonics are taught in montessori schools?

I'm setting up a new thread on this, sunny! Stay tuned, aye!
Just started one on Letterland Phonics. Next up, Montessori Phonics.

Excited or not? Hehee.. :lol:

[sunny]

buds:

sunny:

thanks buds!


one of the montessori childcare centres i visited, i saw how they taught phonics. They learn through playing songs which emphasize the phonetic sounds of the alphabets. and the teacher sings together. is that the usual way of how the phonics are taught in montessori schools?

I'm setting up a new thread on this, sunny! Stay tuned, aye!
Just started one on Letterland Phonics. Next up, Montessori Phonics.

Excited or not? Hehee.. :lol:

haha... of course!
thanks buds, really appreciate that.