All About SAP Schools

[nmhmum]

Sorry, I can't remember is Pri 4 or 5, but I know that if your chinese are not good, the school will ask you to opt out and learn normal chinese instead. Thats why I am puzzle. If those neighbourhood schools are offering higher chinese like SAP schools, then what is their differences? :?

[phankao]

nmhmum:

Sorry, I can't remember is Pri 4 or 5, but I know that if your chinese are not good, the school will ask you to opt out and learn normal chinese instead. Thats why I am puzzle. If those neighbourhood schools are offering higher chinese like SAP schools, then what is their differences? :?

Anyway, what's the big deal. I don't select schools for my children just bc they are or are not SAP.

Our major criteria is still distance...and my dh's criteria was for \"mission school\". Both satisfied, we happy liao. The fact that they are SAP is just a coincidence.

[nmhmum]

I agree with you. Distance is infact one of my criteria in choosing a school too.

[daisyt]

kanghu:

I heard stories that SAP school teachers push parents to have kids go for tuition for many subjects.
Thanks.

hi kanghu, I just want to comment on this part, might not relate to Poi Ching. Teachers might comment or push kids to go for tuition but ultimately it is the parents' decision to send or not. Just to share in Ai Tong, during P5, a teacher suggested me to send my girl for Math tuition but I still choose not to. In P6, the principal told the parents, do not give anymore extra worksheets to the P6 kids because the school had provided enough. So far, I felt that the school had done their job enough, so no need for me to send her for extra. She never had tuition before and not now too.

[titank]

So SAP School & normal Primary school what are the differences?

[daisyt]

titank:

So SAP School & normal Primary school what are the differences?

So far, from the observations, the differences are
1) SAP - more chinese culture oriented. Eg. they would say the chinese and english pledge during assembly. Many chinese cultural programes in school.
2) SAP - rarely other races in the schools, mostly, 98% are Chinese.

Anybody wants to add on ?

[titank]

Oh in that case how about River Valley Primary? 3/4 SAP Standard?

If there is a GEP near my place I do not mind putting my chikd in there.
Distance still a important issue when come to pri sch selection.

[nmhmum]

daisyt:

titank:

So SAP School & normal Primary school what are the differences?

So far, from the observations, the differences are
1) SAP - more chinese culture oriented. Eg. they would say the chinese and english pledge during assembly. Many chinese cultural programes in school.
2) SAP - rarely other races in the schools, mostly, 98% are Chinese.

Anybody wants to add on ?

Thanks daisyt. You really clear my doubts. Before that, I posted on this thread on the differences, but no one seems to know. Now at least I got some idea about SAP schools. Thanks again.

[turquoise]

titank:

Oh in that case how about River Valley Primary? 3/4 SAP Standard?

If there is a GEP near my place I do not mind putting my chikd in there.
Distance still a important issue when come to pri sch selection.

Why do you want to put your child in a GEP centre?

[NdHelpParent]

nmhmum:

daisyt:

[quote=\"titank\"]So SAP School & normal Primary school what are the differences?

So far, from the observations, the differences are
1) SAP - more chinese culture oriented. Eg. they would say the chinese and english pledge during assembly. Many chinese cultural programes in school.
2) SAP - rarely other races in the schools, mostly, 98% are Chinese.

Anybody wants to add on ?

Thanks daisyt. You really clear my doubts. Before that, I posted on this thread on the differences, but no one seems to know. Now at least I got some idea about SAP schools. Thanks again.[/quote]Unless U really value the learning of Chinese MT, you need not be so particular about SAP or not. I know of some friends who tried all means to ensure that their children go to SAP schools thinking that they will receive lots of care and help...alas it was not to b.