NUS High School of Mathematics and Science (Diploma)
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longreach:
Longreach,
I was in your situation 2 years ago. My son was so keen on NUSH as he enjoys math and science in very much in primary school. I told my son he might think he likes math and science and what if he realized his other passions half way through NUSH. I spent times discouraging him to only set sight on NUSH but to be more open minded. I have nothing against NUSH but wasn't too comfortable on their \"marketing\" message that the school is catering for student with passion for math and science. My thought was P6 kid could be too young to really know what their true passion in life.yukilei:
hey, I'm new in this thread. I need some info on NUSH. My Ds like NUSH. However, I'm quite skeptical of him going to the school. It's because the school is focusing on Math & Science. He might think that he likes Math now. But what if he realise that his strength is not in Math when he grows older???
Here are my questions. Hope that someone can help to clear my doubts..
a) Is it too young to narrow the choices for the kid at such a young age? I thought IP school is better because of holistic educatin.
b) What are the choices for the child for entry to University? Must they continue with Math & Science faculty? Can they choose others like business or accountancy?
Appreciate some advise here... thanks in advance.
NUSH teachers assured us their school will not be less focus on other subjects, but somehow my old fashion mind didn't buy the idea.
And future more, NUSH issue their own diploma which is less established than A level and IB, though the school has emphasized greatly on the credibility of their cert.
He went through the NUSH DSI but did not get selected, i was relieved
After the PSLE, his result was pretty encouraging, he can indeed apply for NUSH but again I discouraged him and finally he chosen NJC after visited a few other schools.
Though we don't have experience with NUSH curriculum, but my take is that as long as your kid is one of those top IP schools, they would still enjoy vigorous math and science program. It is common to see students from RI, HCI,ā¦ compete in math and science competitions along with NUSH students. At least NJC do offer accelerated math and science subjects for students who are capable of coping with more challenging syllabus. On the other hand, NJC also offer external program for non math and science. For example, my son was offered for a fee based holiday program during the first year on story writing and poem appreciation conducted by lecturer from Stanford University, and he enjoyed it.
Now in NJC, he enjoys math, science and English thoroughly and planning to do literature in sec 3. At uni level, whatever he chose is really base on the his passion and interest. For now, my duty is to give him as much exposure and learning experience as possible for him to determine what he wants for his future. I told my wife, it was probably not a mistake for discouraging him from going to NUSH. No offense to others
Thank you sooooo much!!!! I've been speaking to my son on this as well, being open minded, am glad that he is now taking interest in other IP schools. I thought as parents, we should try to provide as much info as possible in order to help the kids to make their decision. But I'll need to be objective too. Tat's why I need to gather as much info as possible myself. I'll share with him on the accelerated prog which I'm not aware of. This is indeed an additional info for us.
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sandunes:
Good news for all the NUSH kids on Public transport. Come 8 Oct when Circle Line is fully running, Kent Ridge is the nearest MRT Stn, barely 3 minutes bus ride ( only 2 stops) on the express AYE. From back gate take bus 97, 197, 963 at Bus stop 17129 (after NUSH school) to kent Ridge MRT. Opp Bus stop (17121 , Blik 610) is the stop to alight when you take the bus from kent ridge NUH bus stop after coming out of MRT Stn.I have question wrt public transport.
Right now, the only way I know is to take bus #183 at the bus stop at Clementi Station ( opposite Clementi mall ) and alight three stops later along Clementi road and walk abt 250m (after crossing overhead bridge) to get to the Sch.
Any other way? TIA. -
walterp:
That's good news indeed! TFS.sandunes:
I have question wrt public transport.
Right now, the only way I know is to take bus #183 at the bus stop at Clementi Station ( opposite Clementi mall ) and alight three stops later along Clementi road and walk abt 250m (after crossing overhead bridge) to get to the Sch.
Any other way? TIA.
Good news for all the NUSH kids on Public transport. Come 8 Oct when Circle Line is fully running, Kent Ridge is the nearest MRT Stn, barely 3 minutes bus ride ( only 2 stops) on the express AYE. From back gate take bus 97, 197, 963 at Bus stop 17129 (after NUSH school) to kent Ridge MRT. Opp Bus stop (17121 , Blik 610) is the stop to alight when you take the bus from kent ridge NUH bus stop after coming out of MRT Stn.
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sandunes:
That's good news indeed! TFS.walterp:
[quote=\"sandunes\"]I have question wrt public transport.
Right now, the only way I know is to take bus #183 at the bus stop at Clementi Station ( opposite Clementi mall ) and alight three stops later along Clementi road and walk abt 250m (after crossing overhead bridge) to get to the Sch.
Any other way? TIA.
Good news for all the NUSH kids on Public transport. Come 8 Oct when Circle Line is fully running, Kent Ridge is the nearest MRT Stn, barely 3 minutes bus ride ( only 2 stops) on the express AYE. From back gate take bus 97, 197, 963 at Bus stop 17129 (after NUSH school) to kent Ridge MRT. Opp Bus stop (17121 , Blik 610) is the stop to alight when you take the bus from kent ridge NUH bus stop after coming out of MRT Stn.[/quote] :goodpost:
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Nebbermind:
The regular Maths & Science curriculum are definitely accelerated. For example, for Maths, the curriculum will cover the entire syllabus for mainstream secondary E Maths (ie, O Level) and 30-40% of O Level A Maths by Year 2. In the Sciences, the topics are similar to that of a mainstream school but NUSH covers with much more depth. As an example, Year 1 kids will spend the entire semester (20 weeks) to study cell biology. In fact, the Year 1 bio text is used in as reference book for A level students. Besides the regular curriculum, outstanding students could skip module and be accelerated to the next higher module. Some NUSH kids are attending lectures at NUS together with the undergraduates. Because NUSH awards its own diploma, they are not limited to the A level curriculum and this allows alot of flexibility to design its courses.letgodad:
Thks for the info.. How does the sch stretch kids to max potential?
Like what walterp said, their curriculum is very much accelerated. Even for 1st yr, they r covering topics which we were previously doing for Add. Maths or Physics or Chem (O level stuff)...some even more like what we did in 'A' level. -
yukilei:
Longreach,
I was in your situation 2 years ago. My son was so keen on NUSH as he enjoys math and science in very much in primary school. I told my son he might think he likes math and science and what if he realized his other passions half way through NUSH. I spent times discouraging him to only set sight on NUSH but to be more open minded. I have nothing against NUSH but wasn't too comfortable on their \"marketing\" message that the school is catering for student with passion for math and science. My thought was P6 kid could be too young to really know what their true passion in life.longreach:
[quote=\"yukilei\"]hey, I'm new in this thread. I need some info on NUSH. My Ds like NUSH. However, I'm quite skeptical of him going to the school. It's because the school is focusing on Math & Science. He might think that he likes Math now. But what if he realise that his strength is not in Math when he grows older???
Here are my questions. Hope that someone can help to clear my doubts..
a) Is it too young to narrow the choices for the kid at such a young age? I thought IP school is better because of holistic educatin.
b) What are the choices for the child for entry to University? Must they continue with Math & Science faculty? Can they choose others like business or accountancy?
Appreciate some advise here... thanks in advance.
NUSH teachers assured us their school will not be less focus on other subjects, but somehow my old fashion mind didn't buy the idea. And future more, NUSH issue their own diploma which is less established than A level and IB, though the school has emphasized greatly on the credibility of their cert.
He went through the NUSH DSI but did not get selected, i was relieved
After the PSLE, his result was pretty encouraging, he can indeed apply for NUSH but again I discouraged him and finally he chosen NJC after visited a few other schools.
Though we don't have experience with NUSH curriculum, but my take is that as long as your kid is one of those top IP schools, they would still enjoy vigorous math and science program. It is common to see students from RI, HCI,ā¦ compete in math and science competitions along with NUSH students. At least NJC do offer accelerated math and science subjects for students who are capable of coping with more challenging syllabus. On the other hand, NJC also offer external program for non math and science. For example, my son was offered for a fee based holiday program during the first year on story writing and poem appreciation conducted by lecturer from Stanford University, and he enjoyed it.
Now in NJC, he enjoys math, science and English thoroughly and planning to do literature in sec 3. At uni level, whatever he chose is really base on the his passion and interest. For now, my duty is to give him as much exposure and learning experience as possible for him to determine what he wants for his future. I told my wife, it was probably not a mistake for discouraging him from going to NUSH. No offense to others
Thank you sooooo much!!!! I've been speaking to my son on this as well, being open minded, am glad that he is now taking interest in other IP schools. I thought as parents, we should try to provide as much info as possible in order to help the kids to make their decision. But I'll need to be objective too. Tat's why I need to gather as much info as possible myself. I'll share with him on the accelerated prog which I'm not aware of. This is indeed an additional info for us.
:thankyou:[/quote]Key concerns about NUSH is always (1) is it too early to decide on the kids' choice of career and (2) the acceptance level of NUSH diploma.
Without doubt, NUSH mission is to produce future researchers, mathematicians, scientists, engineers, doctors etc. but that does not mean that it would neglect humanities. After all, how good a scientist can you be if you do not have the human touch? The school does offer humanities subjects and from Year 1- 4, it is compulsory to study a humanity subject. Year 1 & 2 will do Integrated Humanity and by Year 3-4, kids will have to choose a humanity subject, be it History, Geography, Economics, Art, Music. I understand that in most IP and mainstream schools, all the brighter kids will compete to do 3 sciences + 1 Humanity. So there is no difference except that in NUSH, you do not need to fight to do Triple Science. By Year 5-6, one can still choose a Humanity subject if one wishes to. Again, not much difference from the common A Level combi of 1 math, 2 science + 1 contrasting subject. Key difference at for NUSH Year 5-6, it is not compulsory to do a contrasting subject. 3 batches had graduated from NUSH and I understand some (not many though) had gone on to pursue non Maths or science related courses at Uni. A few had chosen to read economics and I believe there is one who had gone to read law. Emphasis is definitely on Maths & Science, but it does not stop one from pursuing other courses. NUS is rated highly in the academic world, with the support from NUS, there is no reason for universities around the world not to recognise NUSH diploma. In fact, many past NUSH graduates secured their place in some top universities even before they finish their final exams. It says alot when some top IP schools like RI & HCI, are awarding their own diplomas, on top of the A Level.
It is not my intention to confuse you. I just to want to provide more info for you to make an informed decision.
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DVL
You took the words right out from my mouth!!!
Seriously, not much diff from those 'A' IP coz most in these schools will end up taking as many science and math subject at the end coz they r usually deemed to be the 'best' classes (or am I outdated?).
Anyway, during our time, I'm sure we had seen too many science/math classmates who had gone on to do well in other discipline. -
Nebbermind:
NebbermindDVL
You took the words right out from my mouth!!!
Seriously, not much diff from those 'A' IP coz most in these schools will end up taking as many science and math subject at the end coz they r usually deemed to be the 'best' classes (or am I outdated?).
Anyway, during our time, I'm sure we had seen too many science/math classmates who had gone on to do well in other discipline.
You are not outdated - Triple Science for Sec 3-4 and Double Science for A Level are still deemed the \"best\" class. -
I was in your situation 2 years ago. My son was so keen on NUSH as he enjoys math and science in very much in primary school. I told my son he might think he likes math and science and what if he realized his other passions half way through NUSH. I spent times discouraging him to only set sight on NUSH but to be more open minded. I have nothing against NUSH but wasn't too comfortable on their \"marketing\" message that the school is catering for student with passion for math and science. My thought was P6 kid could be too young to really know what their true passion in life.
NUSH teachers assured us their school will not be less focus on other subjects, but somehow my old fashion mind didn't buy the idea. And future more, NUSH issue their own diploma which is less established than A level and IB, though the school has emphasized greatly on the credibility of their cert.
He went through the NUSH DSI but did not get selected, i was relieved
After the PSLE, his result was pretty encouraging, he can indeed apply for NUSH but again I discouraged him and finally he chosen NJC after visited a few other schools.
Though we don't have experience with NUSH curriculum, but my take is that as long as your kid is one of those top IP schools, they would still enjoy vigorous math and science program. It is common to see students from RI, HCI,ā¦ compete in math and science competitions along with NUSH students. At least NJC do offer accelerated math and science subjects for students who are capable of coping with more challenging syllabus. On the other hand, NJC also offer external program for non math and science. For example, my son was offered for a fee based holiday program during the first year on story writing and poem appreciation conducted by lecturer from Stanford University, and he enjoyed it.
Now in NJC, he enjoys math, science and English thoroughly and planning to do literature in sec 3. At uni level, whatever he chose is really base on the his passion and interest. For now, my duty is to give him as much exposure and learning experience as possible for him to determine what he wants for his future. I told my wife, it was probably not a mistake for discouraging him from going to NUSH. No offense to others[/quote]
Longreach,
Thank you sooooo much!!!! I've been speaking to my son on this as well, being open minded, am glad that he is now taking interest in other IP schools. I thought as parents, we should try to provide as much info as possible in order to help the kids to make their decision. But I'll need to be objective too. Tat's why I need to gather as much info as possible myself. I'll share with him on the accelerated prog which I'm not aware of. This is indeed an additional info for us.
:thankyou:[/quote]
Key concerns about NUSH is always (1) is it too early to decide on the kids' choice of career and (2) the acceptance level of NUSH diploma.
Without doubt, NUSH mission is to produce future researchers, mathematicians, scientists, engineers, doctors etc. but that does not mean that it would neglect humanities. After all, how good a scientist can you be if you do not have the human touch? The school does offer humanities subjects and from Year 1- 4, it is compulsory to study a humanity subject. Year 1 & 2 will do Integrated Humanity and by Year 3-4, kids will have to choose a humanity subject, be it History, Geography, Economics, Art, Music. I understand that in most IP and mainstream schools, all the brighter kids will compete to do 3 sciences + 1 Humanity. So there is no difference except that in NUSH, you do not need to fight to do Triple Science. By Year 5-6, one can still choose a Humanity subject if one wishes to. Again, not much difference from the common A Level combi of 1 math, 2 science + 1 contrasting subject. Key difference at for NUSH Year 5-6, it is not compulsory to do a contrasting subject. 3 batches had graduated from NUSH and I understand some (not many though) had gone on to pursue non Maths or science related courses at Uni. A few had chosen to read economics and I believe there is one who had gone to read law. Emphasis is definitely on Maths & Science, but it does not stop one from pursuing other courses. NUS is rated highly in the academic world, with the support from NUS, there is no reason for universities around the world not to recognise NUSH diploma. In fact, many past NUSH graduates secured their place in some top universities even before they finish their final exams. It says alot when some top IP schools like RI & HCI, are awarding their own diplomas, on top of the A Level.
It is not my intention to confuse you. I just to want to provide more info for you to make an informed decision.[/quote]
I can't understand why some parents keep mentioning of \"a more holistic education\" as though NUSH is kind of weird school. How \"unholistic\" can it be after all it is a gahment-funded school under MOE. Like what DVL has said NUSH has the same humanities and the Arts/Music aspects to it. In fact, the MAD (music & art dept) and the Lingusitics dept have added advantage of direct NUS resources n support.
The Maths n Science programme in the normal 'IP\" school still can not be compare to NUSH programme after all it is still limited by the \"A\" level syllabus requirements. In this year SSEF, NUSH won ( has 70 projects in the final) 10 of the 17 gold medals (not too sure how many silvers and merit awards) but was told almost 50% of awards go to NUSH. I forsee that in time to come all those bright Maths n Science students will choose NUSH route as the preferred option it has flexibility and cater to the kids needs directly. The sky is the limit and it is up to the kids. They are not to be bounded by examination syllabus. -
matadorepy:
I can't understand why some parents keep mentioning of \"a more holistic education\" as though NUSH is kind of weird school. How \"unholistic\" can it be after all it is a gahment-funded school under MOE. Like what DVL has said NUSH has the same humanities and the Arts/Music aspects to it. In fact, the MAD (music & art dept) and the Lingusitics dept have added advantage of direct NUS resources n support.
The Maths n Science programme in the normal 'IP\" school still can not be compare to NUSH programme after all it is still limited by the \"A\" level syllabus requirements. In this year SSEF, NUSH won ( has 70 projects in the final) 10 of the 17 gold medals (not too sure how many silvers and merit awards) but was told almost 50% of awards go to NUSH. I forsee that in time to come all those bright Maths n Science students will choose NUSH route as the preferred option it has flexibility and cater to the kids needs directly. The sky is the limit and it is up to the kids. They are not to be bounded by examination syllabus.
Well Said :goodpost:
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