Chinese Preschool

[silverose]

cornucopia:

Hi all,


Pls also note that Nanyang Kindergarten has high turnover of teachers.. Yr child may get different teachers in a year. They also have relief young teachers with no experience. It all depends on yr luck. U may want to find out more before putting yr child.

Barker Kindergarten has Chinese enrichment 5 days a week ( include lunch) and fees is subsidised. Very reasonable package :lol:

My 2 children are in NYK, and so far there are turnover of teachers, but I wouldn't consider them high. I don't actually know which teachers have left, since they have not taught my children in the past.

I actually thought they have an excellent way of letting at least one of the two teachers in a class move up with the class. That way, at least 1 out of the 2 teachers is already familiar with the students in a new class, and I feel that having continuity is good for the students. For the past 3 years, at least one of my children's classes each year have had a teacher moving up with them to the new class.

[Poonie]

If you are considering a pre-school with heavy emphasis on Chinese you may want to check out Newton K. It is church-based and has a very long history and it started has a pure Chinese kindy. Each class has both an English and Chinese teacher and the latter being the form teacher. I noticed that the teachers hired speak exceptionally good English and Chinese. The staff turnover has been low. Infact my kids had the same teachers through out their 3-4 years there with only one change of teacher. The principal is probably extra careful of the selection of staff partly due because quite a number of minister’s grand kids are studying there.

[phantom]

Poonie:

... check out Newton K.

You can find information for Newton Kindergarten http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/kindergarten/newton-kindergarten.

[cakepuck]

Hi fellow kiasu parents


I’m looking for a chinese pre-school for my 4yr old boy. Can’t get in to Nanyang Kindergarten so am willing to settle for other equivalent private ones. Any recommendations or pointers?

Not really looking for bilingual, but purely chinese.

[Starling]

Hi, just want to check whether does anyone enrolled your kids in Newton Kindergarten before? Any comments on the preparation for P1?


For parents currently with kids in the kindergarten, any comments so far?
I understand that the waiting list is also very long for this.

[Melchan]

Hi, you may wish to consider JG as well. Heard that they are starting new nursery classes next year conducted entirely in Mandarin. I like their Mandarin teachers a lot. They are PRC, very animated, lively and apt at handing the different temperament of each child. I like the fact that their chinese is accurate not like SG chinese which is chapalang.

[baong]

Hi,


Anyone knows if Newton Kindergarten focus a lot on Bible teaching? Do they prepare kids for P1?

Any feedback is appreciated.

[greenbean2011]

you can obtain feedback from parents on Newton kindergarten here:-


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12778&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=8d641b56ca5be225c64ee73bc76f6a29

[greenbean2011]

hi,


you can try Newton kindergarten - 60% chinese, 40% english.

read parents feedback here:-

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12778&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0