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[zow]

Hi Buds


Thanks for your recommendation. Will check it out!

I have also looked at Montessori for CHildren at Newton. Any thoughts on that school? They seem very stricly AMI.

They have a very high children: teacher ratio of 14:1. So it is almost 20+ kids in one room with 2 teachers, one is AMI and the other is Mandarin teacher but not officially Montessori trained. I am wondering if that ratio is too high especially for a Montessori system where teacher observations and response are important. What are your thoughts on that?

Thank you so much fory our help!

[yeomaylin]

hi all, i'v just registered my 3 yrs old boy in MRC 3Q Junior nursery at Downtown East for a week trial lesson. It seems like a centre focusing a lot on acadmics. The N1 students are already learning how to spell and write from 1 - 10! I really do not know whether my boy will be stressed out.


It's a bit difficult to explain my boy's situation. He can read (certain words only, not in sentence yet), spell and say words, ie name of animals, things, etc like other kids tho' he may yet to pronounce them very clearly. But he simple can't communicate and never really respond to your questions. For eg, when you ask a little kid to drink water, he/she may answer \"don't want\" or \"ok\". But my boy will just be quiet or maybe doesn't even know that is meant to be a question. Simply no respond back from him. It's like throwing a ball onto a wall and it never bounces back. Is that normal for a 3 yrs old? My friends kept assuring me that he's still too young and boys tend to develop slower than girls. Are they rite? My boy is very hardworking. He always studies by himself. In fact, he learns most of the spelling and phonics from a-z all by himself (i always play dvd on phonics for him when i'm busy). Can somebody please advise what i should do or can do?

Anybody has kids studing at MRC 3Q Junior at Downtown East? Or anybody can share with me their experience on MMI (The Learning Curve) at Tampines Mart. I've seen the comment on MMI (The Learning Curve) at Tampines Mart on sgparent.com and there are a whole list of compliments. Is that centre really terrific and fantastic?

Tks in advance.

[StarMum]

Hello !

I’m a newbie here and a mother of a two year old.I’m interested in enrolling my child in a Montessori school and have been trawling the net for info on such schools.

I’ve not been able to find any reviews on Sonrise Montessori , Kovan.Please can anyone on this forum help me out here? Do you know anyone who sends their child there?.

Thank you.

StarMum.

[jhmum1]

Hi,

Is it true that montesorri schools do not decorate the walls with subjects related to the themes covered in the month? The walls are kept clean so that children can concentrate on what they are doing? I visited a school recently and noticed the walls are very bare compared to other preschools that I saw and find it very strange. The above is the explanation given to me. Can someone advise?

[cherryseeker]

hhhheeeeellllpppp…


Have to find a good Montessori school for K1 son in vicinity of Lentor/YioChuKang/AMK/Thomson area… any to recommend?

Does anyone have any comments about MMI @ Brighthill Drive or Character Montessori @ AMK?

[Mum_2Gals]

jhmum1:

Hi,

Is it true that montesorri schools do not decorate the walls with subjects related to the themes covered in the month? The walls are kept clean so that children can concentrate on what they are doing? I visited a school recently and noticed the walls are very bare compared to other preschools that I saw and find it very strange. The above is the explanation given to me. Can someone advise?

Hi jhmum1,

My dd is in a Montessori preschool. They do have some childrens' work on one wall, but overall the walls are kept clean. The materials for the monthly theme are on a movable white board. I thought it's good, less distractions. Some preschools have lots of decorations, even hanging nettings with colourful balloons. Looks vibrant and cheerful, but can be messy too.

[Charmaine_chong]

Any comments on MMI at Upper East Coast Road?

[glamchic]

Hi,


Has anyone send your angels in MMI Jurong East? I’m thinking of sending my 20mths old daughter there. Pls share your experience.

[david59]

vfong1:

Does your Montessori trained child perform in Pri 1 better than other traditional trained kindergarten?


I need some opinions.

I have a girl and a boy who enrolled in my student care centre this year. They were from Shekinah Montesori in St. Anne Wood. They are some of the smartest among the Pri 1 kids in my centre.
The boy excelled in every subject especially Maths where he is now even doing Pri 3 Maths in my centre.
As for the girl, she is very proficient and articulative in the English Language. But she is just above average in Maths.
In fact, from my past experience I observe that kids who attended good private Kindergarten or child care are better prepared for Primary One than those from PCF and NTUC. I suspect the private ones provide far better phonics education with smaller teacher to students ratio. Of course, fee of private ones are more expensive than the latter.

[icyclaw]

Hi,


Anyone sent their kids to this: MODERN MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL CENTRE at 368, BUKIT BATOK STREET 31?

Tot of sending my DD here cos by right montessori is good…, but teachers looked very stern and not really sure whether their standard of montessori are good… Any comments?