GEP 2011 - Screening & Selection

[vlim]

No economics la .... Mainly history ..... Not to worry what the kids will be taught ... They can handle ... Just remember the dateline for various social studies assignments ..

[OrangeJuice]

for someone who lives at River Valley, which school is more convenient by public transport (bus/mrt/cab) ? catholic high primary or nanyang primary ? I would assume the latter is more popular ? Any advice ?

[jtoh]

Just4Fun:

jtoh:

If you read through the various GEP threads here you'll get a fair idea of the trials and tribulations GEP kids and their parents are experiencing, the good and bad, the work load... There is no one singular experience. Some kids embrace it and do really well. Some others are struggling, emotionally and academically.

Attend the parents briefing with your kid. Have a chat with the schools there, as well as ask GEB any questions you may have. Chances are you'll come away wanting to join GEP bec it is a marketing talk after all.

Thanks, jtoh. I do really enjoy reading yr inputs. To all the greenies like myself, yr experience is indeed very valuable . Pls do continue to drop by and offer yr guidance. TIA.
GEP program sounds both exciting and scary ! DS has not made up his mind yet . Didn't want to push him since I believe he is one of the 'lucky ones' that got selected.
Told him that his signature in the GEP form is very very very important , should he decide to go for it. This is going to be his FIRST VERY IMPORTANT signature milestone !

You're welcome, Just4Fun. There are quite a few active GEP parents here who are happy to give their opinions.

I still remember that signature. It's interesting how they make the kids sign the document so they know it's something they have to commit to.

[jtoh]

dagong99:

Just4Fun:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]

If you read through the various GEP threads here you'll get a fair idea of the trials and tribulations GEP kids and their parents are experiencing, the good and bad, the work load... There is no one singular experience. Some kids embrace it and do really well. Some others are struggling, emotionally and academically.

Attend the parents briefing with your kid. Have a chat with the schools there, as well as ask GEB any questions you may have. Chances are you'll come away wanting to join GEP bec it is a marketing talk after all.

Thanks, jtoh. I do really enjoy reading yr inputs. To all the greenies like myself, yr experience is indeed very valuable . Pls do continue to drop by and offer yr guidance. TIA.
GEP program sounds both exciting and scary ! DS has not made up his mind yet . Didn't want to push him since I believe he is one of the 'lucky ones' that got selected.
Told him that his signature in the GEP form is very very very important , should he decide to go for it. This is going to be his FIRST VERY IMPORTANT signature milestone !

I am reading through the booklet now, it says GEP students have to take Social Studies & pass it and worse, this \"Social Studies\" is so different from their social studies now, it comprises of History, Geography & Economics ... i tot these subjects are for Secondary schools & JC ? I took my Econs in JC & \"see\" stars [/quote]Social Studies is interesting, in that I look at it and think some of this I studied only in Upper Sec, JC and even university. It makes me think that 1) Times are a-changing and the younger generation are assimilating things at a much faster pace than us dinosaurs; and 2) Any subject can be understood by pre-teens, provided they are explained in a manner suited to their intellect and maturity.

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shalomger:

Of sheer curiosity which schools will u be opting for ur kids? We are definitely not selecting a SAP school as we don't want DS1 to struggle with HMT

:congrats: although DS did not get into the GEP but i've do some searching & just to share with you. know that GEP student have to study HMT if i'm not wrong.

[karmeleon]

parent.parent:

shalomger:

Of sheer curiosity which schools will u be opting for ur kids? We are definitely not selecting a SAP school as we don't want DS1 to struggle with HMT

:congrats: although DS did not get into the GEP but i've do some searching & just to share with you. know that GEP student have to study HMT if i'm not wrong.

Not compulsory lah. I know that in my ds' school where there are 2 GEP classes. Only 1 class does HMT. And for the other class, only a few do HMT, not all.

[OrangeJuice]

OrangeJuice:

for someone who lives at River Valley, which school is more convenient by public transport (bus/mrt/cab) ? catholic high primary or nanyang primary ? I would assume the latter is more popular ? Any advice ?

DS just came home and told me out of the 10 in his class, 6 are opting for Henry Park, 1 is opting out of GEP, 3 including him hvnt decided what school to choose ....

Heard Henry Park is moving, anyone knows when and where ?

[dagong99]

karmeleon:

toxic118:

[quote=\"metta\"]anyone has experience or heard of students using Round 1 clearance to change to a better school? what are the chances of getting a transfer and also to one of their best classes? sorry off track a bit.

thanks a mil.

I guess no harm trying at all.

Does MOE give a letter to those kids that do not get past 2nd round? My older ds had a letter and it said that altho' didn't get into GEP but getting past 1st round shows that he is within top 10% of cohort. Guess such a letter *might* help.[/quote]Ya, MOE did. My DS1 got his when he took his Round 2 which I kept it till today in his cert file. I used it for his DSA too but not sure if they recognised it as an achievement. But nevertheless, it's definitely an achievement for him ...

[vlim]

shalomger:

Of sheer curiosity which schools will u be opting for ur kids? We are definitely not selecting a SAP school as we don't want DS1 to struggle with HMT

For your info, though Rosyth is not a SAP school, the p4 geppers are all required to take HCL..However, coming to p5 gep, they will see the HCL result of p4 to offer the HCL option to the kids...And coming p6, those taking HCL in p5 and the result is way below expectation, they might be advise to drop HCL and take CL...

[jtoh]

parent.parent:

shalomger:

Of sheer curiosity which schools will u be opting for ur kids? We are definitely not selecting a SAP school as we don't want DS1 to struggle with HMT

:congrats: although DS did not get into the GEP but i've do some searching & just to share with you. know that GEP student have to study HMT if i'm not wrong.

No, GEP students can opt to do HMT or MT. It's up to them. Of course if you choose to attend an SAP school, you have no choice but to study HCL.