Learning Vision

[Fion Loh]

hi qms,

I've just reported at the Newbie thread. I've email Joanne and ask her to advise me on the enrolment for SP2. Hope that she'll reply me.

Can u maybe share with me what's their everyday programme like ? I don know wanna put him on 1/2 day or full day programme .

[qms]

Hi Fion!

Fion Loh:

I've email Joanne and ask her to advise me on the enrolment for SP2. Hope that she'll reply me.

Good Luck to you! :xedfingers:

Please update me if you receive any news from her.

Fion Loh:

Can u maybe share with me what's their everyday programme like ? I don know wanna put him on 1/2 day or full day programme .

Sure. Let me try to recall....

0800-0900: Breakfast

0900-1100: I don't remember how they split (either half hourly or 45 minutes duration) but they will cover English, Maths, Art & Craft, outdoor activities during these two hours. Of course, they don't have, for instance, Maths, everyday. Perhaps three times a week?

1100-1215: Shower followed by lunch, or vice-versa. As this is a big centre, some children take shower before their lunch because the shower rooms cannot accommodate everyone.

1215-1300: Continue with lessons, usually English.

1300-1500: Nap time.

1500-1545: Children wake up from their afternoon naps, pack their mattress cover, etc. and proceed to their afternoo snacks.

1545-1700: Chinese lessons (for kindergarten levels. For lower levels, eg. nurseries or toddler, it's play time after the afternoon tea).

You may find the time-slot allocated per lesson rather long, but it includes class work and assignments, too.

For LV@NUS, you have the option of signing your child up for their optional programs. Classes for optional programs start at 3.30 pm, 45 minutes or one hour per week. For the older kids who have Chinese lessons after tea break, if they sign up for the optional programs, the Chinese teachers are expected to conduct extra lessons for them before or after the lessons for the optional programs.

As mentioned previously, LV@NUS offers the English Speech and Drama this year as part of the core program.

Oh yes! Currently, LV@NUS doesn't offer half-day program. You may pick up your child after lunch, but you still pay the same price as the full day program. You may like to take note of this.

[Fion Loh]

hi qms,

Thanks so much for the time table . Hope that she'll reply my email .
I scare she'll be too busy to even read her mail .
Once i've got news from her than i'll update you ya .

[qms]

Hi Fion!


Actually, I am quite surprised that the published rate for LSH is higher than Learning Vision.

LSH charges $950 per month before subsidy, while Learning Vision will be charging $850 per month before subsidy.

[lzxuan]

Hi qms, me too is one of the parents of the exising kids at LV@NUS. Hard decision whether to follow them to SP2.


Pro:
1. Teachers are familiar and overall good.
2. Curriculum are satisfied.

Cons:
1. Fee is slightly more exp, $40+gst diff. Not sure if LSH will revise the fee yearly? Need to check out next week.
2. Parking only 15 min grace period. My kids normally take their own sweet time.
3. Centralized office aircon, meaning could be too cold during rainy days especially.

Pro LSH:
1. Fee lower.
2. Published rate is higher than LV@SP2, more worth it?

Cons:
1. Curriculum unknown good. But I saw those extra classes not cheap, $250 to $290 for 10 sessions.
2. There is stupid $100 registration fee
3. Uniform needs to buy new. $21 per set.
4. Teachers and principal dunno good or not.

[lzxuan]

Btw, after I found out Little Skool House is NTUC subsidiary, I sienz half.

[Fion Loh]

Hi Qms,

For learning vision isit different centre charge differently?
I know that LSH charge higher than LV by about $100.

Hi 12Xuan,
how come u sian half when u find out LSH is under NTUC?? ISit no good?

[qms]

Hi lzxuan!


Which class is your child in?

lzxuan:

Cons:
1. Fee is slightly more exp, $40+gst diff. Not sure if LSH will revise the fee yearly? Need to check out next week.

I suppose you were actually referring to Learning Vision, rather than Little Skool House, right? Did you attend the briefing yesterday. It was mentioned that the fee revision would be less than $50 the following year. I am pretty sure there will be revision of the fees upward. Just a matter of how much.

lzxuan:

Cons:
1. Curriculum unknown good. But I saw those extra classes not cheap, $250 to $290 for 10 sessions.

Agreed. We don't know what optional programs they are offering either. Maybe they will announce next week? Even so, it will be subject to demand.

lzxuan:

Cons:
2. There is stupid $100 registration fee

Agreed. Are you a staff of NUS? Maybe this is something which we can raise during the briefing session. Why should parents be penalised for something that we have no control over? NUS didn't consult us, the key stakeholders, before they awarded the contract to LSH. It's not fair for us to bear this cost.

lzxuan:

Cons:
3. Uniform needs to buy new. $21 per set.

The uniform cost, plus the registration fee - let's look at it this way. Assume you buy 2 sets of uniform. That will be $42. Plus the registration fee of $100, the extra cost is $142. If you were to go to Learning Vision, you pay additional $42.80 per month, making it $513.60 per year extra.

Hence, if you were to compare costs alone, it's a no-brainer.

Now, we need to consider the \"soft\" issues, like what you mentioned, curriculum, teachers, etc.

Are you attending the briefing session next week?

[qms]

Fion Loh:

For learning vision isit different centre charge differently?

Hi Fion!

Yes, different centres charge differently. I guess it is partly dependent on the rent they are paying.

By the way, Learning Vision has signed a 10-year lease at SP2. Hence, you can expect stability over the next 10 years, as in, Learning Vision should be in SP2 for the next 10 years, barring unforeseen circumstances.

[qms]

lzxuan:

Btw, after I found out Little Skool House is NTUC subsidiary, I sienz half.

Hi lzxuan!

My First Skool is the new name for the former NTUC Childcare. Little Skool House is supposed to be more upmarket. So, perhaps it won't be in the same league as My First Skool? :?

If you visit the website, you can't find anything on NTUC. So, perhaps they deliberately market this brand separately. To do so successfully, they must offer something good, right? Just look at the amount they are charging. :shock: