[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools

[ah heng]

hi all !


Can anyone advice me on st hilda’s kindergarden? Planning to transfer my child out from cc to there next year.
Is the teacher n curriculum good? would they be well prepare for primary one? Does ur still need to send for any enrichment?

thk!

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mmy88:

Don't be fooled by kinderland academy's on the whole curriculum or safe caring environment as the principal claims. Visited during lunch and was shocked at the food being served to the children there. Plain rice,almost water clear soup and sausages in some kind of tomato sause. When i looked at the menu,they were supposed to be serving claypot rice on that day.


While checking around with other freinds who used to have kids in kinderland,they commented that they have a high withdrawal rate due to the menu. Food is not healthy and the school is stingy with the portions given to kids.

Also,the teacher put a nice sweet front infront of parents. But behind closed doors there is alot of shouting and even the teacher tease the children( got this info from the kitchen aunt who used to work there). The principal is also ver pretentious and i can tell frm the way she suddenly shows attention to the kids infront of us parents. Kind of sick actually.

I won't pay so much to put my child in a so called \"branded\" school when such things are going on behind closed doors.

Hi, I just went to Kinderland academy to visit the place coz my baby is turning 18 mths in jan 08 and needs to reserve a place for her in some sort of pre-nursery. I wasnt very pleased with the condition of the outdoor swings, etc.. it looks so dirty and dangerous. I went inside for a tour and the kids were napping so was unable to see how the teachers treat the kids. but thanks for the abv information coz I sensed that the principal was not that sincere and was all sales talk. She couldnt answer when i ask what logical thinking programs are they teaching.. she just answered it has a theme..

Anyway, I am thinking of Brighton Montessori at Fort Road but they are so full i need to place on a half year waiting list.

I prefer learning through play but it should also have academic to prepare the kids for the 'academic' environment for Kindergarten and above...but on the other hand, i worry it may be too boring for my baby since she is already going on to numeric and problem solving on her Glenn doman Maths and volume 2 of glenn doman reading program.

I find that if its all play, the kids may find it hard to adjust when the classes in P1 gets serious.

Please feel free to comment or recommend any pre-nursery half day.

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ChiefKiasu:

rinoa:

oh...are u guys in toddler A as well....

good to know

mine came back home.......super worn out.
think still need some time to adapt to no afternoon naps...hehe

My daughter loves the school. She has a lot of fun there too. The gym exercises are really good at making her bounce around. She can even do head rolls by herself now... a feat that she refused to do during her earlier Saturday ABGS gym lessons.

And yes, have to adjust her to sleep later in the morning to stay awake in the afternoon!

Guess we will be staying there for a while - so it's time to buy the uniform :).

Chief, you girl still at schoolhouse by the bay? dont understand when you said there is no nursery class but toddler class leh..

[oleander]

Hi, anyone have experience with Tung Ling kindergarten at Marine Parade? Appreciate your feedbacks on this. Thks a lot!

[ChiefKiasu]

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Chief, you girl still at schoolhouse by the bay? dont understand when you said there is no nursery class but toddler class leh..

She's still there. Oh... for kids under 4yo they only have playgroup activities for 3.5hrs in the afternoon. No full day classes like normal childcare services. They only have full day classes for 4yo and above.

[wavelypark]

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Does anyone know anything about Just Kids (Mp Kids) at Marine Terrace? I've visited once sometimes ago, and I got a very good impression. I wanna find out how things are there.

[wavelypark]

my mistake to have created a new topic…I planned to write my post in[Bedok/Katong/Marine Parade/Siglap] Preschools section. sorry!

[SAHM]

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hi chief kiasu,

Read that your dd in this school, do you not worried that they are not preparing the child adequately for P1? I got a friend who pulled her dd out and go to PAt schoolhouse after she got feedback from K2 parent that her child did not \"learn anything\"? My friend dd attended from playgroup to nursery this year, was feeling anxious that her dd still \"playing\" and has not learn to write....she want to prepare her gal to RGPS

Any feedbacks from graduates from schoolhouse by the bay?



Thank you.

[ChiefKiasu]

SAHM:

...Read that your dd in this school, do you not worried that they are not preparing the child adequately for P1? I got a friend who pulled her dd out and go to PAt schoolhouse after she got feedback from K2 parent that her child did not \"learn anything\"? My friend dd attended from playgroup to nursery this year, was feeling anxious that her dd still \"playing\" and has not learn to write....she want to prepare her gal to RGPS...

But that's the exact reason why I sent her to Schoolhouse By The Bay. I believe kids learn much wider and deeper while they play than sitting through academic lessons. Read this http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/learning-through-play for more info.

Of course, I supplement her training with weekend Chinese lessons which is working very well. The funny thing was, there was a time when I was driving and while discussing with my wife in Chinese about her progress in Schoolhouse and whether we should change her to Orange Tree when my daughter suddenly yelled from behind us: \"DON'T CHANGE MY SCHOOLHOUSE!\" I guess she was fed-up with us switching her around from one childcare to another after 3 times :). We never had that same discussion since.

[gigima]

My daughter just turned 1 year old last week and I'd like to send her to some sort of school for learning. Please recommend a good one in the east (near bayshore road)