2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[TwaTau]

:congrats: musette and pinkgorilla!


I am also a parent of a P4 GEP this year. This is a good opportunity for your kids to extend themselves and even it is tough, I find it a good learning process for them to toughen them up for challenges in the future. You rather have them to do the now and deal with the challenges in the relative safe environment of the school then to do it when they are older. You will have to do some adjustment initially but I find enriching for the parent and the child.

[vlim]

musette:

Hi,


My dd has also been offered. She just called me from school. Now, we have to seriously think about whether to join or not.

She's doing competitive swimming which trains minimum 3 times a week and her coach has already \"advised\" them not to go into gep during the selection test.

On top of that, I am a FTWM and have a son doing PSLE next year and a baby to tend to. I'm more worried about myself and fear for my sanity. I read about the amount of parental involvement needed and that scares me! Just coaching the kids for SA2, especially my son, has already taken years off me and given me lots of white hair

:congrats:

[acforfamily]

csc:

And for those who have not received the YELLOW ENVELOPE, I suggest parents write a letter of reassurance and put it in a beautiful envelope, be it red, blue, green or even yellow, and address it to their beloved children.

Assure them that their value, esteem and worth are not tagged to a brand - GEP, concorted by some policy-makers .

Assure them that you love them all the same because they are God's gift to you.

:rahrah:

[keroppi]

I agree with turquoise. My P4 DS is an indepedent learner. He self-studies for his tests and exams. The only project which I have been involved in is the Family Tree project. Other than that, he is on his own - maybe some guidance here and there. He sleeps at 8.30 pm every night. I don’t even make him work on assessment books (other than Chinese). He’s enjoying himself in GE.

[TwaTau]

I have noticed that this year GEP batch are main girls, according to the posting so far. And last year's batch that are posted here are mainly boys, :? Something to do with the rabbit and dragon thing?

[musette]

Thanks everyone, for the well-wishes and advice! We will think about it and attend the talk to find out more about the program.

[vlim]

oh no wonder the gep kids have their exam much earlier then the mainstream… probably the teachers need to prepare for the briefing presentation and also the iso presentation

[cluelessmama]

no news abt gep yesterday. dd is in afternoon session. told her that even if she's not selected, she's still great. :lol:

[Keroppi30]

same here no news from my dd yet... she's in the am session so have till wait for her to reach home... I reckon we dun have much chance as she tikam in the maths paper... but i'm still hopeful :P...

[Kiasu101]

My side still no news. Strange.