2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[sierracheckmate]

How long is the briefing anyway? :?

[pokemon]

Full.Cream:

chamonix:

9 students from Bukit Timah Primary School got selected for the GEP Program

must be a bitter sweet feeling for the principal

My frens 2kids are in this school, heard from her tis school hv alot of talented kids and alot were chosen for gep, she say unfortunately hers are nt.

[sierracheckmate]

Oh, and which schs do GEPers usually go to? :?:

[Herbie]

Programme for GEP briefing as follow:


5.30pm - Viewing of exhibition booths of GEP schools
7.15pm - Guests/parents to be seated
7.30pm - Briefing on the GEP
8.30pm - Question and Answer Session
9.00pm - Light Refreshment

Cheers

[kposon]

sierracheckmate:

I'm a P3 student, just received news that I got into GEP. May i ask what a GEPer's life is like? Is it easy to cope? And it the Gep programme stressful?

Yes, its is kind of stressful. Pri5 will be hard, and there are many programmes.

[pinkgorilla]

Hi Again


WORKING INDEPENDENTLY
Some of you mentioned that you need not help your kids in their projects. What happen if other parents are very kiasu and they helped alot and their kids projects look really good. I am all for my dd to work independently but will the teacher be fair in the grading. A project can be done at different levels of quality. Some kids are really better then others at project work and if parents are involved, it looks even better. How can the teacher tell?
Eg. I heard from a parent that the famiy tree project, some just use a vanguard sheet and draw. Some parents buy plastic hanging trees and hang photos.

BICEP
Can parents in Tao Nan enlighten more about the BICEP. They mention that CME, PE and a few other lessons are conducted in Mandarin. I thought it could be good for dd because we don't speak much Mandarin at home. The immersion could be good for her.

Workload
Kinda enjoy seeing dd having some idle time. She reads voraciously, always have alot of ideas to occupy herself making and doing things. We go to the outdoors and exercise and that needs time too. I guess at the end of the day it's all about discipline and time managment. That's tough as when activities are too structured, we fall into a rut and it's not so fun anymore. I know 2 GEP kids who have lost the sparkle in their eyes, what happened?

What's DD's idea of GEP
She's still abit confuse what the fuss is all about. She thinks that GEP is like an extra enrichment class that she has to attend after the normal class. Have to go thru' pupil's guide to help her understand.

Thanks everyone once again for all the advice and moral support. Frankly, it's quite lonely being parents of a gifted child. I had to homeschool dd for sometime in her kindy days because she was so bored in class and because she's so 'guai', she just sat and broke down. Most of the past years, I struggled to keep her challenged and can't talk much to people about it as they may think that I was showing off.

[leeven]

My DS got selected too in GEP. I have only 3 choice of Schools as his MT is not chinese. ACS , Henry, Rosyth. Parents please advise the Niche area's for these 3 schools. which is the best. :?

[turquoise]

Hi Pinkgorilla,


With regard to working independently, yes, it's true that some kiasu parents help their kids with their projects. The sad thing is if every parent fears that their child will lose out, and insists on helping them, they're only perpetuating the problem. And the biggest losers in the end will be their children.

Do teachers know if parents have helped out? I can't say for sure, but I would think they have a fair idea if there was adult input in the projects if the child's performance in class is markedly different from his/her final project.

Finally, presentation and creativity is only one portion of overall marks for projects. So the difference in score between a vanguard sheet and an elaborate 3D model isn't that significant.

Have faith in your child and let her do the project herself. The Family Tree project is one of the easiest ones to do because the child can identify with it.

[turquoise]

Herbie:

My daughter got into GEP... As parents, we have mixed feeling... happy that she passed the exam and worry whether she can cope with the programme.


She is also quite reluctant to leave SCGS...

Congrats Herbie. Any idea how many from SCGS made it through to GEP?

[keroppi]

vlim:

last yr they stated only for parents but when I went there I saw that many of them brought their child along :stupid: I should have brought my boy there :stupid:

Ya lor. Me too. My first reaction was no fair. Should have brought my boy too. :stupid:
Herbie, congrats. Just bring your kid along. The session would be good information for her as well.