2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[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.

[glchua]

My son is out! Don’t know if any from his school got in. Congrats to all who got selected!

[Neko]

Hi. My daughter and 3 of her classmates are in GEP. Just read the letter and realise we are not given a lot of time to make the decision whether to accept the GEP offer (ah, stress, stress, stress).


We are surprised she got selected because she did not find the selection test a breeze. We are leaving the decision to her (erm, not sure if this is wise as she is afterall, only 9 yo).

She is in a dilemma. Her thoughts :

1) cannot bear to leave her friends (2 of them cried and asked her not to leave)
2) proud to be selected, wld be a pity to give it a miss
3) GEP is going to be stressful, don’t know whether can cope and heard GEPers may not do well for PSLE

With respect to Pt 3, are GEPers given any priority to enter Sec schools of their choice, even if they don’t perform as well as the others ?

[girlmum]

WOW! Seems to have quite a lot of bright children in this forum. CONGRATULATION TO ALL CHILDREN & PARENTS! Give your child a pat on the shoulder.

For those who r not successful in the 2nd round, don't be disappointed. Your child tried and moreover, they had managed to get into the 2nd round which is also a good achievement.
I didn't let my DD1 try when she was in P3 (don't want to stress her or myself). DD2 will be in P3 next yr, should I let her try? She is the Gan Jiong type, may freak her out. (LOL) She did pretty well for SA2, scoring 90+ for all subjects. Pls advise.

[Emelyn]

Keroppi30:

leeven:

40+ kids thats great. my DS school I think 34 . he is from SVPA .

are you refering to south view? if yes we probably live nearby my dd is from BPPS...

Keroppi30,

DS1 is from BPPS 4J. DS2 is from BPPS 2L.

BPPS has their own GEP-programme which is mainly for the top 2 or 3 classes. For DS1, it is 4J and 4I.

For eg, this year, Term 3, they had a 10-week Debating workshop. They have other activities for these 2 classes too. Also, they cover a lot more in Science and Maths. They have additional enrichment classes too.

For SA2, the lowest marks for Math in 4J is 90. Got a few with 100 :!:

Just sharing.

[Zann]

My kiddy got selected too. He was the one who said very easy after the first day of selection test but I thought he was just kidding. After the second day, he kept quiet and refused to recall any further so I thought may be "no chance" liao.


Ever thought of sending him for GEP preparation course last time but after I came to know this forum and read "All about GEP" I decided not to and let things be natural. At least now I feel confident of his ability to join the program. He is keen too after discussing with him today.

I am working fulltime and have not been spending much time with him from young. Basically, he is an independent learner and love to read all kinds of book so I guess his good in English has benefited him in the selection test. Thru him, I know what "teach less, learn more" means.

He is already studying in a GEP School, and that makes our decision easier to just stay back in the same school, so that he will not miss his friends.

[pinkgorilla]

dear turquoise


Thanks for feedback about projects. I hope all parents practises the same as you for the good of the children.

[ApronMama]

Just wondering whether all GEP schools give out same worksheets, use text books and do same projects. Also, whether the allocation of GEP school base on distance between school and home? Do they follow 1Km, 2Km, like primary 1 registration? Do one usually get to go to his first choice of GEP schhol?

[cluelessmama]

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

Thanks for the info.

My kid has read the info booklet and told me quite firmly that she doesn't want to change school as she likes the school, friends and teachers. Anyway, no matter what, I'll bring the kid along to listen to the talk. I told her it will be for the purpose of \"just for info\".

So for the moment, our decision is to stay.

[vlim]

pinkgorilla:

dear turquoise


Thanks for feedback about projects. I hope all parents practises the same as you for the good of the children.

hi pinkgorilla,
as mentioned by my ds school principal, the first three to six mths is the 'teething' period for most p4 gep kids. Those gep kids who do not need to transfer school would not have to face the problem of children who need to transfer to a gep school. The later children not only need to adapt to new environment but also need to manage and adapt to the ge programme which is carried out quite differently from mainstream. Being a kun chiong mum, initially I follow up pretty closely of what he brought back from school and his school project. My boy do get stress up and depress quite easily though generally he is a fast learner. For the first project, family tree, I did help him in some lay out but the write-out and content is done by him...gradually while he proceed to term 3 of p4..I could see that he was more confident with himself and need very minimum help from me..So for my case, I am not regretting to be involve or help my son in his work at the beginning stage of gep as it gives him more confident and eventually he realise that afterall it is not that difficult to him. i get to know that some gifted kids get pretty demoralised after getting first yr results as all along from p1 to p3 their results are always above 90%.. So what I am trying to highlight here is that though they selected for the gep, different kids manage it differently and we as a geper's parents have to monitor their progress otherwise if he/she could not manage it and at the end of the year all the results are border line or lower then what they expected, they will get very demoralise and thereafter they might loose interest in the gep and refuse to progress....however if they are enjoying the programme and can cope well with subjects (from the marks they score for tests/exam) then of course we parents can be more relax ... :lol: