Overseas Immersion Programmes
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MMM:
Frankly the recent AMK hub news and also statistics on abduction in China left me alittle jittery about my P4 ds's trip to Beijing this june.lim72:
Hi LOLMum
Thanks for sharing. I had a good laugh and especially when you mentioned they are secondary school's students. When I was reading your post, I thought you are talking about primary school kids. Now I know how you feel.
I think for myself, abduction & safety are the greatest nightmare, whereas food safety & health are the next concern.
I already told my p4 ds that I will not allow him to go to especially China with the school.
teacher to student ratio should be 1 : 6 or 8.
kids should be given identical items for teachers to spot them easily in the crowds like a bright coloured cap (especially for small kids in crowded places, can see them easily).
kid should be given a whistle to wear around their neck.
for primary school kids (1st trip overseas with school), i myself might fly there to check on them secretly. but i wont break the rules set by the school like appearing at hotel and insist on taking him out for meals or disrupt the programmes etc. -
Is it true that there are trips which allow only selected students to go? Is there any subsidies from MOE/schools for such trips or are they all borne by parents?
Where do travel agencies come in for such trips? -
concern2:
in some primary schools, due to overwhelming response, students have to go for interview/selection process.Is it true that there are trips which allow only selected students to go? Is there any subsidies from MOE/schools for such trips or are they all borne by parents?
Where do travel agencies come in such trips?
most of my friends paid for the whole trip but i think part of it could come from the edufund (shucks, cant remember the name of the govt fund). i believe some school so help those with $$$ problems.
travel agencies or agencies who specialised in these type of school trips would plan the activities, routes, accommodation, flight, etc. usually these organisers would have done the same trip with other schools so they are know the place, routes, policies of that country well.
for my dd's trip, a few staff were there to ensure that things were going smoothly thus letting the teachers have more time with the kids. -
LOLMum:
Think it's known as Edusave
in some primary schools, due to overwhelming response, students have to go for interview/selection process.concern2:
Is it true that there are trips which allow only selected students to go? Is there any subsidies from MOE/schools for such trips or are they all borne by parents?
Where do travel agencies come in such trips?
most of my friends paid for the whole trip but i think part of it could come from the edufund (shucks, cant remember the name of the govt fund). i believe some school so help those with $$$ problems.
travel agencies or agencies who specialised in these type of school trips would plan the activities, routes, accommodation, flight, etc. usually these organisers would have done the same trip with other schools so they are know the place, routes, policies of that country well.
for my dd's trip, a few staff were there to ensure that things were going smoothly thus letting the teachers have more time with the kids. -
concern2:
Beijing trip for my boy was for selected students only. They said bc they are \"representing the school overseas\" afterall. THere was subsidy. We paid S$600 for the 9day trip which included attachment to a school and home stay.Is it true that there are trips which allow only selected students to go? Is there any subsidies from MOE/schools for such trips or are they all borne by parents?
Where do travel agencies come in for such trips?
Never heard any of the rubbish like what LOLmum shared earlier.
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phankao:
you are referring to LOLmum's post on 10:09 hrs of 26 March
Beijing trip for my boy was for selected students only. They said bc they are \"representing the school overseas\" afterall. THere was subsidy. We paid S$600 for the 9day trip which included attachment to a school and home stay.concern2:
Is it true that there are trips which allow only selected students to go? Is there any subsidies from MOE/schools for such trips or are they all borne by parents?
Where do travel agencies come in for such trips?
Never heard any of the rubbish like what LOLmum shared earlier.
secondary school students some more.....the parents really went overboard, might as well call of the trip
when my DS when with the P6 kids, no such thing. Obediently he did not bring the handphone....we all just rely on teacher's update on the blog for first few days ..... after that pretty much on their own, no news is good news
parents have complete trust in the teachers, vice versa -
You just need 1 parent to kill it.
I was really disappointed the mrt trip which the girls had to go on their own (just one or two stops only) was cancelled. This was the highlight of the trip.
As far as I know those in dd’s class were looking forward to it.
Don’t think I called her nightly. Think she just called once or twice, mostly SMS. -
verykiasu2010:
For ours, the teachers updated the blog every evening with the kids. It was their nightly homework before turning in. And... the teachers even uploaded 100s of photos every single night onto an online album. That one really *peifu*. Even videos. So we could see our children online. Not bad.
when my DS when with the P6 kids, no such thing. Obediently he did not bring the handphone....we all just rely on teacher's update on the blog for first few days ..... after that pretty much on their own, no news is good news
parents have complete trust in the teachers, vice versa
I've seen other overseas trips (altho' my boy didn't go for those) where the teachers upload Photos on FB page every evening. Also not bad - very good effort. -
phankao:
the really memorable part is having lessons with local kids, morning exercise, breakfast, lessons, recess, lunch, lessons, PE, dinner, night lessons, home visits, exchange QQ number, live in same hostel but different floor...
For ours, the teachers updated the blog every evening with the kids. It was their nightly homework before turning in. And... the teachers even uploaded 100s of photos every single night onto an online album. That one really *peifu*. Even videos. So we could see our children online. Not bad.verykiasu2010:
when my DS when with the P6 kids, no such thing. Obediently he did not bring the handphone....we all just rely on teacher's update on the blog for first few days ..... after that pretty much on their own, no news is good news
parents have complete trust in the teachers, vice versa
I've seen other overseas trips (altho' my boy didn't go for those) where the teachers upload Photos on FB page every evening. Also not bad - very good effort. -
Hi Hi,
Just sharing my experience of sending my DD to Beijing for school immersion programme last year when she was P5. Initially, DH and I were very worried. Even though she has been overseas with us many times before, but this is her first solo trip. We took comfort that she was among friends (30 of them) and 6 teachers. They had a "buddy" system in place - groups of 3. If one wants to go to the restroom, the other 2 follow suit. Same goes for shopping for books (yes, they were taken to a huge shopping mall that sells stationery and books), if one of them was browsing at this corner, the other 2 accompanied.
I understand that their teachers take turn "patrolling" their floors to ensure that no one sneaked out during the night after nights off @ 930pm.
All in all, I find the experience is a good one for DD cos she learnt to be more independent. She truly understand the meaning of "zai jia kao fu mu, chu wai kao peng you". She appreciates home more after she returns from the trip and more matured. On top of that, she makes new friends (China students whom they studied with for 5 days) and manages to keep in touch with them via email.
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