NTU Confucius Institute - Discussion

[Musings]

Dear parents,


http://www.ci-ntu.com/tcep/programmes/14th-young-confucius-cultural-camp

I am interested in enrolling my child in this Chinese holiday camp organised by Confucius Institute, NTU.

Venue is at

Confucius Institute, NTU, 11 Slim Barracks Rise, NTU@one-north campus, Executive Centre, #08-01 Singapore 138664

Dates are: 7-8 June OR 14-15 June (9 am - 6 pm)

Course fee (before discount): $350 + 7% gst

We can get 20% discount which will work out to $280 + 7% gst per kid if we gather at least 3 kids.

The 3 kids need NOT attend on the same dates i.e. 1 kid can attend 7-8 June and the other kids can attend 14-15 June.

Please PM me if you are keen. Hope to get 20% discount if can garner at least 2 more kids.

[Musings]

Anyone keen?

[lim_ks]

I will be sending mine to Xuelin, already "chopped" a place as they are limited placements. She will be doing a 5 days reading program with compo fundamental writing for a duration of 3 hr & 45 mins. I have seen the selected books; something like Diary of the Wimpy’s Kid but in Chinese. After speaking to them, I agree with their rationale of doing this program. Many kids dun read Chinese books thus having very limited vocab, good content and good sentence structure. They will have interesting curriculum to engage kids and later translate into writing. I thot this is very necessary for my children. Very Ks but no choice.

[VooVoo]

lim_ks:

I will be sending mine to Xuelin, already \"chopped\" a place as they are limited placements. She will be doing a 5 days reading program with compo fundamental writing for a duration of 3 hr & 45 mins. I have seen the selected books; something like Diary of the Wimpy's Kid but in Chinese. After speaking to them, I agree with their rationale of doing this program. Many kids dun read Chinese books thus having very limited vocab, good content and good sentence structure. They will have interesting curriculum to engage kids and later translate into writing. I thot this is very necessary for my children. Very Ks but no choice.

So this holiday program is on reading and compo?

[lim_ks]

VooVoo: Yes, the program is about reading certain good extracts of selected books/ certain newspaper articles depending on level. The 2nd half is about writing, objective is to refine the writing using the vocab, contents and sentence structure learnt earlier. I thought it's very interesting to engage the kids and they are taking in only 20 kids per level (I heard it's 10 in the morning and 10 in the afternoon!) What I like about them is that their class size is very small! That is why I have to \"chopped\" a place for my gals and my sister's.

[VooVoo]

For P1 too?

[lim_ks]

VooVoo: I am "pestering" them to open for P1. Read Xuelin’s tread for details.

[royaljoy]

I've just signed DD and DS up for their cultural camp this June hols because they have a segment that brings them to the archery range and let them try archery.


I like the fact that they whole camp is in Mandarin, and 9am-6pm, can just drop them there before work then pick them up after work.

the camp details are in their website : http://www.ci-ntu.com/tcep/programmes/16th-young-confucius-cultural-camp

[nemofc]

any review of this NTU Confucious Institute for PRimary level especially for P1 level?

[baobei]

Mummies can share differences between berries and confucius institute approach? Thinking of switching over. Do they use own books like berries? I think seeing their Chinese assessment book in popular, can we just practice those?