Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[mummyloves]

titank:

Hi All,


Can advise to take Molin (P1) Max at 10 students or Yuquan (P1) class size around 5-6? :?:

Hi titank

have you decided on whcih one? We have just signed up for the \"cheng yu\" class at yuquan.

My hubby is keen also on the p1 chinese class but I was not sure if too much for my boy. am also considering Molin but have not gone down to take a look yet.

[Busymom]

jedamum:

i'm not sure if it is for all branches, but for bukit batok branch, starting next year, there will be no make up classes for lessons that fall on public holidays. but cos about 5 of next yr's public holidays falls on friday, that branch have make up lesson arrange - maybe a few days, i am not sure. FYI.

That seems to be the case now. The rules and regulations state that there will be no make-up classes or refund of school fees if school closes due to contagious diseases or public holidays. The allowance for make up lessons is not an entitlement. If a make up lesson cannot be arranged, neither alternate form of teaching session nor refund will be provided.

Thus I asked if we could not arrange for a make up lesson during the same week of the original lesson which we have missed, would the teacher separately go through the key words with the child either before or after the next lesson (which is what Tien Hsia has been doing for the last 2 years with DD). The reply was no. The teacher would only \"mention\" those to the child during the next lesson. Now, I feel that that is kind of by the way only, i.e. if the teacher remembers. There are afterall 12 students in the class, it would take a lot of effort for the teacher to remember who didn't come the week before.

As for medical vouchers, I was told specifically that this is still good for this year (due to H1N1, etc.) so that parents would not send in a sick child, but whether this practice will continue next year, it is still unknown.

[Busymom]

titank:

Is Tien Hsia really good? Heard merge with Morries Allan now standard drop a lot. Maybe I could be wrong. I'm now torn in between Yuquan & Molin.

mrswongtuition:

Tien Hsia's N1 class has only 6 students (1 teacher). I called in yesterday to enquire cos there's a branch near my mum's place and I'm thinking of sending my boy there (convenient cos my maid can walk him over, we don't have to rush home to fetch him).

Berries is max 12 in a class, 1 teacher to 6 students.

Hi titank

I am not aware that Tien Hsia has merged with Morris Allen. And in what way has the standard dropped even if its management has merged with an English enrichment centre? From what I have read and observed, they do have certain tie-ups with MA and their centre locations are always close or next to MA, but this has been for ages already. I am concerned if there is general consensus that standards have dropped as I intend to keep DD there even when she goes to primary school.

[titank]

Most likely would take up the Yuquan P1 Chinese Enrichment

P1汉语拼音/理解练习/小作文课程.

I think the Chinese Indioms maybe can take a a later stage. Are you signing up the 《成语识字 Cool》where learning 200 idioms?
I heard there is another 800 Idioms which maybe take another 1.5 years to complete.

mummyloves:

titank:

Hi All,

Can advise to take Molin (P1) Max at 10 students or Yuquan (P1) class size around 5-6? :?:

Hi titank

have you decided on whcih one? We have just signed up for the \"cheng yu\" class at yuquan.

My hubby is keen also on the p1 chinese class but I was not sure if too much for my boy. am also considering Molin but have not gone down to take a look yet.

[Busymom]

adafew:

I have read comments about Tien Hsia teaching kids to learn only 2 new words each week compared with others where they learn 6 or sentences, so is it not really that good?

I think this depends on which level the child is in. I have taken a look at DD's study materials when she was in N1 level (we joined in mid-year). First lesson, they learnt \"fish\", and there were two sentences for them to read \"xiao yu xiao you you you\" and \"xiao yu xiao yu you dao dong, xiao yu xiao yu you dao xi, mei mei kan le xiao xi xi.\" (Apologise but my home computer does not seem to be chinese words-enabled or maybe I don't know how to enable it :oops: ). So, does that mean they learn only 1 word or many words each week? Subsequent weeks, they learnt bird, tiger, elephant, dog, duck, rabbit, etc. (seems like the whole term is on animals).

Now in K1, she learns 3 words each week, like \"overhead bridge\", \"road\", \"traffic lights\" in one week, \"tooth-brush\", \"towel\" and \"comb\" in another, etc., etc. There are various sentences using each of these words which they have to read, there is a short rhyme to memorise, a story to listen to and answer questions, writing of certain words, and so on.

However, I do notice that there are many more Berries branches all over Singapore as compared to Tien Hsia (8 in total). In terms of accessibility, Berries is definitely more accessible to more people.

[acforfamily]

Hi,

I have tried reading all the postings here but still struggling to know what is good. Noticed that most of the comments seem to be for kindergarten or lower primary level. Unfortunately, I am looking for a centre that can help my P4 boy with his Chinese. What I hear is that some centres could be good for lower primary but not upper primary. Does anyone have any experiences to share?

TIA!

[ChiefKiasu]

acforfamily:

Hi,

I have tried reading all the postings here but still struggling to know what is good. Noticed that most of the comments seem to be for kindergarten or lower primary level. Unfortunately, I am looking for a centre that can help my P4 boy with his Chinese. What I hear is that some centres could be good for lower primary but not upper primary. Does anyone have any experiences to share?

TIA!

If you are going for upper Primary or Secondary, Jiang Education and Molin are highly recommended. There are parents who also believe that Berries and Tien Hsia supports upper primary well too.

[acforfamily]

ChiefKiasu:

acforfamily:

Hi,

I have tried reading all the postings here but still struggling to know what is good. Noticed that most of the comments seem to be for kindergarten or lower primary level. Unfortunately, I am looking for a centre that can help my P4 boy with his Chinese. What I hear is that some centres could be good for lower primary but not upper primary. Does anyone have any experiences to share?

TIA!

If you are going for upper Primary or Secondary, Jiang Education and Molin are highly recommended. There are parents who also believe that Berries and Tien Hsia supports upper primary well too.

Thanks I will check out first.

[metz]

Parents with kids who will be taking Berries P1 Chinese or considering the programme next year, please take note that Berries will be offering 2 types of P1 Chinese courses - the Normal Chinese and Higher Chinese.


For the Higher Chinese program, the content will be of a higher level than the current Berries P1 program, whereas the Normal Chinese will be similar to the current Higher Chinese syllabus.

So, do enquire about the differences when you are registering your kids for P1 Chinese at Berries.

[tcdl]

chamonix:

Parents with kids who will be taking Berries P1 Chinese or considering the programme next year, please take note that Berries will be offering 2 types of P1 Chinese courses - the Normal Chinese and Higher Chinese.


For the Higher Chinese program, the content will be of a higher level than the current Berries P1 program, whereas the Normal Chinese will be similar to the current Higher Chinese syllabus.

So, do enquire about the differences when you are registering your kids for P1 Chinese at Berries.

Hi,

Does that apply to all centres or just certain branches ? Where and when do you get this update ? Is it just for the P1 ? How about the other levels ? :?

Please advise ....

Thanks !