Creative O

[SAHM]

Hi,

I visited creative O after reading your feedback. You are right, teachers are quite attentive. but there are a few doubts that would like you to give your feedback:-

1. classrooms quite messy with all the artworks, i am thinking will the child ever learn to "keep place neat and tidy"?
2. I am quite keen to enrol my active child on the program but at the same time i may feel abit reserve that the school will concentrate more on the project work and not preparing the child adequately to read and write and do simple math sums? Do you get any feedback from other parents there?
My son has to go to one of the top 10 primary schools, heard that the standard is still quite demanding (I was struggling back then), nevertheless school culture is good.
3. in which areas do you see your son made progress on? this teacher yen yi was telling me they encorage students to articulate their thoughts and motive them to learn
4. is the student and teacher ratio really lower than the MCYS standard? I want a smaller group as my son is better suited for environment that the teacher can keep good attention to him as he need more "coaching" kind.


thank you.

[ctcc]

1)\tYes, they learn (I ask them before and spoken to other parents). As U notice the place is big n there’s many section. There’s a thinking corner, playing corner. Etc


2/3)\tMy boy only attends there for a month but I c the great improvement. He love to go sch, which time we pass by he wl be very proud n point to us and say – my school. Last time when I ask him what did he do in sch, he wl ignore me. Now when I ask him, he is able to tell me. Eg, last wk they actually get the chn to make several kites and to test out the kite’s ability to fly. He got speech delay but he’s able to speak more now. My family, friends, my boy speech therapist, all notice the changes.

They will update us by class learning report including:- Language arts (include words recognition, letter sound, reading, etc), maths and sensory (patterning, counting up to 50), art and crafts, large motor activities, outdoor games, music and movement, Teacher’s sharing.

Sometimes Creative O will organize parenting talk for parents in the evening. I spoken to a few of them and all are very happy. Their chn improve a lot, some can even create their own story bk and show to friends and teachers in sch.

4)\tMy boy is in the nursery group. There’s 4 nursery group (10 – 12 per group). Each group a English teacher, Chinese teacher and assistant to help.

I stay at Jurong west ext (near ntu), may I know where do u stay?

[panicmum]

ctcc:

1)\t

I stay at Jurong west ext (near ntu), may I know where do u stay?

thanks a lot for your feedback. i stay near clementi. my son is turning 5 next yr, he is studying in a kindy now, likes it there, just that he has quite a lot of time in the afternoon. so i have engaged a private tuitor to teach him twice a wk. i work long hours, so am worried he is not getting enough guidance. yet i like him to spend time with his siblings at home after he finishes school. they get to spend time together with the maids in the afternoon. if i put him in creative, then he will not be spending his time with his siblings. i feel sad each time i think of it.

[SAHM]

ctcc:

I stay at Jurong west ext (near ntu), may I know where do u stay?

Hi

thank you very much for the informative feedback....
I am moving to west coast area soon...

One last thing, I quite \"gancheong\" is whether the children are generally quite well behaved? eg, good manners, no names calling, willing to take turns...Do the teachers emphasize on \"good behaviours\"?

Last time, my son went to one pre-school before and he was labelled as \"naughty\" by one boy then he was quite upset.....(he was 2years + then) During one of the excursion which I joined them, I saw some of the older kids were pushing the younger ones during play...I did not expect to see this kind of behaviour from a montessori school


Pardon me for being so long winded cos I have been scouting around for a childcare...my son have changed schools 2 times liao...Attentive teachers with good programmes are hard to find....

[ctcc]

I think the children there are very friendly, positive, good manners and very independent.


Last Friday evening, 2 nursery classes organize a ‘cloth mall’ event for the 2 nursery class children and parents to attend. During the 2 hrs, the teachers will show us the things that children create related to the theme. We watch VCR on how the children contribute ideas to turn their classroom to a shopping mall… do their artworks, role play, etc…. I must say that all the children did very well, as nursery children.

My boy also ‘well-known’ as naughty boy, slow learner, etc. He can control his temper better now, speak better, more confident. I really regret I did not enroll him earlier….

[SAHM]

Hi


Thank you very much for your reply.

[snow]

agree with ctcc. creative O is great. your son in N(sky)? my son also started in Sep08.


SAHM and panicmum, guess u should find the best school that suits your son. Best school doesn’t mean best for your child. My son is active and and witty but very slow with his academic. With him in creative o, he is not being stressed or discouraged but all the writing or speech. Creative O is execellent for him.

btw. i also stay in clementi (",) engaged a bus uncle… saved us lots of trouble.

And ya. SAHM, you mentioned that the classroom is messy, well i kind of find it more childlike and rooms for creativity. (",) Creative O don’t really emphasis on academic, actually also quite concern how my son will do in P1. you should find a more academic school if that’s what you are looking for. just a suggestion. can try the next to IMM.

[ctcc]

Hi, snow


Yes, my boy is at N (Sky). Ha, I think I know yr boy.

Glad U oso like Creative O, I must say they really hv lots of diff program for our child.

[JennyP]

ctcc:

Hi, snow


Yes, my boy is at N (Sky). Ha, I think I know yr boy.

Glad U oso like Creative O, I must say they really hv lots of diff program for our child.

Hello

I am living at toh guan, may i know how to go to creative O, is it very far from bus stop? my son just changing school, what the school have and what they teaching for every day?
1st one, i changed because he was bullied by class mate and teacher
2nd one, nothing learn at there ( a lot of art and craft though)

can you tell me more about this school, please?
Thanks

[Emelyn]

HI ctcc & snow,


My dd is in Nursery Sky too !!

BTW, I have 2 other boys who have since graduated from Creative O.
One is P1 this year. The other is P3 this year.

Ya. I have a "relationship" with CreativeO since 2004, when my eldest joined them in K1. Only regret is that he didn’t join them earlier !!

Both had NO problems adjusting to P1.