GEP - General Syllabus Discussion

[dagong99]

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dagong99:

[quote=\"Lock\"]Can I ask if I can just put 1 choice when choosing GEP school. My DS is not from a GEP Sch. We really dun know what other choices to put because he's not going to take HCL next yr so v limited choice.


Anyone here put only 1 choice?

I put only one choice last year.

Did you get the choice?[/quote]Yup I think I gave a valid reason too.

[dagong99]

Just4Fun:

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[quote=\"dagong99\"]

I put only one choice last year.

Did you get the choice?

Lock, which area are u putting up ?
For Rosyth , HCL is encouraged but not compulsory.[/quote]For NH, HCL is compulsory for P4 bcos it's a SAP school but you may drop it in P5 if you can't cope.

[Lock]

I stay in the West. So, Rosyth is out.

My husband and I hv discussed and come to a decision that we shd spare DS the agony of doing HCL. DD is in P5 now n taking HCL so, we know the std and how difficult it is. DD’s strength is in the Lang so she can pick it up relatively easily even though we don’t speak the Lang at home. But DS is strong in Maths but weak in CL. Making him do HCL will surely kill him.ha…

[CayennePepper]

Are there any CHS parents in this thread?

We live in the north so this is a possible choice, hence I’m hoping to learn more abt its GEP classes.
MTIA!

[CayennePepper]

ooioo:

CayennePepper:

Can i ask the veteran parents here- for kids not overly strong in English, is it tough to cope with GEP English?

My ds is very math-y but really not that good at writing, so we're hesitant on this account...

GEP test focus on English, logic, math and General Ability. You will need to pass a certain standard in English in the test to qualify for GEP.

Even if you score full marks in Math during the 2 rounds, but fail in English, MOE will let the current School and Teacher know (the child becomes High Ability but not GEPper).

So dun worry. There will be kids that are very good in Math, some very good in English, and some rare ones, 3 in 100,000, 1 or 2 per cohort, that are good in everything

Just4Fun:

There will be lots of writings including project write-ups. So it could be a disadv if he is no good in this area. But for the fact that if yr DS got thr the GEP selection, he should not be that bad in writing ,right?

:thankyou: for your replies!
Er, the EL paper in the selection round didn't have many open-ended qns... and my ds is good at tikam He's usually quite average at compositions, that's why I'm concerned.

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Lock:

I stay in the West. So, Rosyth is out.

My husband and I hv discussed and come to a decision that we shd spare DS the agony of doing HCL. DD is in P5 now n taking HCL so, we know the std and how difficult it is. DD's strength is in the Lang so she can pick it up relatively easily even though we don't speak the Lang at home. But DS is strong in Maths but weak in CL. Making him do HCL will surely kill him.ha...

In this case, I will advise you to check with the school that you are interested whether the CL is the same taken at all P4 GEP level. The GEP HCL is much tougher than the mainstream HCL. Some schools required the kids to stay back for 'extra' chinese lessons but for NYPS the HCL is incorporated into the school curriculum so much time is saved.
Just to share, one of my dd's classmates has two CL tuitions this year. (last year, only 1).

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Just some things to consider for selecting schools. From my understanding, if you are keen for your kids to participate in compeition, camps, debates etc the no of geppers in the school will affect your chances in being selected. So take a look at the no. of classes offered in each GEP schools and decide wisely.

Some schools start their school holiday earlier like CH, so parents who like that can consider.

[Ragamuffin shinobi]

Hi we are considering Rosyth for DD since it's nearest. Was considering RGPS until we heard that it's relocating to Gim Moh area


Can anyone tell me how the culture at Rosyth is like? My DD is ok in CL but not great...from convent school so her standard could be even worse (haahaaa mine is even worse!).
Are the projects in GEP mostly individual or group? Done in school or home?
Do they use the usual textbooks or do they have GEP textbooks? Am totally clueless on GEP and the looming deadline is freaking me a bit.

Am more convinced that GEP might be better for her but am very worried she might not be able to cope.

TIA to any parents who can shed light on my questions!

[Just4Fun]

Ragamuffin shinobi:

Hi we are considering Rosyth for DD since it's nearest. Was considering RGPS until we heard that it's relocating to Gim Moh area


Can anyone tell me how the culture at Rosyth is like? My DD is ok in CL but not great...from convent school so her standard could be even worse (haahaaa mine is even worse!).
Are the projects in GEP mostly individual or group? Done in school or home?
Do they use the usual textbooks or do they have GEP textbooks? Am totally clueless on GEP and the looming deadline is freaking me a bit.

Am more convinced that GEP might be better for her but am very worried she might not be able to cope.

TIA to any parents who can shed light on my questions!

Ragamuffin,
1. Do note that RSis currently at the temp location in AMK, just opp the newly opened ITE. In 2014, it will move back to its former location @ serangoon.
2. Culture wise, I think RS is not very competition, at least upto P4 level.
Hence , children are still quite relaxed, even up to exam time.. they wld still be playing their hearts out during recess !
Honestly, I guess it is the Parents who are more stressful than the children, so as parents, we really need to manage our own expectations & can't expect our children to excel in everything.

Chinese-wise, dun think the std there is high as compared to most of the GEP schools. After all , the mainstreams are doing CLs.

[Ragamuffin shinobi]

Just4Fun:

Ragamuffin shinobi:

Hi we are considering Rosyth for DD since it's nearest. Was considering RGPS until we heard that it's relocating to Gim Moh area


Can anyone tell me how the culture at Rosyth is like? My DD is ok in CL but not great...from convent school so her standard could be even worse (haahaaa mine is even worse!).
Are the projects in GEP mostly individual or group? Done in school or home?
Do they use the usual textbooks or do they have GEP textbooks? Am totally clueless on GEP and the looming deadline is freaking me a bit.

Am more convinced that GEP might be better for her but am very worried she might not be able to cope.

TIA to any parents who can shed light on my questions!

Ragamuffin,
1. Do note that RSis currently at the temp location in AMK, just opp the newly opened ITE. In 2014, it will move back to its former location @ serangoon.
2. Culture wise, I think RS is not very competition, at least upto P4 level.
Hence , children are still quite relaxed, even up to exam time.. they wld still be playing their hearts out during recess !
Honestly, I guess it is the Parents who are more stressful than the children, so as parents, we really need to manage our own expectations & can't expect our children to excel in everything.

Chinese-wise, dun think the std there is high as compared to most of the GEP schools. After all , the mainstreams are doing CLs.

Thank you, Just4Fun! :thankyou:

Am really relieved to hear that about the school...sure makes the thought of transition easier!
Yes...it is more the parents emotions at play here. I was talking it out before I realised that I was the one who was more worried about my DD changing school, taking up GEP etc! Lol