Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[sweetiegalaxy]

Thanks, mommy… U’ve been quite helpful …

[hellokittyspore]

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My son is in N2 berries and has been doing pretty well. During one of the makeup lesson (1-1 teaching), the teacher let him read K1 book and he was able to read well. I have been reading to him every night, both English & Chinese so I know his standard well enough. I am thinking of discontinue Chinese lesson next yr and let him spend time on other area like music or speech/drama(can only afford 1 -1.5hr on a Sunday). Should I continue with berries or my daily reading is sufficient? Any comment is welcome. :thankyou:

Personally, I find that Berries' course notes keep on repeating words that have been taught previously. My DS is quite fast in his learning and word recognition, he find the lesson bored after the second term. I have terminated his lesson since then. I find that if you were to coach him yourselves, you can provide personalized teaching based on your child's capabilities.

[XRDkid]

I won’t try Jiang, just simply becos the bigger class size and long hour’s class of 3 hours. Its’ really tough espcially for lower primary.

[angela]

Hi mommymama,


Initially, I am thinking to enrol my going to K1 gal to berries, but I am worried that she might not be coping well when she goes P1 as primary school is more academic whereas berries is more fun like singing, art and craft etc.

However, after reading your post regarding yang Lao shi and I am interested in enrolling her. May I ask how much is the course fee?

Looking forward to hear you.

Thanks in advance.

[sweetiegalaxy]

I have tried yang Laoshi for a term 1 cos I still having Tien Hsia slot. Been 3 compo lessons and I will carry on with Tien Hsia cos more details, got model compo given despite kids drafted their own stories, got copies of good phrases, idioms, etc while yls will expect kids to write on their own which kids maybe have some difficulty in writing and timing not enough as well.

[boostbutt]

Dear all, I seek some advice here. This is my first posting.


My son was enrolled to a SAP school which does higher chinese. Its a good school and its just downstairs from where we live in the east. However, my son is not a good speaker of chinese and has some confidence issues with the language. I know this fear all too well as I am pretty poor in chinese as well.

I guess I’m seeking advice from anyone what should I do. Should I immediately enrol him into P1 enrichment classes or? I am extremely worried for him at this point and fear that it may not have been a prudent decision to enrol him into that school.

Appreciate any advice…thanks.

[hellokittyspore]

boostbutt:

Dear all, I seek some advice here. This is my first posting.


My son was enrolled to a SAP school which does higher chinese. Its a good school and its just downstairs from where we live in the east. However, my son is not a good speaker of chinese and has some confidence issues with the language. I know this fear all too well as I am pretty poor in chinese as well.

I guess I'm seeking advice from anyone what should I do. Should I immediately enrol him into P1 enrichment classes or? I am extremely worried for him at this point and fear that it may not have been a prudent decision to enrol him into that school.

Appreciate any advice...thanks.

Hi,

My two children have the same problem since my husband only communicate to us in English. You should start the enrichment classes for Chinese much earlier to let your child recognise more words.

I have enrolled my DD primary school to a SAP school in the east this year as well. The reason why I wanted her to go there because I wanted an environment where she has more exposure or opportunities to communicate with others in Mandarin. For P1, there is not much different between HCL and CL in the earlier part of the text book so don't worry too much.

[crystalbelle]

Hi,

i am thinking of enrolling my DS for next year P1 berries or skylace.
Can anyone advise me which is better.
DS is quite active and attention span is quite short.

thanks in advance

[hellokittyspore]

crystalbelle:

Hi,

i am thinking of enrolling my DS for next year P1 berries or skylace.
Can anyone advise me which is better.
DS is quite active and attention span is quite short.

thanks in advance

I have not tried Skylace but since your DS attention span is short, I don't think Berries suit him. You should be targetting those enrichment centre which can provide more individual guidance. I have some experience with Berries HG, I find that their class is too big for each intake as such they may not be able to pay more attention to individual's child development.

[crystalbelle]

thanks a lot for your advise