Busy Bee Learning Centre - Discussion

[hoylj]

Hi I’m new to this forum. My ds and dd have gone for several other Chinese enrichment classes from Berries (dd started in K1), EduPlus and now settled in BusyBee (Rail Mall). I must say by far, Busybee seems to be the best of the lot. My ds is sitting for his PSLE this year and we have enrolled him to the compo class since late last year. He has improved quite significantly after the ‘drill’ every class to complete the compo writing in class. My dd is in the enrichment classes and she has been scoring well above her classmates in the all girls school. So, we are still quite happy that Busybee is helping them love the chinese language and also to do well in their school.


Our (my children’s) experience with Berries was teachers in the lower primary were generally more accommodating and encouraging. Those in upper primary were not too motivated to teach the children (like my ds) who needed more attention. So, my ds literally dragged his feet when it was time for his Berries classes. We attended the one at Tanglin CC, near Stevens Road as we are living close by.

Then, the switch was to EduPlus at UE Square as ds attended one of their holiday programmes and thoroughly enjoyed it. But dd lamented that she missed the ‘challenging’ lessons at Berries. And when EduPlus pulled out from UE square, we decided to try BusyBee. There was no vacancy left for our ds at Balmoral, so we signed up at Rail Mall. It’s a little far for us (traffic can often build up before or after lesson), but we thought it is worthwhile.

Hope this helps with some questions on Berries versus BusyBee (and also EduPlus).

[creampuff]

FYI :


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum ... 24&t=24777

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum ... 24&t=22431



Just got help from other forum user. Hope the respective thread will help

[LabMom]

Busy Bees Chinese in Balmoral park is on Waiting list.


You can choose the day you like, because the schedule of each primary level is fixed.
If i not wrong, they dont have preparation of P1.
Busy bee is strong in writing compo.
Thanks

[LabMom]

Busy Bees Chinese in Balmoral park is on Waiting list.


You can choose the day you like, because the schedule of each primary level is fixed.
If i not wrong, they dont have preparation of P1.
Busy bee is strong in writing compo.
Thanks

[24hr-mum]

does anyone have busybee schedule for this year?

checking out p2 and p5 chinese compo and chinese enrichment class timings for weekdays and weekends.

[cherrygal]

My boy attended a few sessions of their lower pri creative writing classes and their teaching materials are very cheem. My boy seems to be writing based on their model compositions and memorising the difficult phrases but when we asked him what they meant, he drew a blank (and I don’t blame him).


So I am concerned about the benefits he can get from such a class. He is OK about going so far and classes there are all full-house so I wonder, am I just being a worrier?

My boy’s other Chinese enrichment teacher took a look at the Busy Bees materials and commented that they seem like upper primary or lower secondary standard.

Any comments from parents?

[24hr-mum]

my p2 boy went yang laishi at kovan. material

also v cheem n he also seem
to jus copy. my p5 gal went too but seem
to cope well. i guess cheem
stuff r more suited for upp
pri n highr ability kids

[delifairy]

Seems like copying model compo is the trend. Is it really effective?

[VeryKSMum]

My DD is with Jiang now. Thinking of switching to the busybees 3 hours class. She is P5. Any feedback?

[snoopy]

My boy has been attending compo classes at bb for past 3 years. The materials are pitched at a higher level. I.e if your child is in p4, the materials are about p5 higher mt standard. However, the weekly spellings and compos seem to work for my boy. He can remember the various good phrases taught in the class.