Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

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Busymom:

stjt:

tien heisn K2 tingxie has so many words in a sentence..so will.the kid.feel.stress if they ?cant remember and slowly hate chinese for that?

I believe the kids are already taught how to write these words in class as DS could write some of these words before I start revising with him. Not 100% right, but not totally off. I remember feeling slightly stressed when I got him to learn the list the night before the tingxie. Turned out it wasn't as tough as I thought. Of course, it would have been better if we had started earlier.

ur kid is in tien hsia too?

[Busymom]

stjt:

Busymom:

[quote=\"stjt\"]tien heisn K2 tingxie has so many words in a sentence..so will.the kid.feel.stress if they ?cant remember and slowly hate chinese for that?

I believe the kids are already taught how to write these words in class as DS could write some of these words before I start revising with him. Not 100% right, but not totally off. I remember feeling slightly stressed when I got him to learn the list the night before the tingxie. Turned out it wasn't as tough as I thought. Of course, it would have been better if we had started earlier.

ur kid is in tien hsia too?[/quote]Yes, both kids started from Nursery. I like that the class size is small. I have been totally hands-off with my kids' lessons and they could still manage alright.

[quirkymum]

How big is TS’s class size?

[floraldoll]

Can anyone recommend me good teachers from Berries (Tampines Central) please? It’s for my DS, who is in P3 this year. Thanks.

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quirkymum:

How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

[stjt]

quirkymum:

How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

[sembgal]

stjt:

quirkymum:

How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

You know what I like about 天下？in a K2 class, 1 teacher will take care of 10 children. But in Berries, there is 1 main teacher and 1 asst teacher to about 16 children (correct me if I'm wrong). So it means 1 Berries teacher is teaching 16 children as compared to 1 天下teacher teaching 10 children.
Assistant teacher is to put for a better teacher student ratio. But in actual fact, 1 teacher to 10 children is better in 天下 than 1 teacher to 16 children in Berries.

Parents, know what you are paying for. Having lesser students in a class allows the teacher to spend more time to focus on each individual child for Oral Component like K2 Picture description in 天下 Oral for Preparatory P1 class.

[Ymy]

I like the K2 Tien Tsia too. I like their materials n the word cards given every week. It is easier for me to revised with my DS.


However , for P3 class, is it true that TS standard is much higher? My DD just started to attend TS for a term. realized that she did not do well in the test paper by TS. Is it a concern?

[stjt]

sembgal:

stjt:

[quote=\"quirkymum\"]How big is TS's class size?

1:8 for nursery
1:10 for.K1-2

You know what I like about 天下？in a K2 class, 1 teacher will take care of 10 children. But in Berries, there is 1 main teacher and 1 asst teacher to about 16 children (correct me if I'm wrong). So it means 1 Berries teacher is teaching 16 children as compared to 1 天下teacher teaching 10 children.
Assistant teacher is to put for a better teacher student ratio. But in actual fact, 1 teacher to 10 children is better in 天下 than 1 teacher to 16 children in Berries.

Parents, know what you are paying for. Having lesser students in a class allows the teacher to spend more time to focus on each individual child for Oral Component like K2 Picture description in 天下 Oral for Preparatory P1 class.[/quote]the other time I checked with berries Hougang branch they told me it's still 2:12 for K1-K2.

but i still enroll my child in TH

[ksctsp]

My 5 year old kid attends Chinese Montessori preschool @ TD Education near Paya Lebar MRT, 3 hours daily.


The school developed comprehensive and interesting text/workbooks which are also use at NTU Confucius Institute enrichment class and many childcare centres (e.g. St James, Innate Montessori etc). My kid's favorite place is the library, which comprises > 4000 books and he has cultivated the habit of reading 4 books daily.

From a kid who refuses to speak mandarin transforming to one who can't stop using Chinese daily in a short span of time, kudos to the teachers. They have definitely exceeded our expectation.

The school conducts enrichment classes too and coming June, there is a Holiday Chinese Program for Kids. Also, there is a Free Workshop for Pre-primary kids on 1st June. Refer to the website for more info. (http://www.tdgrp.com.sg)