Zoophonics

[Okosbaba]

My son has been with the tampines branch… I can’t say enough about the teachers at the Tampines Mart branch. I can’t vouch for the entire franchise but my son goes to a branded ang moh international school in the afternoon, however I feel they do not prepare him enough for P1.


Hence my son goes to 2 different schools M-F. The teachers at the tampines although worksheet heavy for sure, they are fantastic, their english is excellent and I do believe at least one of them holds an MBA from a reputable PHIL. university…

My son can read (didn’t learn it at LW but at Tampines Zoophonics), he can write simple sentences since N2… yes their program is almost 100% like GUG, my son has been there too but if you compare the fees 800+++ per month to 380 dollars Zoophonics wins hands down… just my 2 cents worth. I cannot speak more highly of the teachers at this branch. I would give it a try before you make up your mind.

[maisy]

sk_star:

mrswongtuition:

[quote=\"sk_star\"]hi all, any comments on Tampines, Serangoon or Siglap branch ? Any good teachers for nursery & K1 class ? Please advise, thank you.

Tampines:
I'm not sure about now but when my boy was there in 2010, it was rather horrid. The teacher was an 'auntie' who couldn't even speak properly (much less teach phonics).

The system is wonderful and the materials are great.
It's the teachers that turn me off.

Try GUG. If I recall correctly, they use Zoophonics too. And their teachers are very fun & friendly.

hi mrswongtuition,
waited for weeks for feedback on their branches in the east...huh, at last heard it from you.
Thanks for your sharing & feedback ![/quote]SK_star,
I have PMed you.

To others,
I entrusted my child to them for 1.5 years; only to be disappointed by them.
From the stories i heard from my own friends & coupled with my own bad experiences, I can only say \"be very involved if you wanna send your child there and enter with your eyes wide open\" - this applies to the East outlets (east outlets and 2 other outlets have the same manager so management style the same - just different admin & different teachers).

[kay_liz]

My daughter is attending zoophonics at JW branch. She is in the toddler class for the past 6 months and she really enjoys it. Her teacher is very patient and nice. Although the teacher doesn’t seem to be local but I am fine with it as i think she speaks well.


I chose Zoophonics out of all the enrichment classes such as GUG, Bibinogs & etc is due to the location & curriculum. I like it that the curriculum for toddlers consists of singalong, Phonics (A-Z), storytelling and crafts. It is an all-rounder. Now my girl is 2 years old and she knows how to pronounce most of the alphabets & do the actions.

Right now the class is still parent-accompanied until 3 years. Not sure if she will cry when she gets promoted in future, lol.

[postpet]

Is there a new branch opening at seletar airbase side? i am looking at a school that teach with phonics method for my 21 month old son.

[CFS]

Hi Mummies,


I just called the Thomson branch for Zoophonics for appointment not a very nice experience I should say. However I go down and evaluate the school 1st.

Anyone who send their kids to Thomson branch can share their experience on the teachers, are they good?

Thanks!

[atxr]

I am in a dilema whether to change my son’s sch who is now in a cc. Visited BT branch and well, nothing fantastic w/ the decor of the ctr, classroom was not colourful nor interesting bt my son said he likes it!


However, I was rather shocked by the expensive bus fare. $170! I can pay for another enrichment already. For the sch fees + bus, I can almost pay for another domestic helper!

Anyway I find the counter staff rather ‘agressive’. I said I will decide when my helper is settled down. Then they told me "oh they also hv cc…" I say yes bt exp right $650? They say yeah lah. I say I have 2 kids. She added "yeah lah, so $650 is after subsidy, so 2 kids would be $1.3k". I told her off "1k now is enuff to kill me, let alone 1.3k." Only then she kept quiet.

Curriculum is gd I do not deny as I could see it frm my gfs’ kids. Bt I think maybe bcos they are still a pte organization, hence they still tend to gear towards the $-making mentality.

I have not made the decision yet bcos I am considering other schools.

[bonjour]

I wanted to sign my girl up for I Can Read cos wanted her to learn phonics but was told that ZooPhonics is better. I’ve been trying to call Zoophonics Thomson since last week. No one picks up the phone. There were no reply to my email and they don’t return call. I give up! Lorna Whiston is having open house today. I’ll probably just check them out.

[lisa0007]

My girl has been in zoo phonics thomson for almost a year already. The teachers were very kind and patient and the admin even helped to toilet trained my girl. Really appreciated that.


However there was a teacher from philippine who does not teach my girl appoached me one day to borrow few hundred dollars. I was so shock.
How can teachers borrow money from parents ? Hope the school look
into this matter seriously.

[CFS]

Hi,


I have started my gal at zoophonics in Oct and she enjoy the lessons very much. The admin lady can remember all the kids name which I am very impressed though when I called the centre she doesn't sound friendly. haha

The chinese teacher Ms Liu conducting N1 weekend class is friendly and takes good care of all the kids.

Parents should give this centre a try

[sunshinemomalove]

CFS:

Hi,


I have started my gal at zoophonics in Oct and she enjoy the lessons very much. The admin lady can remember all the kids name which I am very impressed though when I called the centre she doesn't sound friendly. haha

The chinese teacher Ms Liu conducting N1 weekend class is friendly and takes good care of all the kids.

Parents should give this centre a try

Hi CFS
May I know which branch did you send ur gal to? Many thks! :thankyou: