All About GEP

[ngbrdad]

phtthp:

can advise my friend ? ... Thanks v much!


my friend's son (P3 this year) at Henry Park - if offered a GEP place, is it better to stick to HPPS, or transfer him to Nanyang, since both are GEP centres ?

The kid would prefer to stay at Henry park for sure since his friends are there. Should be able to fit into the GEP programme much better also without change of environment.
So I would recommend staying put at HP.

[comfy]

Ask your friend how she find the teachers in HP? If they are great and she & her son are comfortable with them, then I recommend that she let her son stay in HP. Ultimately, the teachers play a very impt role in teaching/nurturing the kids. Personally I find the teaching style of some GEP teachers in NYPS problematic and not suitable for my DD. Although the content of materials/tests the same, the methods, mindset of teachers and approaches are different. Hence not all GEP kids will benefit from the GEP prog. I have my grievance since selecting NYPS as the GEP sch for my DD. Hope that next year teachers will be better.

[fruitplus]

ngbrdad:

hexagon:

DS's SS teacher gave them a list of topics to study for the SS prelims -:

i) Our Education
ii) Our Industries
iii) Our Transport
iv) Future Problem Solving
v) SEA

Check with your DS, he should have a list too with details on the areas to be tested on. 2 more weeks to go and looks like a lot to cover.

Just got the notice from DS.
The best thing is there is no notes/handouts for all these topics.
How to study ?

From DS past few years's experience, it seems to help by going thru the Sec 3's History assessment book (I bought the CASCO's one if I remember correctly) for P6's SS.

Sec 1 History - P4 SS
Sec 2 History - P5 SS
Sec 3 History - P6 SS

The answers required for SS in P4/P5/P6 is much shorter and much less in-depth compare to History in Sec 1/2/3. But for revision purpose, the topics, main points and summary covered in the assessment book seems to help in SS's exams in P4/5/6.

P.S. Zann may be able to share her experience with you. I shared with her about the CASCO History assessment book either last year or the year before.

[vlim]

:thankyou: fruitiplus :please:

[HDistinction]

CMF:

phtthp:

can advise my friend ? ... Thanks v much!


my friend's son (P3 this year) at Henry Park - if offered a GEP place, is it better to stick to HPPS, or transfer him to Nanyang, since both are GEP centres ?

The GEP program would be the same in all the GEP centres. Both HPPS and Nanyang are co-ed & have no affiliated sec school. In my view, there is no difference being in either school, perhaps would come down to convenience of location of school, what sort of school culture is preferred and any perception that one may have on which school has a \"better\" teaching methodology?

Fr what I know, NYPS students can get in NYG & HC with lower PSLE score. I asked \"if I shd let mine went NYPS or Tao Nan\" bef...finally decided to let mine got into NYPS.

[ngbrdad]

vlim:

:thankyou: fruitiplus :please:

Thanks fruitplus.
Must go and hunt for the book tomorrow.

[htn]

fruitplus:

ngbrdad:

[quote=\"hexagon\"]DS's SS teacher gave them a list of topics to study for the SS prelims -:

i) Our Education
ii) Our Industries
iii) Our Transport
iv) Future Problem Solving
v) SEA

Check with your DS, he should have a list too with details on the areas to be tested on. 2 more weeks to go and looks like a lot to cover.

Just got the notice from DS.
The best thing is there is no notes/handouts for all these topics.
How to study ?

From DS past few years's experience, it seems to help by going thru the Sec 3's History assessment book (I bought the CASCO's one if I remember correctly) for P6's SS.

Sec 1 History - P4 SS
Sec 2 History - P5 SS
Sec 3 History - P6 SS

The answers required for SS in P4/P5/P6 is much shorter and much less in-depth compare to History in Sec 1/2/3. But for revision purpose, the topics, main points and summary covered in the assessment book seems to help in SS's exams in P4/5/6.

P.S. Zann may be able to share her experience with you. I shared with her about the CASCO History assessment book either last year or the year before.[/quote]
fruitiplus

Hi, what is the title of the assessment book?Who is the author?How does the cover looks like?
Thanks

[vlim]

ngbrdad:

vlim:

:thankyou: fruitiplus :please:

Thanks fruitplus.
Must go and hunt for the book tomorrow.

Just now went to popular Book store at heartland mall ... Cannot find le ..those history book which I found, the topics not same le .... Maybe the sec school change syllabus Liao... :scratchhead: .. Anyway time is running out so most likely will just ask my ds to study Ss p6 text nooks and school notes and worksheet .... :roll:

[verykiasu2010]

HDistinction:

CMF:

[quote=\"phtthp\"]can advise my friend ? ... Thanks v much!


my friend's son (P3 this year) at Henry Park - if offered a GEP place, is it better to stick to HPPS, or transfer him to Nanyang, since both are GEP centres ?

The GEP program would be the same in all the GEP centres. Both HPPS and Nanyang are co-ed & have no affiliated sec school. In my view, there is no difference being in either school, perhaps would come down to convenience of location of school, what sort of school culture is preferred and any perception that one may have on which school has a \"better\" teaching methodology?

Fr what I know, NYPS students can get in NYG & HC with lower PSLE score. I asked \"if I shd let mine went NYPS or Tao Nan\" bef...finally decided to let mine got into NYPS.[/quote]NYPS girls can go NYGH with minimum PSLE score of 250, amunting to a discount of 12 to 13 points, depending on each year's cut off point

NYPS boys have ABSOLUTELY no discount getting into HCI

[jtoh]

HDistinction:

CMF:

[quote=\"phtthp\"]can advise my friend ? ... Thanks v much!


my friend's son (P3 this year) at Henry Park - if offered a GEP place, is it better to stick to HPPS, or transfer him to Nanyang, since both are GEP centres ?

The GEP program would be the same in all the GEP centres. Both HPPS and Nanyang are co-ed & have no affiliated sec school. In my view, there is no difference being in either school, perhaps would come down to convenience of location of school, what sort of school culture is preferred and any perception that one may have on which school has a \"better\" teaching methodology?

Fr what I know, NYPS students can get in NYG & HC with lower PSLE score. I asked \"if I shd let mine went NYPS or Tao Nan\" bef...finally decided to let mine got into NYPS.[/quote]Do you have a son or dd in NYPS? Because NYPS boys do not get affiliaton points for entry to HCI. Only the girls have a lower COP for entry to NYGH, currently standing at 250.