2009 GEP Screening And Selection

[pinkgorilla]

Sorry, my ‘today’ refers to Thu. I posted past midnight so it’s Fri already.


There is a brochure from Tao Nan Pri about their BICEP program. It’s something about Bi-cultural Chinese something something. Haven’t read the package in detail because I’m very tired. Does any parents from Tao Nan know anything about this program? Is it tough, interesting? That school seem to want to recruit the GEP kids for the program. They mention assessment test is on 26DEC.

We’re undecided whether to let dd join program. It seems so tough. She’s happy with the ways things are now. As for enrichment, she has her challenges in arts and music which she enjoys very very much. Thank goodness we have until 16 NOV to decide…

[vlim]

pinkgorilla:

Sorry, my 'today' refers to Thu. I posted past midnight so it's Fri already.


There is a brochure from Tao Nan Pri about their BICEP program. It's something about Bi-cultural Chinese something something. Haven't read the package in detail because I'm very tired. Does any parents from Tao Nan know anything about this program? Is it tough, interesting? That school seem to want to recruit the GEP kids for the program. They mention assessment test is on 26DEC.

We're undecided whether to let dd join program. It seems so tough. She's happy with the ways things are now. As for enrichment, she has her challenges in arts and music which she enjoys very very much. Thank goodness we have until 16 NOV to decide...

if she is fast in learning, I think it shd be ok.. my son this yr in p4 gep.. he has wushu on every sat night and piano home lesson weekly. In academic wise, he has chinese lang tuition..Nevertheless, more of their time got to be spare for homework or sometime, projects. For bicep program, other then studying hcl, they will spend more time in learning chinese culture thing....it will be gd for kids who like chinese. My ds not in taonan, maybe other mum can let u know more abt it. But if u don't stay near taonan, please call up their bus coordinator whether do they service your area. We almost want to choose it last yr but the school bus doesn't come to my place.. but other gep schools which is even further then Taonan do.......... :(But they are changing principal so maybe system will change...

[vlim]

Bing_He:

pokemon:

juz curious, anyone have more than 1 child in gep cls? Wondr if its due to genes or drilling?

Hi
Just to share
Eldest boy completed GEP, now at HCI.
2nd Boy passed 1st test, but stop at 2nd. But he managed to get into high ability class and mixed partially with the GEPers, MT and SS, and rest of the projects.
3rd boy waiting for tomorrow or next week result.
But from my wife contact, there are two family that she know, all the kids are in GEP.
Cheers.

Oh congratulations!... I believe other then genes , the way parents cultivate the children towards study are important also.. :celebrate:

[vlim]

pinkgorilla:

Hi,


my dd's school gave the results today. She got in. Not so sure if those who don't get into GEP get paper slips but in my ds year, they do give and they mentioned that he was in the top 10% of cohort.

:congrats:

[vlim]

Supersmart:

vlim:

why can't your school just give it to you tomorrow?

My holiday has started so they just called in the morning
I m in MSHS

:congrats:

[turquoise]

pokemon:

juz curious, anyone have more than 1 child in gep cls? Wondr if its due to genes or drilling?

I know of several pairs of siblings who are/were in GEP. And they're all brilliant, so it probably has more to do with genes in their instance. In fact one family I know whose kids are all in GEP, the parents are very hands off, even all through their GEP years. The kids never attended any tuition and continue to do well in seconday school.

[csc]

Kiasu101:

For those who have not had news...I guess what we wanted is CLOSURE! :celebrate:

And for those who have not received the YELLOW ENVELOPE, I suggest parents write a letter of reassurance and put it in a beautiful envelope, be it red, blue, green or even yellow, and address it to their beloved children.

Assure them that their value, esteem and worth are not tagged to a brand - GEP, concorted by some policy-makers .

Assure them that you love them all the same because they are God's gift to you.

The kid I know as a baby who got in, according to my humble opinion, is not gifted in that \"gifted sense\" (sorry for that). He is 'hot-housed\" with numerous enrichment and tuition programmes since young. (chess, swimming, piano,etc, etc....) He is out almost nightly and sometimes morning too.

Actually, I pity him - I don't think he has a childhood - swimming is not his recreation - (it's for awards and medals), piano is also not for recreation (it's for grading purposes), chess is for winning medals and you name it.....And he doesn't socialise. When we meet him in the lift, he will not make eye contact with us, despite the fact that we try to chat him up.

I'm not saying that all GEPers (actually i don't like this label) are like that - he's just one example.

So, take heart, all those who didn't receive that YELLOW thingy.... ENJOY your child and let your child ENJOY their childhood... :lol:

[keroppi]

pinkgorilla:

Sorry, my 'today' refers to Thu. I posted past midnight so it's Fri already.


There is a brochure from Tao Nan Pri about their BICEP program. It's something about Bi-cultural Chinese something something. Haven't read the package in detail because I'm very tired. Does any parents from Tao Nan know anything about this program? Is it tough, interesting? That school seem to want to recruit the GEP kids for the program. They mention assessment test is on 26DEC.

We're undecided whether to let dd join program. It seems so tough. She's happy with the ways things are now. As for enrichment, she has her challenges in arts and music which she enjoys very very much. Thank goodness we have until 16 NOV to decide...

Congrats!! PinkGoriila, go and listen to the GEP talk first before you decide. There will be open house at the GE schools too. It is quite informative. DS is in P4 GEP this year and he only has weekly Chinese tuition and violin lesson. Nothing else. His weekends are free. He's busy during term time because his school hours are long, but other than that he is quite relaxed. If your child is the independent type, then it'll be a breeze.

[watmekiasu]

:congrats: to pinkgorilla and her dd.

[keroppi]

Supersmart:

vlim:

why can't your school just give it to you tomorrow?

My holiday has started so they just called in the morning
I m in MSHS

Congrats, supermart!