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[chatelaine]

Hi


Thanks for your great info.

[qms]

Hi yewteemom!

yewteemom:

My son is now at LV @ Alpha (Science Park). I heard that last time it was in NUS. They just opened in Jan10 so the renovation is still new.

Which level is your son in?

Yes, LV@Alpha was previously from NUS (Kent Vale). They just started operations in Alpha this year, hence, the new facilities.

yewteemom:

Both center (i think all LV center) the teacher:student ratio is small, which I also like it.

Well, it's not true that LV practices low teacher:student ratio. When the centre was previously at Kent Vale, it followed the ratios stipulated by MCYS. Hence, you can imagine how many students one teacher had to look after. In fact, last year, of all the K2 classes in LV across Singapore, LV@NUS had the most number of students.

[yewteemom]

Hi qms,


My son is in infant care at LV @ Alpha. The class have 9 babies and 4 teachers, and the classroom can be seen thru from outside, so u can see what the teachers are doing insde, and how they take care of your baby..

[qms]

yewteemom:

My son is in infant care at LV @ Alpha. The class have 9 babies and 4 teachers, and the classroom can be seen thru from outside, so u can see what the teachers are doing insde, and how they take care of your baby..

Infant care is a new service offering from LV@Alpha. I suppose the teachers are all new teachers?

[yewteemom]

Uhm.. this I'm not sure, bcos I only know LV@Alpha.. never visit the NUS centre before.. so i dunno if teachers are new.. but among the 4 teachers, 3 of them are very young & 1 in her early 40s (i guessed :p) lady

qms:

Infant care is a new service offering from LV@Alpha. I suppose the teachers are all new teachers?

[Shoe]

LV’s ratio is not lower than MCYS standard ratios I think… New centre therefore more teachers:children. Should just clarify with them.

[Fion Loh]

hi mummy n daddy, is there any latest experience with the LV at the alpha? I will be putting my son there next month.

[vtsa]

my girl attend LV@Grassroots club since she is 4 yrs old (N2), what i like about the centre that is located near the learning horizon. Beside her daily curriculum i also enrolled her for chinese speech and drama and Junior science programme in the afternoon after nap. i do not have to bring her for extra classes.at weekend. the teacher from learning horizon will come over. she love her school activties and also the camp twice a year. she is going primary one next year, i will enrol i son next year. :celebrate:

[Fion Loh]

hi vtsa, u mean LV do camping twice a year? isit for all level ? Thats interesting Do all centre have speech & drama lesson n junior science programme? Hw much is the extra fees?

[qms]

Fion Loh:

hi vtsa, u mean LV do camping twice a year? isit for all level ? Thats interesting Do all centre have speech & drama lesson n junior science programme? Hw much is the extra fees?

Hi Fion!

These are activities organised by Learning Horizon.

The camps are usually held in May-June and Nov-Dec. It's called a camp but usually, transport is provided to pick up the children who register for the camp in the morning from the centre, and to send them back around 3-4 pm. The venue of the camp is dependent on the theme, but usually at Learning Horizon's centres.

Speech & Drama and Junior Science Program (JSP) are enrichment programs, and it depends on individual centres whether these are offered. For LV@Alpha when it was previously at Kent Vale, they offered JSP, Junior Dance Program (Ballet), music (to teach the children keyboards, etc.) and gym. All these come with additional costs, of course, ranging from $10-$20 per hour. English Speech & Drama was offered as part of the core curriculum, and hence, free.