Creative O

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Juz 2 examples to share :-


Early this month, 1 of the K1 group teacher talk them abt butterfly lifecycle and then show them a real tiny egg… ask for what do they think will happen… many answer from the children and she get them to draw it down… then the next few days they observe …. Real Caterpillar ……real butterfly. The children really excited to see it and they set free the butterfly.
The teacher there will always ask chn what they think. They will not immediately say that it’s wrong, they will say maybe, why don’t we try, etc… From the abv case, I think the chn now can remember better and the thinking process is very good.

Last mth, 1 of the nursery group went outing. When parent get the consent form, the consent form mentioned to parents that chn will be taking bus to science centre but the seek parents co-operation not to tell their chn abt the science centre cos all chn only know that they are going to take bus. There’s direct bus to science centre direct but the teachers actually took the chn to take a feeder bus to interchange then to science centre. Many may think why? Waste time? No, chn all happy, they learn more things beside science centre.

True that they don’t focus on doing worksheet, spelling but they have their way of teaching and it really bring out chn confidence and make their enjoy learning.

[cookiecreature]

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Juz 2 examples to share :-

True that they don’t focus on doing worksheet, spelling but they have their way of teaching and it really bring out chn confidence and make their enjoy learning.

What creative O is trying to do is to learn from play. This is the best way of learning for kids. They register in their mind for life. Beside this the way of rope for life. I like the concept whereby the teacher does not provide direct answer but allow the kids to be inquisitive and pose questions at any point of time. I think kids learn alot from questioning. They will learn to think out of the box.

Too bad I just called them, K1 last vacancy taken up.

[summer]

They have just expanded the preschool last year to increase the intake of children. I like the field outside the preschool, so are the children. Children are always having their happy time or 体能课 there.

[sumo22]

My son is starting with Creative O next week & I just attended the orientation. Met up with my son’s teacher & I realised that she is a very strong advocate of thinking skills & a non-believer in academic learning.


I shared with her that my son tried to pronounce the word "second" & pronounce it as sec-cond. She said we should not correct the child as it will dampen the child’s exploratory nature. Even when the child write a word with wrong sequence in letters, we should not be concern.

Can anyone comment if this is the right approach for a k1 child? I’m just not sure if not "correcting" the child will help the child to learn.

My friend’s son is in Creative O K1 & he does not know how to write his name independently. They do not have worksheets totally & the children usually write on blank A4 paper so that they can express freely.

Can any parents comment if the approach might impact the child’s learning & readiness for P1.

Thanks!

[panicmum]

sumo22:

My son is starting with Creative O next week & I just attended the orientation. Met up with my son's teacher & I realised that she is a very strong advocate of thinking skills & a non-believer in academic learning.


I shared with her that my son tried to pronounce the word \"second\" & pronounce it as sec-cond. She said we should not correct the child as it will dampen the child's exploratory nature. Even when the child write a word with wrong sequence in letters, we should not be concern.

Can anyone comment if this is the right approach for a k1 child? I'm just not sure if not \"correcting\" the child will help the child to learn.

My friend's son is in Creative O K1 & he does not know how to write his name independently. They do not have worksheets totally & the children usually write on blank A4 paper so that they can express freely.

Can any parents comment if the approach might impact the child's learning & readiness for P1.

Thanks!

Hi, I had contemplated a lot on whether to send my son to creative o. He was offered a place early this year to start in Jun, but after very careful deliberation my hubby and I thought it a better idea to let him stick to his kindy. As it is, my son is already slow in his writing, and his teachers have complained about his lack of attention in class. There have been some forms of homework which is very easy to complete. I see this as a form of preparatory exercise for P1. I am very feaful for this boy of mine, as he does not take on to reading and lacks in focus. So we felt that letting him get used to class room environment would be overall better for his primary 1 adjustment. Further, I was worried that if he were to hv a more free and easy environment, he may be even harder to coach. But to be honest, up till now, I am still thinking hard if it has been a good decision. Cos, he is still not a very cooperative kid in class and has given teachers quite a headache. I trust, after all, it depends on what kind of childhood and learning experience you wish your kid to have. I wanted him to be more disciplined, thus, decided to keep him in a kindy.

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Those were my concerns too… My hubby feels teachers are still the most impt & not the curriculum.

[munchkukie]

Both of my gals are at Creative O. One is in playgroup and another is at K2. Really regret not queueing up for Creative O for my older gal when she is much younger. We only get the older gal into K1 last year.


I like the teachers very much. The kids are also very well behaved. No one bully my elder gal although she is a bit autistic. They are very concerned abt her when she cried attimes because she can’t do her work. The teachers are also very supportive with her needs. We have spent at least 5 1-1 sessions with the teachers to discuss her needs.

The work that they do over there are very experiential. I have seen my shy gal becoming more confident and relaxed over the past 1 year. They dun bring work home. Spelling and ting Xie will come at second part of K2. They won’t drill much of penmanship cos based on child development stages, they are not ready until when they are ard 5-6…

They are unconventional. At K1 level, they are given big pieces of paper to write. It seems to work. At K2, my gal’s penmanship has improved. And she dun give me the ‘tortured’ face when I ask her to write. It seems her pencil grasp is stronger now.

AT PG class, my younger dd is exposed to lots of ways to making ‘food’ e.g., roll and paste, making ang ku kueh and soon kueh from flour dough. and she pick up Mandarin from the school as we spoke mostly Eglish at home. they are also brought to a postbox to post letter to daddy and mummy.

The principal is also quite involved in the managment of the school. There are programs involving parents e.g., how to use a picture book, informal parents teacher conference etc.

[Bowie]

Hi ALL,


Need ur advise.

For parents with kids change from Kindy to Childcare.
Do you find it a better arrangement?
My gal is quite independent and keen to learn and explore.
This prompt us to the tot maybe going to Childcare maybe a better option as they may learn more things and social skill compare to kindy.

However, my in laws, my gal GOOD main caregivers are worry and have concern on easy sickness and also since they eat by themselves, they may not eat enough... (BTW my gal is going to 3 this yr end)

Have visited Creative O and like it as it seem like a nice playground open for kids to explore. But I have a concern, its seem like the teachers in the center speaks quite a bit of Mandrain. My gal Mandrian is stronger than English. So will like to know if they provide a balance environment.

Thanx in advance for any advise or experience sharing.

Thanx Thanx!! :celebrate:

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Hi all,


I have 2 boys going to Creative O staring 2010, elder starting K2 and the younger at Playgroup (PG). Just like to share my experience.

My elder son only joined their K1 level in Jan 09. Prior to that, he spent 2 years at 7th day adventist kindergarten (SDAK). During the course of the year, the folowing are my observations;

1) his english and chinese pronunciation has improved. This is his teacher's credit cos his English teacher got a Masters in Education (English) this year and Chinese teacher's mandarin sounds like Taiwanese.
2) he is happier to go to school and often wants to stay longer even when i am there to fetch him home in the evening.
3) his reading has improve a lot, he can read the books recommended by the school teachers on his own now and can recognised simple words (but must also give credit to my wife who reads to him every night). More importantly, he likes to read.
4) his approach to problem solving has been positive.
5) he can write but not in a neat and tidy manner. We were on holiday 2 weeks ago when he saw pen and paper in the hotel room. He promptly requested to write a postcard to his teacher. His simple sentence was scrawled all over the A6 size paper but it's the thoughts that count.
6) he can hardly spell but i am not too concern now.

My main objective for my children at this point in time is to have a happy time in school and that they are motivated by the joy of learning. Creative O has met my objectives.

My 2nd boy is going to their PG soon and i am excited to have him started with Creative O young. I feel that Creative O is good for character development, afterall, they have been doing this for 12 years and the principal much earlier.

If you are still wondering whether Creative O is the right one for your child, read this book recommended by the school. \"Under Pressure- Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-Parenting\"by Carl Honore.... You can try to borrow from the library. If you agree with this book, Creative O will the right one for your child.

Merry Christmas!

[Bear Ho]

Hi I am new herer, can't help but to add in a few words about Creative O.


Both my kids are there (K2 and PG), both of them love the school and teachers so much that they complained if we fetch them too early.

So far feedbacks from parents of former Creative O that are in P1 now are that their children are adapting very well in Primary schools. I agree with the earlier posts that even though the curriculum does not adhere to most of the child care centres but the children there learn a lot of social and problem solving skills among others. Parents are very involved in the school activites and believe me there are many activities!!!

Do visit the school if you have a chance and you will find out why it is different from the conventional ones...