VIP Learning Centre - Discussion
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Is there any diagnostic test or trial lesson?
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Hi Titank, Sleepy,
The P1 & 2s are indeed combined. Within the class, students are subdivided into smaller groups based on ability, not based on level. The faster students are given more challenges and students requiring more time will be given the attention.
As we would like to encourage students to our bigger centre in Yishun, there is a preferential rate on the regular class programme as incentive.
We have an assessment test to understand the interested student’s thinking processes and answering skills. The holiday class is a good platform to let interested students sample our lessons before joining our regular class. The holiday classes are open for registration, please click http://www.scharffsystem.com/Scharff%20VIP%202010%20Year%20End%20Schedule.pdf for details. Thank you. -
Dear Team Scharff,
Does the holiday program cater to preparation on the P2 syllabus? May I know how big would be the class size in each class? Eg the P1 & P2?
Your centre is quite different unlike other centre the P1 & P2 are being put separately. May I know how long the assessment would take? -
Hi Titank,
The holiday class will cover part of the P2 syllabus, such as Ordering Number in ascending/descending even/odd numbers and the Four Operations in symbol representation (eg.+:D=12, -:D=8, what is the value of :D?). Our focus is to allow children to acquire fundamental thinking skills applicable to primary school math problems.
The P1/2 student will be given 25 minutes to complete the assessment. The maximum number of students per class is 10 students and our average class size is 6 to 8 students. -
Team Scharff:
The P1 & 2s are indeed combined. Within the class, students are subdivided into smaller groups based on ability, not based on level. The faster students are given more challenges and students requiring more time will be given the attention.
Do you mean a high ability P1 can join P3 class ? If your assessment shown that he's able to tackle P3 level?
Or he must still stay in P1 class, just that he may be given more challenging worksheets? -
Hi Sleepy,
Sleepy:
Technically this is possible. The more important thing is to ensure that they can mix with the older children emotionally. If they can do so, there is no reason to hold back their learning, but this is rare. We have seen and accepted 2 children on this basis in the past 8 years. Intellect and emotional maturity are important for our class dynamics.Do you mean a high ability P1 can join P3 class ? If your assessment shown that he's able to tackle P3 level?
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Hi Team Scharff,
I believe that your centre is a mathematics specialist training centre, may I know does your centre also have GEP preparation program?
So max is 10 which there would be some P1 & P2 in the class? In that case the P1 would stand to gain as they are learning P2 program? -
Hi Titank,
We do not believe in crash courses for GEP preparation.
Be it GEP or PSLE, it is about problem solving. As we know, there are many components in problem solving: facts, details, procedures, patterns, manipulations, words, sentences, images, reasoning, conceptualizing and even estimating to name some. To construct a child’s problem solving capability, one of the key is time – time to learn, time to practice, time to master; and mathematics is cumulative. Our students learn the thinking skills that can be applied effectively to school math syllabus and also GEP tests.
Regardless of the level, our lessons are designed to challenge the students’ thinking skills. For topics that will only be covered in the following academic year, our students will get the early exposure. For concepts that they are familiar with, we will expect the student to display speed and accuracy to confirm his/her mastery level. Often then not, reinforcement is necessary to strengthen our students’ learning. -
Hi Team Scharff,
May I know does your centre would cover this type of question for P1 level?
Mark has 7 fewer toys than Jane
Simon has 4 more toys than Jane.
If Mark has 15 toys, how many toys does Simon have? -
Team Scharff:
Do you have some sample questions to illustrate what kind of questions are being covered in your Higher order thinking Maths class?
Regardless of the level, our lessons are designed to challenge the students’ thinking skills.
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