I agreed with Charmaine_chong. I spend few thousands on a entire set of encyclopedia for juniors to advance learners, history… and younger readers to advance reader…(thinking I will make full use of them since I am a stay home mum) In the end, they are now white elephants! There are plentiful of resources in library, bookshops, internet…need not spend so much $$$. Don’t be like me, very KS, buy everything I can find but never make full use of them as new/updated materials are available easily.

Dear Bellyhoney, I agree with Xuelin’s quality! It’s worth the time and money. The teachers are really very committed. My friends have been pushing me but I didn’t sign up till the release of PSLE result last year. One has A* (from the ave of 70%) and the other I believe has high A as he has 252 for PSLE last year. I can see the improvement in my kids’s attitude and approach towards MT. There is tremendous improvement in the P4 CA1. I hope she can continue with the good grade especially when she is so confident in her compo writing!

It’s tough to decide whether to send to Xuelin especially when they are so new and so expensive. It’s only after seeing my friends’ kids PSLE result(2011) that I make up my mind to try out 1 term. No regret & continue term2 as you will find them(top down from boss to teachers!) very sincere & most importantly the kids learn and enjoy the classes, quote from my P4. I was very fearful that they let the children copy answer but when I review my children worksheets; there are mistakes and corrections are needed! At least, I am assured they are learning:-)

Hi Lim_ks, Ha…ha…Great minds think alike. My friends and I "chopped" 5 classes too after talking to Wang Lao Shi who also had refused to sell us the books. Rational is " 你们不会使用,反而伤害孩子的阅读兴趣!"I am sure your daughters will enjoy XL class. My P4 & P2 love their classes. I agree with you, half the battle won! No regrets even though they are expensive!

Hi, I recommend you to send to Xuelin in Katong 112. K1 is too young to have home tuition, it’s very tough to build their interest in learning Chinese.Xuelin has a good circurrilum which includes introducing newspaper reading from K1. They have small class size, 8 max and their committed teachers can look after all the little one very well. But they are expensive! My P2 and P4 are with them but at the Bukit Timah branch. I feel the pinch but have to admit that the $$$ is well spent. My 2 kids simply love going to Xuelin.


Try to talk to the lady boss or Wang Lao Shi, they are very professional. What I like about them is that they openly share their knowledge regardless if you are to enrol with them or not.

Hello Pixy, I had sent my kid to Busy Bees in Thomson for 6 mths only. Too much repetition and learn very little new stuffs. She dreaded going and I had to fight with her. My friend pulled her daughter out of BB after P5 SA2, after realizing that she can’t write a decent compo. I don’t recommend BB as I feel that their approach does not build the students’ interest in learning Chinese, in fact dampening them as my kid had experienced.

Hi Shan, yes, my friend’s kids have both paper 2 & 作文 classes with Xuelin. I didn’t meet the lady boss but I met Wang Lao Shi. I am very impressed with her, she definately know her stuffs. I am sending my 2 kids to them, my P4 will do both classes, P2 has only the paper 2 class.

Hello, latest update!!! My 2 friends’ kids, 1 has scored A* and the other has A (in Chinese) with PSLE score 260 and 252 respectively. I understand that they are very happy with the grades and will continue with them for Sec1. My friends strongly recommend the class and claim that the $$$ invested is well worth! A boy who came in at about 50+ marks scores an A too. Anyone other has the experience with them? I am told that their strengths are:

1) small class size (max. 8 per class)
2) their teachers are very caring and can motivate the kids, particularly Wang Lao Shi and Xie Lao Shi ( a lot of personal attention given and follow up on the child’s progress)
3) they emphasize a lot on using newspaper articles in their lessons, even the K1s have started to learn how to read the LianHe Zaobao!.

I was trying to call the lady boss but she had just left for a holiday and was told she will only be back after 19th Dec. I will decide whether to send my children after talking to her, cos I understand she has a wealth of experience in preparing children for PSLE. It seems her 2 kids have done very well!

I have 2 friends whose kids are there & 4 of them enjoy the lessons very much & I heard they prepare their P6 very well :slapshead: :slapshead: . At least my friends' kids are confident that they will do well. Still thinking of putting my kids (P2 & P4) too but their fees are higher than others. Anyway, I will decide when I see their PSLE result!


Anyone has better recommendation?