Hi


Thank you very much for your reply.

Hi


Anyone have experiences with PAT schoolhouse? Anyone got children from there?

1. Are they really very good as in your children learn a lot of knowledge and prepare well to handle worksheets or curriculum in P1 (in top Primary schools)?

2. I am looking at the ones at Halifax and Claymore. Chinese teachers at Halifax look patient and experienced but English ones looks bored.
I prefer the English teachers at Claymore as they looks more cheerful when teaching.

3. Are your children good in languages in terms of articulating their thoughts?

4. Actually My new place is very near to the new branch at Jubilee Park…just a stone’s throw away but i am quite reserved about the experiences of the teachers there as PAT just bought over them about 1 year ago. So, the teachers were all from the previous childcare which had only being operation for 1 year then PAT took over…

1 friend told me Halifax is the best cos it has very experienced teachers.

5. Do you think your money is well spent?

6.I am thinking full day arrangement but my friend said most of them are in half day.

7. Do you still have to supplement with enrichments(In academic subjects) in order for your child to prepare well for P1?

8. Do they learn thru fun like doing crafts, exploratory activitives…and etc? Do they also pick up life skills?


Appreciate anyone’s comments.

ctcc:

I stay at Jurong west ext (near ntu), may I know where do u stay?

Hi

thank you very much for the informative feedback....
I am moving to west coast area soon...

One last thing, I quite \"gancheong\" is whether the children are generally quite well behaved? eg, good manners, no names calling, willing to take turns...Do the teachers emphasize on \"good behaviours\"?

Last time, my son went to one pre-school before and he was labelled as \"naughty\" by one boy then he was quite upset.....(he was 2years + then) During one of the excursion which I joined them, I saw some of the older kids were pushing the younger ones during play...I did not expect to see this kind of behaviour from a montessori school


Pardon me for being so long winded cos I have been scouting around for a childcare...my son have changed schools 2 times liao...Attentive teachers with good programmes are hard to find....

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hi chief kiasu,

Read that your dd in this school, do you not worried that they are not preparing the child adequately for P1? I got a friend who pulled her dd out and go to PAt schoolhouse after she got feedback from K2 parent that her child did not \"learn anything\"? My friend dd attended from playgroup to nursery this year, was feeling anxious that her dd still \"playing\" and has not learn to write....she want to prepare her gal to RGPS

Any feedbacks from graduates from schoolhouse by the bay?



Thank you.

Hi,

I visited creative O after reading your feedback. You are right, teachers are quite attentive. but there are a few doubts that would like you to give your feedback:-

1. classrooms quite messy with all the artworks, i am thinking will the child ever learn to "keep place neat and tidy"?
2. I am quite keen to enrol my active child on the program but at the same time i may feel abit reserve that the school will concentrate more on the project work and not preparing the child adequately to read and write and do simple math sums? Do you get any feedback from other parents there?
My son has to go to one of the top 10 primary schools, heard that the standard is still quite demanding (I was struggling back then), nevertheless school culture is good.
3. in which areas do you see your son made progress on? this teacher yen yi was telling me they encorage students to articulate their thoughts and motive them to learn
4. is the student and teacher ratio really lower than the MCYS standard? I want a smaller group as my son is better suited for environment that the teacher can keep good attention to him as he need more "coaching" kind.


thank you.