Bowie:

Hi,


May I know which Mind Champ Preschool ur kid is attending and how old is he or she?

He attends the one in Toa Payoh. he started in K1 but now in K2. I transfered him from Cambridge Childcare in about 1 year ago. When he first started, he didn't know how to read or recognised all the letters (yes, at K1), but now he reads very well even for a boy. Worth checking out but I believe it is full. My friend's child attends the Tampine one and she seems to like it there too.

To those parents who has asked about Shichida.


I sent my child to shichida for 1 year with alot of hope and in the end, I must say I was disappointed as I’ve felt I wasted all that money. In total, I’ve spent about nearly $4000. My boy did not learn much except to copy what the other 5 kids did.

Although I am naturally positive about enrichment programs but paying about $65 for an hour is not worth it especially when ‘you’ have to spend so much time at home teaching and practicing with the child. It makes me feel why I should pay so much when I am the one who has to teach my child? I don’t see how playing a tape backwards and fast forward can help him learn languages. I spent about $400 on flashcards & the math dots and after trying for a month, I gave up.

The final straw was when he was given a 1 page long poem to learn it. He was only in K1 and worst was they did not teach us how you can remember the poem. I asked the Teacher (who is a young girl fresh out of poly or uni) what is the purpose of this exercise, and she said she would need to get back to me & never did. I did not renew after that.

My 2nd son did not attend Shichida yet his ESP is fantastic. I guess he is naturally intuitive, you either have it or you don’t. I don’t think anyone can teach you to have ESP unless you already have that gift then work on improving it.

Some of the exercises are good for the brain but I later found you can buy brainteaser books for about $15 and it works just as well. For $65 per hour, I would prefer to spend this money on buying materials outside and do it with my child. Certain will save alot and good for bonding too.

Fettuccine:

Hi all,


I am keen to send my kids to learn at Shichida. Although at their preschool, they are doing spelling, simple dictation, maths, reading, I would like my kids to improve the use of their \"right brain\", just for enrichment

Does anyone have any comments about the results, effectiveness and what exactly are they going to learn about? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi, why not try whole brain learning.My son goes to MindChamps Preschool and loves it. They have gym lessons as part of the preschool which I hear is very good for right brain stuff. his favourite is gourmet moments (and mine too for that matter) where brings back some delicious food he has cooked up in class. A few weeks ago, he brought back real salmon baked with rosemary leaves and all. I was surprised and it was delicious.