my child was with ICL Bedok centre - I can say the teachers are very devoted, detailed, take their time to patiently teach the students, always give very encouraging words and lessons are never boring. my child benefit fr this program and was very prepare when in P1. my child’s english is one of the best in school and can read and write confidently.
as for the lower pri program, i can only say the program is good but it is whether you get a good teacher. we made a mistake by swtiching my child to the teacher at ICL Mayflower - due to some personal reasons. I monitored all my child’s work and will check through. Somehow, I realised my child’s work is too prefect (compared to his previous ICL lower primary teacher in Simei).
After much questioning, i found out that the ICL teacher at Mayflower will let the children copied the composition (saw that another child at another class has the same compo as my child), tell them the answers in the worksheets (my child’s worksheets have no wrong answers), no encouraging words in all worksheets done (apparently coz all are copied, so i guess encouraging words are not require), marking is ONE big tick, start off the class 5mins late to wait for late comers and end the class 5mins early for the children to clear the desk and lastly the exercise book that was given should be on interesting and fun phrases the children came across when they read books and not by giving the children papers to copied the phrases she thinks are good, in this way, it doesnt encourage the children to read at all… i am totally not comfortable with her ways of teaching. There is never any feedback on the progress of my child.
After I changed my child to the new centre at hougang and realised that this ICL hougang teacher is as devoted as my child’s pre-school ICL Bedok teacher and the ICL lower primary teacher in Simei (she is good, strict and fierce). they will do the compo together with ending done by the children their own, worksheets will be done by the children. I am more than happy to see my child able to do own compo and work instead of copying.
Therefore, getting a devoted and good teacher is very important. jmho…