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Hi, biyan This centre emphasized more on speech/oral speaking, and occasional 'acting' of the characters in the story books. The kids are required to do 'lang du' on stage (facing the parents as audience) based on a selected paragraph of the story. Each kid will also have the chance to be...

Hi, Biyan Have you tried Story Island? My son is currently attending the chinese classes and he seemed to be enjoying them. It is slightly different from other types of chinese tuition lessons which are usually academic based. Here they teach Chinese via story telling, and sometimes acting...

Hi, My son's written English is alright (i.e. grammer, vocabulary etc) but when it comes to spoken English, it can be a pain to hear him speak. He does not really express himself well and uses all the wrong grammer & sentence structure when he is speaking. It always puzzles me as to why...

Hi, Lim Just wondering would it be better to ask your son to write his own journal rather than type in the blog? I've heard feedback from other parents and teachers that it will be better to encourage them to write, rather than type, especially at their age so that they can practice their...

Hi, Yvonne May I know what is the time slot for the Story Island class starting on Sun 4th May? Thank you!

Hi, Yvonne I brought my son to The Story Island at Taman Jurong CC recently. The person in charge brought us to see the 'rooms' (no tables and chairs, just a TV set, plus pictures and chinese characters pasted on the walls) where the kids will be having their lessons and also share with us...

Hi, bishanmum Thank you for your feedback on The Story Island. Just to clarify...are they more into 'story-telling' to make Chinese more interesting for kids, as compared to the conventional methods of other Chinese enrichment centre such as Tien Hsia or Berries that have Compre and Compo...

Hi, all Has anybody heard of The Story Island? I understand it was opened by an ex-radio producer in one of the Chinese stations. They seem to conduct Chinese lessons quite differently from the usual enrichment courses from Berries or Tien Hsia. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Hi, biyan, spanielpups Thanks for sharing. I have the same problem with getting my boy to read story books 'independantly', even if the book is simple enough for him to read by himself. He prefers to either watch the TV or play the computer/lego/toys etc rather than reading books. So I...

Hi ZMM Thanks for the info. I may be mistaken but I thought Enid Blyton's books are more for say, upper primary school kids, no? Just thought I remember reading them only around that age as the books are quite thick and the words kind of lengthy... Thanks again.

Hi, Does anybody have recommendation on the type of story books (both English and Chinese) that will be suitable for P1 kids? Or any story book series that are interesting for P1s to read independantly? Thank you!

Hi, Jojet If the child is in the morning session, the child will remain in school for his/her CCA. You will have to arrange with the school bus to fetch your child from the school to the student care centre at that hour. The teachers at the student care only picks the child when he/she...

Hi, Jojet My P1 son was previously looked after by my mother-in-law since the start of school but have put him in the student care recently. Besides tuition and lunch/teabreaks, my kid was able to interact and play with other kids during break time + the centre organises enrichment...

Hi, Jesslyn I understand that most kids (especially younger ones like P1s) tend to be more careless in their work. So sometimes its not that they do not understand the concepts but rather, the mistakes made are due to their carelessness (e.g. they add up the numbers where the sign is a minus...

Hi, Jesslyn Personally I feel that there is no need for tuition at P1 level, especially in the first semester. What is taught in school and the tests given are primarily based on what the kids have learnt when they are in K2. Most kids tend to do very well (getting full marks/close to full...

Hi, I'm also looking out for a good student care centre in the vicinity of Jurong West. Aside from Little Professors, does anybody have any other recommendation? Preferably to have both tuition and enrichment courses as I believed Little Professors does not offer tuition. Thanks a lot!

Hi j0L The school usually has a 'book list' which shows the type of books and stationaries to bring for P1 on their first day.

Hi, batman= SnowQueen I think different CC have different ways of organising the celebration for K2 graduation. For my son's CC, they have concert every end of the year for all the children from N1 to K2. And yes, the parents have to pay for the costume + the entrance fees to the concert.

Hi pumpkindonut Any idea whether there is any minimum age for kids to enrol in the tennis course at CCK tennis centre? Thanks!

Hi, caroline3sg Thanks for the feedback. I may want to give it a try at Tien Hsia. My son is currently in Xue Ni Chinese Lang centre and has been there since Jan 07. His chinese did improve a little but his interest is 'dwindling'... There is a change of at least 4 teachers during this...