Hi alfafa,
HY is currently attending Shichida method's classes. Tomorrow will be his fourth lesson.
I have not been to the review class for shichida class but decided to enrol him cos my niece was there for 2 yrs before she was placed at a full day childcare. The results shown from my niece is very encouraging and my hb and myself decided to enrol our own child at shichida even though it is expensive.
We had gone to little neuro tree at marina parade and had a talk with their principal before enrolling HY at Shichida but we decided to go ahead with Shichida as I feel something is lacking there at LNT and because they run on franchise, we were very concerned with the kind of standards they have. We had earlier considered LNT because we have heard that the owners of LNT used to be under shichida (heard they were relatives) and the course fee for LNT is at least $200 lower than Shichida.
At LNT,they only includes Jap but at Shichida, they expose the children to german and other language beside jap too. For children of young ages, it is said to be good to expose them to different languages.
my personal opinion about selecting an enrichment class for your child. if eg. u have an active child, i would think it is better to enrol him/her in a class where it will enable him/her to sit and concentrate and if you have a quiet child who will sit and play on his/her own then i think should expose him to classes where it will allow him/her to interact with other kids and also train the motor skills...eg. tumble tots..or gymboree..etc.
For me, enrolling HY in Shichida is to train his memory, develop his character and build up his confidence and also to socialise with other kids.
I personally think mind training for kids is very important. It will make them wiser and easier to teach and pick things up when they go to mainstream school in future.
