Gymboree Play & Learn 2 @ Tanglin Mall
- Trial was 45min, first 15min or so was spent on sharing, which i think was a waste of time since it depends if parents are responsive to the topic
- Then we gathered in a circle n let bb kick beach ball. E enjoyed it very much.
- The teacher explained on the objectives of the classroom setup then we're allowed to play freely while she went ard assisting some of us
- We let bb pop bubble wraps, grab soft/hard toys, feel sponge n lamb skin placed along the slides/ramps to train on their dexterity n senses
- We played with 'parachute', where they fluttered the parachute ard bb (like making waves) n let them hit the 'waves'. E liked this too.
- Then we placed bb under the parachute n did the same flutter. E was stoned coz suddenly he was enclosed underneath, hehe
- One new concept that they introduced was 'spatial awareness', which didn't occur to me until after i attended their trial
- There was the usual puppet and singing and bubble blowing
<font color="aa00aa">Overall I felt the actual play time was too short n rushy, coz we really juz touch-n-go on those play equipments. When asked if the sharing was really necessary, the teacher simply said "Ya, since bb this age don't interact much, we let the parents share their thoughts instead". In my mind I was like.. "Huh? Don't u have better things to do than juz let parents do the talking?"</font>
<font color="aa00aa">I agree with Rose that the classroom setup is good (and safe) for physical development, but the syllabus is not so attractive. For learning, GS definitely has better syllabus.</font>
<font color="aa00aa">So in the end we paid for their $50 membership, which allows us to use their playgym for $12 per hr. The trial fee was waived too n we got bb Gymboree T-shirt for E. The hunt for bb learning centres continues..
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