My son, Ian (K1) has been in Character Montessori (Punggol) since January this year and I am really happy about his progress. If, like us, your child is from English speaking background, you would appreciate the unique ways in which Chinese and all the Chinese enrichment subjects are taught. Once, I glanced through the window and saw how a Chinese character was separated into a few cards and how the children were taught the steps to recognize and arrange the strokes. He learnt how to address relatives in Chinese through some recitation. Wonderfully, in just over a month at Character Montessori, Ian, together with his classmates, could perform a Chinese Dance and present a Chinese song for Chinese New Year Celebration!
Ian enjoys all the lessons there. One day, he came back spelling numbers one to ten using “Oh My Darling Clementine” song. On another, he aspired to be an author and illustrator when he grows up. He learnt to make jelly, dumpling, etc, and he told my friends he could make jelly for them. Once, he asked for brush and water colour and presented me with a Chinese brush painting artwork which I am proud of and which I pasted on the wall of my living room. Part of my living room displays are Ian’s lovely pottery objects done at the center, two of them were unfortunately broken by his sister. He shows off his ability to draw to his grandparents. And one thing for sure is that all art works which I treasure are genuinely made by Ian and not partly by his teachers! Above all, Ian’s character development and his tremendous improvement in his social skills are definitely noticeable!
