Comparing Chinese Enrichment (Primary/Preschool)

[J2mum]

Hi,

ANy parents sent their Kids to Molin? Any comments to share?

[jedamum]

J2mum:

Hi,

ANy parents sent their Kids to Molin? Any comments to share?

Some points were discussed about this earlier in the thread....

[J2mum]

Jedamum,


thanks. I have managed to read thru the thread. Now I really dun know which one to chose. Will check out Molin after CNY.

Parents who send their kids to Molin. How much is the programme for K1?

[MMM]

For Molin, I think it is around $76 for preschool and $96 for primary. Very reasonable especially with the quality that comes with it.


Recently my nursery gg started their nursery class. There are only 2 including her in the class. Wow imagine the attn they get.

[ChiefKiasu]

MMM:

For Molin, I think it is around $76 for preschool and $96 for primary. Very reasonable especially with the quality that comes with it.


Recently my nursery gg started their nursery class. There are only 2 including her in the class. Wow imagine the attn they get.

Yes, Molin's rates are really reasonable for the quality they provide.

MMM, how old is your daughter now? 4 yo? How do you think the Molin nursery class compares with Berries and others? In Berries, they spend 1.5hrs learning a sentence of 5 or more characters. They do lots of activities involving the characters to drive home the meaning. That is the main strength of the Berries' nursery programmes.

[MMM]

Hi Chief,


My girl is 3 yrs and 2 months given that she is a November 2005 baby.

So far they learn rhymes and also chinese characters every lesson. Eg. Wo shi nu hai zi, etc… They also do singing and dancing in class. Molin usually has a performance by the students every quarter.

Unfortunately I am unable to compare as I’ve not tried Berries and the others. My cousin who teaches chinese in my kids’ preschool recommended Berries, Molin and Tien Hsia to me based on what she observed in the kids she taught. We were open to all but in the end, we went for Molin and have never look back or once regretted the decision.

But one observation is that Molin only has 1 centre unlike the rest. Pros and cons. The principal is those who is very committed/ passionate about teaching the language. We always see her at the school. When my son was in K1, she would conduct briefing after every lesson to the parents.

[ChiefKiasu]

MMM:

Hi Chief,


My girl is 3 yrs and 2 months given that she is a November 2005 baby.
... The principal is those who is very committed/ passionate about teaching the language. We always see her at the school. When my son was in K1, she would conduct briefing after every lesson to the parents.

I just enquired today. Seems like there are only 2 Nursery classes... a weekday (forgot which one) and Sunday 9:30am. I also checked some of their material. Quite close to what Berries is doing, or at least similar concept.

Yes, I spoke with the principal before and she comes across as a highly dedicated and down-to-earth person. Most of the Molin teachers seem highly supportive and encouraging to their students.

[MMM]

That’s probably my girl’s class. Monday 4.40 - 6.15pm.


Yah I think it’s her "down to earth" image that makes the school appear less commercialised.

[MMM]

Yes, I think the teachers are generally supportive and committed. Not those that appear to be just taking a salary and doing a job. My son is the weak type and I put him through additional hypy lessons in K2. His teachers (a teacher who used to teach him in K1 as well his then K2 teacher) were so committed as to pull him aside and give him extra guidance. Also, his teacher would always encourage him to work harder,etc… eg. she sounded just like a relative auntie encouraging him to work hard. It’s that kind of feeling.


Also, though there are teachers leaving from time to time but it’s not high turnover. We encountered a teacher leaving with my P1 last year but transition is smooth and teachers appear to teach across std rather than specialising in particular level only. This is probably a good backup plans for the school.

But those points aside, I think key thing is the ability to produce results.

Had a niece in MBS as well and my cousin was telling me that they put their girl at Jiang Laoshi as they heard "Molin std has dropped". Well… back to those disc again about "stds dropping". To me, the top 2nd student in MBS in 2007 studied in Molin and based on observation, those MBS kids whom we know are attending Molin are in the good chinese banding classes.

[J2mum]

Mmm,

My boy is only N1 this year. I rbr u mentioned there is only program for N2. If they have for N1 then I can send two over. I cld really save my time as well. The price is affortable. Thanks for sharing with me.