NAFA Arts Kindergarten
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NafaArtsKindergarten:
Excellent review, Toks! Thanks for the link.Couldn't find much detailed info about NAFA Arts Kindergarten (NAK) when I was finding out about it. So, just wish to share my personal NAK experiences so that parents can make a more informed decision.
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I enquired about this kindergarten last year… and was told that the waitlist is very long.
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Cherry blossom:
I enquired about this kindergarten last year... and was told that the waitlist is very long.
My understanding was (and is still) so too.
Just to let you have a rough idea of our process.
- 3Q07, went for \"site visit\" and was advised to be on waitlist (queue no. 70+ already, if I remember correctly).
- 4Q08, was offered afternoon session for N2 term 1 (start Jan 2009), but rejected them as morning preferred.
- 1Q09, offered morning session for N2 term 2 (start Mar 2009). Took it, since kid not attending class at any where else and the whole family had a \"love at first sight\" kindda feeling. -
Can I know how early do I hv to register my boy in the school? My boy is coming to 17 month soon. Also how much do I hv to pay to be on the waiting list? Thanks!
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It’s best that you call the school up to check for the latest practice.
Previously, "at my time" (sounds like a long time ago) there wasn’t a minimum age in order to be placed on wait list. And there is no charges for being placed on the wait list. -
thanks for yr reply. Does this school prepare the kid well for P1? Understand from some forums that they do not need to send their kids for further enrichment courses after their kids attend this preschool. It sounds so convincing but nt sure if it is worth the wait and money…
Anymore parents having their kids in this school? Can I hv more feedbacks? Appreciate that. -
Hope other parents can provide more info on that for you.
I’m not very concern about prep for P1 and not aware of what prep needed to be done… at least not for now. Only concern now is kiddo will establish right attitude towards learning and social situations. -
appreciate yr info. Will go to the school to talk to the principal.
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Just some feedback from the graduating class of 2008.
* whether you are well prepare for P1 depends much on the individual. as I mentioned earlier, Nafa is not very academic. however, they offer you exposure in many other areas.
* DS would cope quite well in P1 as his learning and focusing is strong. that was why I did not worry much when I decided to put him in Nafa cos I know he is able to cope on his own. thought the additional exposure would do him good.
* there are a few of his classmates who are struggling with P1.
* kids love going to Nafa cos the school environment is good. teachers are caring. and the school offers alot of fun.
teacher turn over rate is low
academic wise. I think they are improving. cos Allison the principal is very on the ball.
* the students have very strong bond. they are in the same class from Nursery to K2. even the parents also know each other quite well. till now DS still miss his Nafa friends though he is coping well in P1 too.
* group project is very interesting as teachers really go in depth and provide alot of information to the students.
* however, for DS2, I did not put him in Nafa. He needs more reinforcing in learning. therefore I feel a Montessori environment is more suitable for him instead.
* in DS2 school, it’s just drop and go. I do not know any of the parents whereas in Nafa the parents will tend to linger around outside the classroom and chit chat. -
My kid is now schooling in NAFA, I think that the way the school function is quite organised and the Principal, Alison seems to be someone quite on the ball type. Sometimes she will go into the classroom and mingle with the children, the children seem to like her. However, for my kid’s nursery class, I feel there is a lacking of communication between the teachers and parent, we don’t really get much update of our kid’s progress in school unless we find chance to speak to them. The teachers seem very busy, not sure is it becos they have to conduct both morning and afternoon session, so during dismisal of class, it’s difficult to talk to the teachers becos they have to attend to the afternoon session.
As compared to my experience in my previous childcare centre, the teacher always keep us update of my kid’s progress in school whenver we pick up our kid up in the afternoon (on half day childcare), the teacher will make an effort to inform us about what my kid do during lesson time, and if there is any behaviour issue, the teacher and parent will try to work together as there is 2-way communication. We need not wait till “teacher & parent feedback session” which is usually in June or December, which would be too late if there is any behaviour issue. And in the previous childcare center, all the teachers know the names of each student regardless whether they are the teachers in charge, as you will see them calling out to the children, saying hello or bye bye. However, in Nafa, it doesn’t seem so.
Of course, one is childcare and the other one is a kindergarten, not sure is it becos of this difference, the standard of teachers varies ?
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