Berries - Discussion

[okaasan]

:lovesite: Hi, I am considering to enrol my two children (N2 and K1) with Berries. Since I am staying at Marine Parade, which branch will be a better choice in terms of location and teacher's experience? Please help!!! :oops:

[i3mum]

Hi Okassan,


Please refer to this thread for more info: http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=7150

okaasan:

:lovesite: Hi, I am considering to enrol my two children (N2 and K1) with Berries. Since I am staying at Marine Parade, which branch will be a better choice in terms of location and teacher's experience? Please help!!! :oops:

[onlyling]

Hi,


My son is in P2. Started him at Berries this year. He had Band 2 last year and this mid year, he had Band 2 again despite having attended half a year at Berries. :sad: Am considering if I should find a new enrichment school or should I change to another branch. :scratchhead: My son is currently at West Coast and there are only about 4 students in his class but his teacher always says that he is good and doing well, and to improve by reading more. She has never shared what I should revise with him. In fact, she has never spoken with me. Should I change to another branch that is almost full but hear good feedback about the teachers?

Thanks!

[Kids r Fun n Luv]

How are the teachers at Bishan branch? Nurturing and encouraging? Any parents with children currently enrolled there now, in 2011?

[spring]

Hi.....


need advice on Hougang branch berries urgently... any parents put their kids there? Am residing in sengkang... hoping to put my dd nearest to my area as i still have a younger baby to look after...

Would appreciate any feedback on this branch or any recommendation that is nearer to my place.

[tiffany42]

Hi spring,

My ds is in berries housing for the past 3 years. I would say the teachers are very committed and my ds enjoys the class and I can see Vast improvement in his Chinese.

[spring]

Hi tiffany42....


Thanks for replying me. Glad to hear that the teachers r committed.:)

[my3darlings]

Hi, anyone enrolled their kids in Tampines Central branch? any feedback or comments on this branch as I intend to enrol my ds starting of next year. Btw, they do have once and twice lessons per week, anyone knows the difference and which is better?

[bigsnoopy]

I am wondering if I should let my DD continue with Berries when she goes to p1. I know Berries is good for preschoolers as they focus on songs and other interactive things. Any comment about Berries program for primary school? Which is better Berries or Tuition?

[jedamum]

bigsnoopy:

I am wondering if I should let my DD continue with Berries when she goes to p1. I know Berries is good for preschoolers as they focus on songs and other interactive things. Any comment about Berries program for primary school? Which is better Berries or Tuition?

my boy is with berries since K1. He is now in P3. berries adopt advance teaching method for primary school. my boy is having normal chinese for his school, but with berries, he is under Higher Chinese class, so he gets to learn more. I see it no harm to drop berries but only if your girl (or you) is independent enough to continue to read CL books, converse in CL , do activities to keep up with the CL interactions at home (i am assuming you have an English-speaking background) etc (like tamarind's children).
for primary school syllabus, berries has their set of notes/techniques in 'teaching' oral and compo writing. my eat-potato boy can do Band 1 for CL at P3 SA1 (his is neighbourhood school though), very much thanks to berries (condition that i still need to reinforce berries teachings at home esp compo writing; i have to qualify that i feel that berries compo only provides a skeleton/guide for parents to further stretch their kids at home - my boy did not improve his writing until i stepped in to reinforce/stretch what he learned in berries; however, without berries' framework, i won't know where to start). but berries alone is not going to help if my boy does not pick up CL reading soon (i am getting him to read a short story on alternate nights).
2 cents.