Maha Bodhi

[MMM]

baong:

HI MMM and jsmum,


I hope my son can survive in MBS in the years to come but it seems like extra enrichment is inevitable.

Hi,

I can only speak for myself. I've been the enrichment craze type of mum even during pre-school. So it's not becoz of MBS that I'm behaving like that. I've a ex-MBS classmate whose girl is also in MBS P1 this year. She is totally opposite of me. Her girl has no enrichment classes. She still manage to survive MBS. So I think alot voice down to individual parents' expectations. :lol:

If there are good family support, the kids will also do well. Not necessarily those who attend enrichment lessons only. I am sending them because we do not have the resource/ energy to guide them ourselves so we leave it to the experts. Frankly with all these enrichment lessons, I think my kids only belong to marginally above average type but they are definitely not the top 20%.... :roll:

[MMM]

Jsmum,


Indeed they now have new PE shorts. It's unisex with elastic band.

I am in a fix now..... For the boy's uniform, they have the bodhi leaf sewed on the collar. I am not sure if we still need to get the \"The Maha Bodhi School\" tag that comes in yellow for afternoon session and red for morning session.....

Also for the new PE t-shirt.... was wondering where to sew the name tag. Above the bodhi leave like now????

:? :?:

[chasingjelly]

We are supposed to go down to the school nxt mth to collect some lists and pay some fees. Can we buy the uniform on that same day?

[MMM]

Yes you can. Shirley season wear will definitely be there.


Based on last year’s experience, we try to be early, fill up all the forms accurately and fast. Then we move on to buy those stuff. So at that point, we don’t have to queue very long for books, uniform,etc…

[ChiefKiasu]

MMM:

... Also for the new PE t-shirt.... was wondering where to sew the name tag. Above the bodhi leave like now???? ...

You mean these things don't come with instructions? If you bought it from the school's bookstore, can you not call them up to ask?

[MMM]

I bought it from the new uniform shop. They just took over fully from mid Aug. The change will only be made compulsory next year for P1. So it appeared that there is no clear instruction at this point (eg. pictures) on how it should look like though the school sent some circula on this... I tried calling the shop but they are closed for the day... Will try again tmr.


Anyway... I am sewing the name tags now which I am gg to model after the current uniform. In principle I am assuming it should be the same.... :xedfingers: Was asking my kids if they had seen other kids in the new uniform and they were like... \"no\". Was just telling my hubby that maybe my son will have a chance to go up the stage and be presented to the entire school on how the new uniform should look like or vice versa.... :idea:

[Midnight Sun]

As a Buddhist himself, my hubby is keen to send both kids to MBS and hoping to register the elder one in phase 2B.


My question: How 'active' is MBS in practising buddhism? ... Cos the sch website dosen't say much. Do they have Dharma camps/classes, prayer sessions, like examination blessings? Optional for non-buddhists?

Thanks much in advance!

[MMM]

Unlike a catholic school where there is daily prayer during assembly, term mass or a chapel in the school that the kids can go and pray in, I don’t observe such practise in MBS (in the buddhist context).


For MBS, based on my observations, I don’t think they have prayer sessions or religious camps. Kids are generally taught to bow to the buddha and they have buddhist study once a week. They have text book and workbook on that. For P1, it’s about the story of buddha and then talk about the values that the religion is trying to foster eg. compassion, etc… This is to foster learning about buddhism. In some instance, (not sure if all), they are actually taught by monk/ nun for that subject.

On vesak day, they have "buddha bathing" in the school. Other that this, I don’t think the school has alot of religion related practises for the kids. I believe that there are non-buddhists in MBS. Eg during my era, quite a no. of my classmates are christians/ catholics.

We are free thinkers and so far we find the "religious" related stuff in school manageable. I think it’s alot less than catholic school which I attended when I was in sec. school.

[Midnight Sun]

Thanks for the helpful info, MMM.


Do you mean that the Buddhist studies is incorporated into their curriculum? Or that it is an after-class/optional kind of lesson?

[MMM]

Yes buddhist study is part of the cirriculum.