St James Church Kindergarten

[panicmum]

kaitlynangelica:

Tamarind,


What do you think of Pei Hwa?

On the phonics course, I think you are right. Sigh! I am now wondering why am i paying so much when PCF has such good standards. i actually have to spend $140 a month on her phonics course. But her chinese teacher has done quite a good job. I do think her chinese has improved. That's the only consolation.

Hi, my gal studies in Pei Hwa, P3 this yr. she enjoys her classes and does not have much problem with her chinese. One thing is she is only in the third class, they do rank the students by their grades. So it can be pressurizing if you want your child to be in the top class. I don't really coach her, so i guess the pressure may not be as much as what others think. But then, I have noone to compare, she is the oldest, two other bros are still too young. rather, i am now looking for a good childcare or kindergarten for my no. 2. he is not learning much from the kindergarten he is attending at the moment, and i believe the teacher children ratio is kind of high, so he lacks the attention needed to coach him. he is 4 yrs old. got good recommendation?

[mckenzy]

My son went to St James for 3 years.


Academic-wise, the school fulfills this requirement but do not excel in it.

Focus is on enriching the experience of learning and community. In every kindergarten environment there will be a different mix of kids and parents… so that is not the real reason… mixing with the affluent? nope… more of a negative at this stage of our children’s lives… the rich kid/poor kid society starts somewhere upper primary onwards…

whats unique about SJCK is the principal who works with her husband who is the pastor of the church to mentor teachers that give their hearts and their lives to the children.

love for children that are not your own flesh and blood is an intangible concept… you cannot quantify nor can you really describe its effects…

[mzckoh]

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 18:01 Post subject:


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But I sent my kid to two different church kindergartens over two consecutive years and really felt that she learnt nothing.

Just my Honest Opinion.


I happened to come across this.

Care to share which are the two kindergarten?

[mckenzy]

We all know that the school is more or less the second point of contact/interaction for our kids.


If we are confident of how we run our family matters like coaching, encouraging and leading by our own examples, then we can look at an institution and say, "that will compliment what we have in our home"…

Thats why there are all kinds of institutions with all kinds of ‘so-called’ strengths and ‘so-called’ weaknesses… its all a matter of where our kids are coming from in the first place no? If we as parents are not that savvy at academics, we would wish for a school to compliment this by having a structured and effective academic programme that would prepare our kids for the next level of education.

On the other hand if we are confident in our home academics, we would wish for our kids to have more exposure to other forms of kids exploration like arts and character-building. Actually this kind of parent may also be the one that doesn’t really worry too much about academics.

So to say whether a kindergarten is ineffective or not really depends on what your perceived needs are.

The reason why most perceived ‘good’ institutions excel in providing strong chinese/english/math is probably because that is what the overall market demands.

In Singapore the demand is for academic excellence as we have no natural resources. So the educational system is geared towards providing people, strong in knowledge.

But look around us everyday and we realise we lack one basic characteristic: caring for each other, considering others better than ourselves. Instead we will step on each others toes to get what we want.

And that is what these institutions that seem to ‘go against the grain’ are trying to do. To make a difference. To mold our children to be individuals in our society that will pursue a generous spirit.

abit long-winded i know… but just felt that we can go on and on talking about this school and that without looking at the bigger picture.

[kaitlynangelica]

mzckoh:

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 18:01 Post subject:


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But I sent my kid to two different church kindergartens over two consecutive years and really felt that she learnt nothing.

Just my Honest Opinion.


I happened to come across this.

Care to share which are the two kindergarten?

Glory Kindergarten and st Francis of Assissi.

But I have heard that some of the other church kindys are quite good. One of them is Shalom Kindergarten in Pasir Ris.

[mzckoh]

mzckoh wrote:

Posted: 13 Jun 2008 18:01 Post subject:

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But I sent my kid to two different church kindergartens over two consecutive years and really felt that she learnt nothing.

Just my Honest Opinion.


I happened to come across this.

Care to share which are the two kindergarten?


Glory Kindergarten and st Francis of Assissi.

But I have heard that some of the other church kindys are quite good. One of them is Shalom Kindergarten in Pasir Ris.

Thanks for sharing, but I’m looking at paya lebar/serangoon/hougang area. You even heard of any good recommendation kindergarten around this area mentioned?

[cornucopia]

U may wanna check around. Every school has their pros & cons..

U may also wanna chk out St James. A few of my frens put their children there & i would say all gave excellent reviews. Addition to that, fees r reasonable. In my opinion,it is definitely a more wholesome school! NYK gonna increase their fees to $1400 next yr 2009! Note: Before gst.. :lol:

[spikey]

mzckoh:

mzckoh wrote:

Thanks for sharing, but I'm looking at paya lebar/serangoon/hougang area. You even heard of any good recommendation kindergarten around this area mentioned?

I am in this area as well - decided to send my kids to the covenant at paya lebar methodist church instead of calvary baptist or ascension.

[octbride]

I enquired 2011 entry and gosh… the q is so long. I am listed on waiting list no. 47 for pre-nursery group. Any high chances for my daughter to get in?

[norman08]

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Can someone enlighten me? Why is it that the waiting list for the kinder is so long and yet the waiting time is so fast? In such short months of waiting there are 100 turn over? I have read so much gd reviews with 1 or 2 bad review abt the sch. What is the reason for the 100 withdrawl on a short few months?

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