Nanyang Kindergarten

[cay cay]

//Moderator's note: Topics merged.


Nanyang kindy,any comments on this school :?: :?:

[v_ni]

i was wondering if anyone has managed to get a place at NYK from the "public" waiting list.


I understand that they have a priority system in place i.e.
1. current sibling in NYK
2. ex sibling from NYK
3. alumni/parents who were from NYK
4. some kind of ties thru chinese hui guan (?)
5. public with no ties to the school

according to the lady at the admin office, she says there is almost 0% chance of getting into NYK if i have absolutely no ties to the school. However, i am free to put my child’s name down on the public waiting list but i will need to pay $100 admin fee.

any thoughts?

[blueroti]

Hi V-Ni


I juz received a call from NYK a few days ago informing me that they’ve a vacancy for my girl. I called them so long ago that I’ve totally forgotten about it! anyway, we’ve no ties with NYK in any way.
but i’ve not decided if we are going to take up the offer coz’ of all the negative comments posted in this thread, plus we’ve already registered with another school.

any parents has any recent experience to share? would greatly appreciate it.

[bookworm]

Oh dear, i've just pull both my kids out from BRMCK to NY next yr. My gal will be N2, boy N1.


BRMCK have to place $400 deposit.Unless you gave them 3 mths notice, you'll have to forgo the deposit. Which is what is happening to me now. $800 down the drain.

[blueroti]

hi bookworm


i guess nanyang should be quite decent.

anyway, I’ve given up our place mainly coz’ it’s quite far from my place and I would prefer a bilingual education. plus i can’t view the campus as they’re in the midst of moving to the new school. and i can’t talk to any teachers coz’ it’s the school hols.
but funnily, i juz found out my neighbour is sending her grand daughter to nanyang too. and their reason is coz’ the girl’s cousins are all in nanyang.

[sparkie0209]

hi, i have missed the waitlist for nursery 2011 for my kid born in 2008 as they have just opened the registration for kids born in 2009… any experiences from parents who have tried to register after the deadline.

[mommyNg]

Anyone has recent experiences with Nanyang kindy now that they have moved to the new site?


I have visited the new site, seems pretty airy (good flow of qi) in the main area, but the main classrooms are on the second level. There is a small playground area (with play structure), a main space for riding tricycles or activities, and a small space for sand and water play. They also have a gym room, a computer room, and a dance/music studio. It seems like they maintain quite a good level of hygiene in the classrooms: I was not allowed to step into the classroom with shoes on or before sanitizing (an uncle was cleaning the classroom during the break). The classrooms are bright and colorful with children’s artwork and both English and Chinese words around. There were two teachers per classroom, and children in there generally seemed to be quietly doing some work mostly independently (except one classroom where they were celebrating a child’s birthday). I saw a N1/N2 teacher smiling and interacting with her charges.

My DD2 has been offered a place (she admin person said last spot) in K1 class and I like it because of convenience (within walking distance). But there are some not-so-positive comments in this thread, and so I would like to hear more before committing.

Thanks!

[mommyNg]

am trying this again…

[BabyTeo]

Hi all, my boy just graduated from Nanyang last year and having been in the school for 3 full years (since nursery), I am definitely not going to enrol my girl in this kindergarten. I feel that it follows a very regimental routine. I have viewed other kindergartens and they are not so worksheet driven, instead they encourage the child to learn and grow naturally. Moreover, the management has been changing too often in the last 3 years. My boy will come home telling me he sees new faces again and is not sure who is a teacher, who is the principal, who is a vice principal… or if there is even one!

[mommyNg]

ai ya... so cham ah..... :shock: