Creative O
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Hi Sgwave,
Just to share that my wife reads to both our sons before bedtime and we visit the library to borrow many books at one time. I find that my elder P3 son seems to be more willing to try to read by himself at a younger age. My younger K2 boy can recognise some words but not very willing to read. He prefers to pass a book to mummy and then enjoy mummy reading the story to him. As long as he is willing to pick a book for mummy to read, we figure that one day he will eventually read by himself.
So different kids will learn things at different pace and we are quite relax at kindergarten level. But once in primary school, we had to push our P3 son a bit harder (than he prefers) to make sure he keeps up with the pace stipulated by the school syllabus. Not much choice there.
The only thing we probably would prepare my K2 boy for P1 is han-yu-pin-ying (hypy). The primary school covers this part quite quickly, like within first 6 months in P1. We might enrol our K2 son in the 2nd half this year to give him a bit of introduction for 3-4mths before school opens. We feel that the learning pace for P1 in the Chinese subject is faster compared to English and Math. I would prefer P1 Chinese to be slower and focus on recognising simple words and proper writing strokes first. Then introduce hypy in P2 for more difficult words.
Notwithstanding the above, we may eventually decide not to enrol because the emphasis is not longer on hypy by middle of P2 and also due to time constraint. On top of the martial art and chinese dance lessons he has in Creative O, we recently added badminton, swimming and abacus lessons for our K2 boy because he wants to join his P3 brother’s activities.
Lastly, I do not know which K1 class is your girl in but i feel that your girl is in good hands as this year’s teacher combinations for all 3 K1 classes are very good. My older boy was taught by Teacher Linda and she is absolutely fantastic.
As long as your child is happy, she will be learning.
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HI DP, It’s nice to read so much comments here about Creative O. I couldn’t agree with you more!
My girl last year transfered to Creative O and now in K2 Starfish, I am happy with her progress in school.
My son is in Nursery Cheerful class, he is also doing very well… -
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone had an introverted child who blossomed at Creative O? My little girl joined the school this Jan and her teachers have commented that she is not joining in class activities. She is a little timid by nature, and not very ‘athletically’-inclined. Her previous teacher at another play group she attended mentioned that she is rather self-contained and will do well in a Montessori. While I would like my little girl to grow up confident and outspoken, I am starting to wonder if Creative O is a good fit for her, given its emphasis on outdoor play. She has been very upset everyday when I send her to school. Would love to hear your advise if you have been through a similar experience. Many thanks! -
Hi Sophieng,
I have seen a few introverts, reserves and quiet kids in Creative O over the last 5 years. All of them have ‘blossomed’…I think it’s a matter of time. Besides outdoor play, the school has plenty of activites to build one character.
Talk to her and ask her why is she upset, give her encouragement. Find out from the teachers how she behaves after sending her. Work together with the teachers to see how best to bring the best in her.
Hope she will be ok and enjoy herself… -
Sophieng,
I think at a certain point in time, changing of environment is unavoidable. There is always insecurity when one moves out of the comfort zone. Imagine if this happens when she is in P1 and you do not know why. Since you have already made the change, why don’t you try to find out why and address her concern. From there, you could help her out. You know her best. Don’t give up. -
Hi Sophieng,
You did not mention how old is your daughter. So i am not sure if my experience with my older boy is relevant.
My older boy (who is P3 now) joined Creative O only in K1. Prior to that, he was in other school where he was not participating in class and would be typically be the only boy walking around/ doing some other things when other children were sitting in a group listening to the teachers. This behaviour continued when he joined CreativeO.
Before our first meet the teachers session, we were worried that the teachers might say there’s something wrong with him or that his behaviour needs to improve etc. To our surprise, the teacher said he was normal (which was great news to us) and had good points like helpful, compassionate etc. My wife actually shed some tears on the spot. Teachers who can see the good side of every child are invaluable and we are grateful to the teachers for that.
Gradually, my son began to participate more in class, made some friends and really bonded with the teachers. I would say he has improved a lot compared to when he just join CreativeO. My son have very fond memories of his K1/K2 teachers and he still meets 4 ex-CreativeO classmates weekly because they have same badminton or swimming lessons.
My advice is somewhat the same as Bear Ho and Sgwave. Firstly, if you just joined, give your child time at least 6months to settle down and for the teachers to know your child better.
Secondly, listen to what her teachers in CreativeO have to say after 6 months. There are many experienced teachers who would have seen many children to give an opinion. Talk to the principal, Ms Tan, about your concern if necessary. I find that she gives excellent advice, most of the time in short and straight to the point form.
Lastly, although you said your child is not "‘athletically’-inclined", studies have showed that exercise are good for the overall development of young children. Also, as what Bear Ho mentioned, there will be other character building activities.
All the best and i hope your girl will blossom happily in CreativeO.
dp -
Hi Bear Ho, sgwave and dp,
Heartfelt thanks for your replies. Dp, it is comforting to know that your older child grew to love his teachers at CreativeO and made good friends. Yes, I think we’ll continue to work on it for at least the next 6 months. Hope to log in then with news of a happy, well-adjusted child! -
My son is also in P3 now. I think being in Creative O during his pre-school years really makes him a confident boy. Now it is time for my little 2 years old girl to attend pre-school… But grandmum opposes the idea of going Creative O again… sigh… Reason being Creative O don’t focus on academic… Still trying to convince her…
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snow:
There's a documentary on channel 8 that shows the K2 2010's Camping trip. It will be broadcasted on 10 April 2011 Sunday 12 to 1pm.
Anyone knows what is the title of this documentary? -
hi all…Creative O has recently increased the fees…this is due to increase in rental.
It is quite a fair bit of increase. Im wondering if it’s still worth it to send my child there?
I’ve visited the place and like it very much. Also agree with their philosophy and the activities conducted. I have a friend whose 3 kids were/are there, so only heard good stuff, nothing negative.
The only concern now is the $$$
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