<![CDATA[Soka Kindergarten]]>Hi, I'm planning to put my boy in Soka Kindergarten (nursery). Any comment and experience on the kindergarten? Good and bad comments are welcome. Wld love to know more about this kindergarten.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/15533/soka-kindergartenRSS for NodeMon, 11 May 2026 22:06:19 GMTWed, 06 May 2009 06:47:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:44:48 GMT]]>Hi also looking for reviews of this kindergarten. Enrol in 2019 thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1864097https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1864097Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:44:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:46:35 GMT]]>Any Reviews about soka kindergarten. Do they prepare the child for Primary

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724053https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724053Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:46:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:42:19 GMT]]>Any Reviews about soka kindergarten. Do they prepare the child for Primary

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724052https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1724052Wed, 05 Oct 2016 16:42:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:05:13 GMT]]>My daughter has been having sleep issues in the afternoon and at night since I took care of her after my confinement. She has dark eye rings at this age… That is why I am so loathe to change her nap schedule… sighs… the principal told me to get back to him asap. If only I can find someone who is willing to do carpool…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697555https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697555Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:05:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:45:20 GMT]]>Hi rabbit1803,


Would you consider taking the school bus? We initially planned to enroll in the morning session as well. However, we end up registering for the afternoon session just so that we can take the school bus. I have consider the same option as you as well as contemplating to send him myself via public transport. But till now, the school bus is the best option. Normally, the bus picks up around 10plus and reach home around 4pm.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697225https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697225Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:45:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Sat, 09 Jul 2016 07:39:09 GMT]]>Is anyone willing to do carpool??? Soka Kindergarten is a good school. It will be sad if parents who have no car are forced to withdraw their child from the school. Is anyone willing to help???

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697039https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1697039Sat, 09 Jul 2016 07:39:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:15:17 GMT]]>Yes I am (desperately!) looking for someone who is willing to do carpool because I do not have a car. If I were to bring my child to school, it will be very Troublesome because I have to take 2 packed buses during morning peak hours. And It is a looong walk from the bus stop to the kindergarten…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696267https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696267Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:15:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Thu, 07 Jul 2016 01:59:48 GMT]]>

rabbit1803:
Are there any parents staying in seng kang and punggol and who have enrolled their child in nursery morning session 2017? There is no morning bus pick-up. What transport arrangement did you make???

I know of a couple of parents who carpool to drop their kids in the morning.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696257https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696257Thu, 07 Jul 2016 01:59:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:36:42 GMT]]>Are there any parents staying in seng kang and punggol and who have enrolled their child in nursery morning session 2017? There is no morning bus pick-up. What transport arrangement did you make???

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696124https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1696124Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:36:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:21:08 GMT]]>

jsmom:
Hi daddy2007, thanks for the information given. Well at least I'm not the hands off type of parent but I'm no tiger mum too 😂 .


Where I'm coming from is that I'm afraid Soka may not teach enough for the child to be ready for P1. If that's the case, I will probably have to put in a bit more effort to teach my child at home.

Nevertheless, my child loves Soka so much and I think that is enough for me to continue with the school.
My view is that what is important is for the child to cultivate the love of learning during this period. The child will have at least 16-18 years of academic lessons to study through. So don't burn them off so soon 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1661481https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1661481Wed, 30 Mar 2016 00:21:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:51:56 GMT]]>Hi daddy2007, thanks for the information given. Well at least I'm not the hands off type of parent but I'm no tiger mum too 😂 .


Where I'm coming from is that I'm afraid Soka may not teach enough for the child to be ready for P1. If that's the case, I will probably have to put in a bit more effort to teach my child at home.

Nevertheless, my child loves Soka so much and I think that is enough for me to continue with the school.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1658546https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1658546Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:51:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:18:12 GMT]]>

jsmom:
Are there any parents here whose child have graduated from Soka? My child is in k1 soka now. I'm worried about how well they prepare the children for p1. I have nothing against the school and my child is enjoying lessons everyday. But being less academic, is the syllabus covered enough for p1? Therefore I hope some parents could share how their child is coping in p1. Appreciate all views.

Mine has graduated almost 3 years ago. It depends on the parents mentality and involvement. If the parents are those hands-off and leave it to school/enrichment classes, then SK might not be so academic as one would like. If the parents are involve and revise together with the child during P1, then it is not a problem. Actually P1 is really honeymoon period for the child.

When the child starts P1, every week will have Ting Xie and Spelling, and also homework. That is where the real work starts. If the child is diligent, together with the parents' involvement, then should not be a problem. My girl coped very well in P1. Now my girl is P3 and she still said that her SK time is the most fun and memorable.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1648715https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1648715Mon, 29 Feb 2016 07:18:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Sat, 27 Feb 2016 09:56:25 GMT]]>Are there any parents here whose child have graduated from Soka? My child is in k1 soka now. I’m worried about how well they prepare the children for p1. I have nothing against the school and my child is enjoying lessons everyday. But being less academic, is the syllabus covered enough for p1? Therefore I hope some parents could share how their child is coping in p1. Appreciate all views.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1647942https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1647942Sat, 27 Feb 2016 09:56:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:41:58 GMT]]>Hi,


I sent my boy to PCF for N1 before entering Soka Kindergarten. Usually, enrollment is held at their March open house during the start of school holidays.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1571418https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1571418Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:41:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:19:19 GMT]]>

Sunflower168:
For those who have enrolled their child to Soka Kindergarten, what did you do for N1 as the school only has N2 or for those kids turning 4?


Also do you know when enrollment starts for 2016? My girl is turning 3 next year and am interested in Soka but too bad they only accept kids age 3 turning 4 in the first level.
My spouse took care of my child during N1. Alternative you can place your child is some playgroup around your area first

You may want to call SK to check the enrolment date for 2016

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1567972https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1567972Fri, 28 Aug 2015 07:19:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:16:52 GMT]]>For those who have enrolled their child to Soka Kindergarten, what did you do for N1 as the school only has N2 or for those kids turning 4?


Also do you know when enrollment starts for 2016? My girl is turning 3 next year and am interested in Soka but too bad they only accept kids age 3 turning 4 in the first level.

Thanks!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558363https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558363Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:16:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:16:16 GMT]]>For those who have enrolled their child to Soka Kindergarten, what did you do for N1 as the school only has N2 or for those kids turning 4?


Also do you know when enrollment starts for 2016? My girl is turning 3 next year and am interested in Soka but too bad they only accept kids age 3 turning 4 in the first level.

Thanks!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558362https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1558362Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:16:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:02:33 GMT]]>

lchunleo:
can i ask for those parents whose children in the afternoon session, how do your child spend the day in the morning? my child tends to wake up early (7am) and i think it is a tiring for him to have to take the school bus at 10.30 am. Due to logistic, we unable to let him go for the morning session. Thank you for your responses.

Hi both my kids are in Soka now - N2 and K2. They are in noon session. Usually in the morning they just play or watch tv then brunch before boarding their school bus by 1030. Not much time actually.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518700https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1518700Fri, 05 Jun 2015 07:02:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Mon, 06 Apr 2015 05:30:10 GMT]]>can i ask for those parents whose children in the afternoon session, how do your child spend the day in the morning? my child tends to wake up early (7am) and i think it is a tiring for him to have to take the school bus at 10.30 am. Due to logistic, we unable to let him go for the morning session. Thank you for your responses.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1486101https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1486101Mon, 06 Apr 2015 05:30:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:22:33 GMT]]>:thankyou: thank you for your detailed response daddy2007.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1481535https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1481535Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:22:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:35:17 GMT]]>

lchunleo:
We will be enrolling our children into despite the higher price tag and logistic challenges as we believe in the importance of moulding the right character. Do you see changes in your child since attended the school? Understand that there is no spelling test, HYPY, am concerned how they can cope with the expectation that these will be the regular staples in pri school...

Personally I enroll my child to SK due to social interaction skill and values that the school imparts on the children. Not so concern about academic like heavy homework & drilling to do each weekend. This is something we can teach during evenings and weekends. I like SK project-based approach (esp in K1 and K2).

Each term they will have a project. Through the projects, the teacher will conduct observation on response, social interaction & behaviour at learning centres & in classroom activities. When we visit our child's class during the open house, we can see the charts for the project discussion outcome. Each chart is sort of mind-map type where the teacher will list down (like a tree with various \"branches\") of what are the answers the children has voiced out for the topic and sub-topics and each answer listed the child name. So we can see that the children really participated in all these discussion.

For Chinese programme, they will learn chinese strokes, numbers, chinese qantifier, A radical on one side of character, writing simple words. But no \"Ting Xie\" and not alot on Han Yu Pin Ying. What they explain that we should leave something new for P1 to learn or else the child will get bored in P1. Likewise the children will be given graded reader books. In addition, they will do role play, show & tell, discussion & sharing. To prep my gal for P1, we sent her to Chinese classes (berries).

My girl mentioned that she liked her nursery class the best due to the types of activities then. When came to K1, there were more serious stuff to learn which I think is good as the school slowly prep them the life in primary school. One consistent observation I had was that every year she likes her teachers in the class which I think it say something about the teachers/staff there.

My gal now still talking about that she misses her sk school life as the pace of primary school life is indeed fast. Every week got spelling and ting xie. But thankfully, she is coping well with her weekly Ting Xie and I am surprised that her chinese language picked up exponentially fast. So the worry that I had during her pre-school days of not knowing chinese much is unfound.

With her studied in SK, at least we feel that she did enjoy her pre-school life where the school taught them the love of learning and she is now carrying this skill to her primary school.

I can only share based on my experience as each child is different and will respond ans adapt differently

Cheer!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1477386https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1477386Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:35:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:38:16 GMT]]>

daddy2007:
lchunleo:

can ask, for those parents who are or have sent their children to the kindergarten, how do you manage? are parents stay at home or working part-time/freelance? given that the school is for a few hours and do not operate in jun and dec. or child can't go to school when sick or no helper (no family help), how do you all manage? thanks


For my case, my spouse is stays at home. Thus it is easier for us. My girl takes school bus from 10.30am and reach back home around 4.30pm. It is sort of a half-day childcare to my spouse in time of free time for her.

Typically for kindergarten approach, you will need someone (e.g. parents or parent-in-law) to help to fetch the child since it is only a 3 hours study

thank you for your response. We will be enrolling our children into despite the higher price tag and logistic challenges as we believe in the importance of moulding the right character. Do you see changes in your child since attended the school? Understand that there is no spelling test, HYPY, am concerned how they can cope with the expectation that these will be the regular staples in pri school...

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1476251https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1476251Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:38:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:39:41 GMT]]>

lchunleo:
can ask, for those parents who are or have sent their children to the kindergarten, how do you manage? are parents stay at home or working part-time/freelance? given that the school is for a few hours and do not operate in jun and dec. or child can't go to school when sick or no helper (no family help), how do you all manage? thanks

For my case, my spouse is stays at home. Thus it is easier for us. My girl takes school bus from 10.30am and reach back home around 4.30pm. It is sort of a half-day childcare to my spouse in time of free time for her.

Typically for kindergarten approach, you will need someone (e.g. parents or parent-in-law) to help to fetch the child since it is only a 3 hours study

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1474801https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1474801Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:39:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Soka Kindergarten on Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:52:09 GMT]]>can ask, for those parents who are or have sent their children to the kindergarten, how do you manage? are parents stay at home or working part-time/freelance? given that the school is for a few hours and do not operate in jun and dec. or child can’t go to school when sick or no helper (no family help), how do you all manage? thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1473606https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1473606Fri, 06 Mar 2015 05:52:09 GMT