east or west of Singapore

[Carpe Diem]

Not 800...


1000!

[Vaucluse]

You aim high, wine man - whose exhaulted company will you be in at 1000?

[Carpe Diem]

You aim high, wine man - whose exhaulted company will you be in at 1000?

I am sure you will reach that figure before I do, because I will be travelling again soon... No more posting, and even the possibility to have posts deleted...

See you there.

[tobester]

Thanks CA and Vaucluse heres to breaking 800!!!

My package includes International Schooling so I will be looking for one, any suggestions on where to place my 3 and a bit year old? particularly good IT's or bad ones?

thanks

Tobester

[Carpe Diem]

It depends a lot if you want your kid to follow the same programm than "at home". In that case depending on the country where you come from, there are different schools.

But at the age of 3, it's still pre-school - in that case Montessori schools have a rather good reputation here.

[k1w1]

Thanks CA and Vaucluse heres to breaking 800!!!

My package includes International Schooling so I will be looking for one, any suggestions on where to place my 3 and a bit year old? particularly good IT's or bad ones?

thanks

Tobester

Tobester, since you are not forking over for this yourself, you are absolutely spoiled for choice. First question: small school with 'cosy' atmosphere or large school with brilliant facilities? Academic or play focus? Then you start getting into languages, curricula etc etc. At three years old, even if stay for 3-5 years (the average life of an expat here) then it won't be too hard slotting back into school at home again. If your child was starting high school, it would be a very different story of course.

[tobester]

I guess I am very lucky as my fees would be covered by my employer,

my little boy would be just approaching 4 1/2 and I am keen that he gets a good english influence. Do the smaller cosy schools have a good range of facilities? at my boys age I am keen to ensure he enjoys it whilst getting a good base curriculum.

what is the policy on bullying?

many thanks

Tobester

[Vaucluse]

Montessori then, I would suggest.

Bullying at that age? Havn't heard of it, but I believe it's the parents and teachers that must take the initiative.

(CD, you old dog . . . runaway leader)

[tobester]

Montessori then, I would suggest.

Bullying at that age? Havn't heard of it, but I believe it's the parents and teachers that must take the initiative.

(CD, you old dog . . . runaway leader)

Thanks Vaucluse

I tried to do a bit of research on Montessori, what I found indicated more a way of teaching is this accurate?

ta

tobester

[Vaucluse]

Yes it is, it's a philosphy of how children learn best and how to make them interact with other kids. Don't think indoctrination, think learning communication skills - they are still very little kids after all.

[k1w1]

Montessori is basically the idea that kids will learn better through play and experience than through being talked at. Fairly sound idea!

Word of warning: this has become something of a buzz-word or a trend, if you like. There is no compulsory membership with the Montessori Association, so there are heaps of schools who say they are montessori, but have about half an hour of montessori-based work a day, rather than a centre-wide philosophy. At this age, play is the most important thing.

As for bullying, you will need to talk with the school principal. I am very wary of schools that say it doesn't exist. Ask them what they do when it happens. Are you getting at a multi-racial thing? Do you mean will your child be bullied because of race? If this is the case, then you will probably want to look for something that is fairly international in focus. My kids attend a local school that is staffed by Indian, Chinese and Malay teachers. The kids that attend are from heaps of different Asian backgrounds and there are tonnes of Eurasian kids too. Other parents prefer there to be more European kids, so I guess if this was a concern (and it is for some people), then you can ask where the students come from.

[tobester]

Montessori is basically the idea that kids will learn better through play and experience than through being talked at. Fairly sound idea!

Word of warning: this has become something of a buzz-word or a trend, if you like. There is no compulsory membership with the Montessori Association, so there are heaps of schools who say they are montessori, but have about half an hour of montessori-based work a day, rather than a centre-wide philosophy. At this age, play is the most important thing.

As for bullying, you will need to talk with the school principal. I am very wary of schools that say it doesn't exist. Ask them what they do when it happens. Are you getting at a multi-racial thing? Do you mean will your child be bullied because of race? If this is the case, then you will probably want to look for something that is fairly international in focus. My kids attend a local school that is staffed by Indian, Chinese and Malay teachers. The kids that attend are from heaps of different Asian backgrounds and there are tonnes of Eurasian kids too. Other parents prefer there to be more European kids, so I guess if this was a concern (and it is for some people), then you can ask where the students come from.

Thank you K1w1, I value your input from your experience you do not see Montessori as a fad do you? I want my son to be happy and enjoy himself above all. if we could not get into such a school (what are the chances) are the other schools acceptable in general?

ta


Tobester

[k1w1]

Montessori is definately not a fad, but it has been somewhat skewed by places saying that they are teaching in a Montessori method, but are only doing this for a part of the day. The concept has been around for ages (see this link for more details). This should give you more of an insight.

http://www.answers.com/montessori&r=67

There are heaps of childcare centres here, it will largely depend on where you live and what your priorites are.