Actually I seldom check and see my own blog, and never comes to my mind that someone will leave down any comment on the blog.
Today, 1 comment stated on my blog really surprised me. It is on one of Issac’s 4 Joyful 1 group photo.
Hi Ipeng,
I'm Mrs Kok here. I happen to see your blog when I'm browsing about Tadika Brainchild on the internet. I'm so glad to read all about your son Isaac's experiences at Brainchild as I'm still dilemma whether this tadika is good for my daughter or not as I'm thinking to enrol her for 3yrs old (2nd term) morning session & day care. After reading your blog, I guess my choice at Brainchild is correct. How you take the photos when your son is in the class? You were there for him at that time? Is really an interesting blog and I'm truly appreciate if you could share more information with me about Brainchild.
Thank you
Mrs Kok (dychong@gmail.com)
It written on 1 March 2011, but I just saw this today only…Then, I just dropped an email to her, share with her on our experiences at Tadika Brainchild.
Dear Mrs Kok,
Sorry for being late reply to your post on my blog. Seriously, i do not do my blog settings well enough, as i did not know someone had posted a comment on my blog.
Well, actually at first i do have the same doubts like you, during the time both my husband and I wanted to enrol Issac to Brainchild. Is it the right place? Can our child adapt to it? Or can Brainchild teach him well enough to get him prepare for his primary 1 at Che Wen later on? and lots of questions...
We had enrolled him at his age of 4. We can feel and see his progress during his 4 Joyful 1 year. We are fortunate that we met with really dedicated teachers. Teacher Joyce is one of them. At the very beginning, we just enrolled him to the morning session only, he is not really a 'discipline boy'. Then we had enrolled him to the day care as well at the 2nd half year, most probably the schedule in the Brainchild had disciplined him a bit, at least a more 'structure day' for him. We started to see his changes.
Actual fact, his 5 Patience 1 days, was not a really 'impressive' year as both my hubby and I were not really see his progress. During the Teachers Parents Meeting, we did highlight to the teachers on our opinions and findings, exchange ideas, etc. And, last year, both my husband and I went thru the dilemma of 'do we need to transfer him to another tadika'? At the end, we both came to the conclusion that - we stayed and communicate more frequently with the school and teachers. We do agreed that raising or rather brought up a child is a 2 way communications with the school and ourselves.
Both of us are putting more concerns and efforts in the interest of his learning towards the world, rather than the academic side. Bring them out more to the nature, let the kids explore thru their senses, etc. Besides, Issac loves to draw, we let him go for art class. And, here he now in 6 Caring 2. He is a caring and helpful boy. He is still naughty too. Last week, he had to stand at a corner due to 'playing until fight with his friends'. We can see his 'homework' improve a lot compare to last year.
We are glad and grateful. We try not to compare our children with others, because each and individual is different and every child have their own growth path and phases.
About the photos, that were actually copied from their school CD. Brainchild do kept a copy of CD to the parents at end of the year, records of their children life at tadika. Well, I am writing blog because i want to keep a diary on my children's growth. Try to spend as much time as possible to record down their livings. If I do not write now, i will forget and so were they. Even now, I can hardly recalled my childhood days... And I do have a lot to back date, because there are a lot of photos not upload and write yet!
I do not know whether you have enrol your child to Brainchild. But, that is all i would share with you on our experience with Brainchild.
Cheers,
Ipeng
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