The CA1/checkpoint results are out – if your child scored badly or still dislikes learning Chinese despite having regular enrichment classes, you’ll need to seriously evaluate where things are going wrong. The good news? The school year’s not over yet – so there’s still time to course correct, and put your child on the right path and help them ace their subsequent Chinese papers.
Want to learn how to evaluate your child’s current Chinese enrichment programmes? Here are 3 signs that you’re wasting money on ineffective programmes at sub-par enrichment centres:
#1: The enrichment centre is using a one size fits all approach
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Don’t be fooled by enrichment centres which tell you that the programme is “inclusive” – what this means is that they simply throw all their kids into the same programme, and teach with the same standardized approach. In these programmes, there’s zero flexibility for kids who are progressing more quickly, or more slowly than the rest.
Unfortunately, these one size fits all approaches are pretty common in enrichment centres – simply because conducting smaller, more specialized classes translates into higher manpower costs. In fact, most enrichment centres tell parents that they accept a maximum of 12 students, and then go on to pack 15-20 students into each class instead.
How do you get around this? The best enrichment centres are now relying on technology to overcome this flaw – more on that later!
#2: The enrichment centre doesn’t provide regular updates for parents
Teacher make a huge impact on your kids during class – but for maximum results, these efforts should be reinforced by parents at home. The problem arises, however, when enrichment centres don’t provide updates or any sort of clarity on your child’s progress, making it difficult for you to continue the learning process at home.
#3: Your kids dread going to class
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It’s a huge myth that Chinese can’t be enjoyable. If your kids dread going to class each week, this merely shows that the enrichment centre’s curriculum is outdated, and that they need to provide better material that can stimulate your kids. Don’t settle for less – because why have your kids suffer through their weekly lessons when they could be having tons of fun?
Want to look for a more effective enrichment centre? Try KidStartNow’s Primary School programme, which has earned rave reviews from mummy bloggers and publications such as Young Parents Magazine. KidStartNow’s programme incorporates a proprietary BOSHI methodology to get children to learn Chinese the smarter and more effective way – with over 90% of our students loving the programme so much that they can’t wait to get to class each week!
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We help your children fall in love with Chinese, and improve their Chinese grades quickly and painlessly:
Tailored to each student
Tutors conduct classes with a teaching aid developed by our in-house experts. Using the teaching aid, tutors have access to each student’s detailed information, including the areas that they are weak in.
With a plethora of data available at their fingertips, our tutors are empowered to conduct classes more effectively, and to check in on specific students to make sure that each student is progressing at their optimum pace. Our primary school classes are also strictly limited to 10 students per class.
Regular progress reports provided to parents
We know you want to help to consolidate your kids’ learning – and we’ll help you to do just that. By providing you with regular progress reports and actionable tips, we take all the guesswork out on your end. All you have to do is to take a few minutes and sit down with your kids to revise the vocabulary or topics that we’ve highlighted in these reports.
Highly interactive and fun
Kids love our classes – and we can’t emphasize the importance of this enough. Once you get your child to develop an interest for Chinese, that’s half the battle won. With our fun show and tell activities, as well as our highly engaging class formats, your children’s subsequent learning won’t feel like work. In fact, with the guidance and support of our teachers and BOSHI methodology, many KidStartNow students have found it possible to achieve a perfect grade in their primary school Chinese exams!
We’ve helped countless students fall in love with Chinese and ace their Chinese exams – and we can do the same for your child. Want to put your child on the path to scoring As in their Chinese exams? Sign up for a trial class today!
Valid till 30th April: For all new students, we’re waiving our $40 registration fee and throwing in a 30-day money back guarantee. We are confident that our curriculum will help your child that if you don’t feel your child has benefitted from our classes, we’ll issue you a full refund, no questions asked!
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