The past few weeks, husband and I have been busy with school
hunting for Sophie. Basically, I do the research which schools around our area
have good rep (based on parenting sites, websites, etc). I already made an entry
for two schools that we checked and so far we still feel we need to search
more. So far, this is as much as we got:
Active Thinkers - http://activethinkerscdc.multiply.com/.
this is a progressive school and just 5minutes away from home. Although it’s
progressive, they also incorporated the use of some textbooks so that children wil l not get disoriented so much when they transfer
to big schools and get a load of textbooks. It’s a small school, basically a
home transformed into school. It accepts students for the toddler’s playgroup
to prep level. My husband and I were able to talk to the owner teacher Lenith
Nolasco and I think she convinced my husband with the progressive way of teaching.
You see, my husband is skeptical that progressive school wil l
effectively prep a child when it’s time to go to big school. We have
shortlisted this school J
This is also a full progressive school and I was able to
talk to the Asst. Directress (sorry I forgot her name) who was very patient in answering
all my queries and showing me the classrooms and facilities of the school. The school
looks more like your average home-turned-school but it’s really not. There’s a 3-story
building with a gymnasium when you get through their one-storey homeschool. You see,
Kinderheim accepts students from daycare to grade 6. This is a very impressive
school, very modern-looking, clean and well maintained.
My husband and I were also able to check out Falcon Learning
center again and he agreed with my worries about the security of the school. Diliman Prep was also in our list of nice schools. I got answers and a nice tour from one of the personnel but husband is worried about the location since it's on the other side of Mindanao Ave. We don't really want to stress ourselves and Sophie with that travel to school five times a day. Also, Diliman Prep is a big school and we feel that Sophie will be better off starting in a smaller school.
So now, we're actually down to Kinderheim and Active Thinkers. Both schools told me I’m an early bird and I still have time to think so the next few weeks will be spent jotting down the pros and cons of both schools and making the final decision. Both schools also suggested we enroll Sophie in reading readiness class on summer 2011. Since next school year will be her first time to go to school summer classes will help her become oriented with school life and aid her reading skills.
2 comments:
i enrolled my son in a progressive school for 2 years. now that he's 9, i am contemplating to transfer him to a progressive school
Kinderheim is so far the progressive school I know that caters to grade school students. I hope you are able to find one in your area. Thanks for the visit :)
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