对ESF英基的playgroup (language program)好失望！慎报

Susu922

ESF的language program playgroup (15months - 2yr8months)上周六开学了,  上了一节课，很失望。

网站上宣传的是以下课程：
Welcome, free play and circle time ---〉Stations for structured learning, including creative play and thinking skills and sensory play to provide the child with individual attention in a group setting ---〉Story & snack time ----〉Circle time, for acquiring social scripts and interaction skills -----〉Games for developing fine motor skills and five senses recognition ----〉Closing and good-bye

可实际的1.5hr流程其实是：家长带着孩子自己在教室里玩-----〉circle time （10-15分钟）----〉家长带着孩子自己在教室里玩----〉做手工（家长做）------〉家长带孩子吃snack------〉家长带着孩子自己在教室里玩----〉circle time（10-15分钟）

主要问题：

1。全程老师参与少，不超过20-30分钟。一老一少两个老师，其中年纪大的上半节课一直站在角落里准备做手工的材料（这些难道不应该课前就准备好吗？老师上课应该多与小朋友互动），年纪轻的老师只带两次circle time，说话声音很轻，唱歌也无经打采的，根本镇不住小宝宝。其他时间老师不知道在干嘛，偶尔走过来打个招呼。

2。课程设计不适合这个年龄段的宝宝。当天上课的大多是1岁出头2岁以下的宝宝，比较难长时间专注。circle time的老师却主要做一些对宝宝来说趣味少的内容（比如拿着一个钟，让宝宝们看时间），宝宝们哪里坐得住，整个circle time哭声、叫声不断。最后的storty time,老师干脆举着一本大书讲故事，又是哭声、叫声一片，盖过了老师的声音。我上过的其他playgroup，针对这个年龄的宝宝，以更趣味的方式讲故事，效果很好，比如两个老师一起用玩偶对话，设计情境，加上音乐，小宝宝也能听得津津有味。而手工课，更适合2岁以上的宝宝吧，基本都是家长做，小宝宝急着想从桌子旁边跑开。

3。教师设施有危险性。几个小矮桌，我注意到，边角都没有保护垫，高度正好是小宝宝的脖子/脸部。教室不大，玩具不少，但很多小的部件/精细玩具，不适合小宝宝（上课的教室是幼儿园的教室），我觉得应该把这些玩具收起来。整个课下来，我觉得很累，主要是因为一刻不停需要盯着孩子，防止他乱动不能给他玩的东西。

不知道这里有没有同上ESF playgroup的家长。提醒其他家长-----慎报名！注：报名后不能退费，缺课也无补课机会。已经交了钱，就硬着头皮每周去一次吧。幸亏只报了一期。。。

crystal媽咪

家长带着孩子自己在教室里玩 ?????

下, 經常都係家長自己帶住玩??????  

原來出名的都係咁.

Susu922

小之爸 發表於 13-9-2 11:34
My daughter attended this playgroup program before and I am not satisfied with the course content. M ...

Can't agree more. We just quit another Saturday playgroup (My Gym - central) to attend ESF because it is advertised as a "langauge" program. My son is approaching 18 months so we would like him to get more exposure to the English language. However, ESF turns out to be another gym class in a much smaller classroom with fewer gym facilities, among parents and the babies.  

p.s. we liked My Gym a lot -- it is a 1 hr GYM class, but has a 10-15 minutes circle time led by THREE instructors at the beginning, a 5-10 minutes separation time (parents are encouraged to leave their babies alone, to play by themselveds under the guidance of three instructors) and a 5 minutes story/show time in the end (two instructors "telling" a short story using various toys; even little babies could pay attention!)  

大白豬

if attend their playgroup, any priority to apply their nursery school?

torunpoland

有職業治療師朋友提醒我, 如果有心幫小朋友選playgroup，不要選著重語言音樂，這些過了三歲才讀；三歲前要選gym的一類，即是孩子會爬上爬落，跳跳繃繃那一種，對他們才是上選

angie_mama

原帖由 Susu922 於 13-09-02 發表
本帖最後由 Susu922 於 13-9-2 11:59 編輯

ESF的language program playgroup (15months - 2yr8months)上 ...

同意，我極度失望，直頭連ESF嘅幼稚園完全剔出，尤其是連導師都不是English native speaker.....浪費金錢和時間。

row22

Just check out the schedule, looks like ESF programs for kids 15M to 2Y8M ar e quite popular. After reading above reviews, I really doubt the outcome of this playgroup. Another question coming up though, what else is available? Bambini is quite OK, while I like the Jazzy GYM the best. Unfortunately the school moved to HK island.

nana.uq

Esf waste of time!

py0803

原帖由 nana.uq 於 13-09-14 發表
Esf waste of time!

May I know which ESF playgroup u are attending? My daughter is attending Saturday PG in Wu Kai Sha campus, and we are very disappointed. Teacher is not native speaker, and the class is not well organized too .

Maomimi

小女本來也讀ESF Playgroup 十分不滿正如家長所說，現在朋友介紹下報讀了 開了個多月在天后伯楽中心的Little Pods  Playgroup. 上了兩課，非常滿意。家長不妨考慮。設備是我見過的Playgroup 最完善，最新，頂樓全層有tree house, sensory pool, 大故事書道具及 gym.  老師們很有心機敎全 native speakers。一星期去兩次，除了 circle time 第一堂下半截是 sensory time. 第二堂下半截是gym time. 由 中環My gym 以前的head teacher Matthew 敎。英文老師也是以前 bambini 的 head teacher Emma. 很有 structure. 每星期的 sensory theme activity 都不同 (water, flour, slime, balls)。每月有 newsletter with learning activities and goals, 月底有evaluation. 收費reasonable 感覚也不 commercial. 例如學生可免費參加星期日的 Halloween party. 最重要有priority 去 pods kindergarten (跟樂基合資的幼稚園） 我覚得非常值得！

oooasis

ESF真係越來越差。
老師是印度，黑人，亞州人都唔緊要，但好重好重口音，一聽就知道唔係英文為母語，只不過識講英文就當係。
活動絕大部份係小朋友自己，自己畫畫，自己做手工，自己玩水玩沙，老師講個故事，問兩個問題咁大把。成日坐係一邊傾計，小朋友走過去同老師講野都被老師趕，叫佢自己去玩。
有家長果d就完全係家長同小朋友做手工，食茶點
無家長果d就小朋友自己玩。
絕對唔值呢個價錢。

Bbmama2012

係咪講緊Busy Bees?我都上緊，希望快啲捱完剩低幾堂

chanti

可否分享是那一間ESF? 想知係咪間間都吾得

JulieB

我本身想試下青衣campus, 因為亞囡係細B,應該都唔會有pn offer, 想搵間正統d既playgroup, 點知睇到大家既comments... 想問下係邊個campus?  係咪間間都係咁？

bearclub

原帖由 JulieB 於 13-10-28 發表
我本身想試下青衣campus, 因為亞囡係細B,應該都唔會有pn offer, 想搵間正統d既playgroup, 點知睇到大家既co ...

我之前就係上青衣!! 我同老公都覺得差到爆! 導師係識流利廣東話的亞洲大嬸,,,開頭20分鐘係自己同小朋友玩玩具.............跟住circle time. ...如果你小朋友唔留心鿿..走出位..係無人會理你!都唔知學過啲咩!又無方法吸引小朋友...最後係播兒歌.小朋友跳舞.......唱歌時個菲傭仲投入同大聲過個導師.........

JulieB

多謝分享！咁我一定唔考慮英基

ecstatic

之前上過一期PG, 好自由,好hea, 2個instructors照顧十幾個學生好混亂。個助教成轉, 有時黎個唔係 native 既都好無耐。啲小朋友周圍走,冇人理,佢地走埋一齊就講廣東話,少機會講英文。不過囝囝返得好開心,成日掛住ESF,就係因為夠free, 不過冇下次!

ReRemami

baby 16mths，如果playgroup報名要比幾錢學費？