Any comments on Little Aristle pg (TST)?

pushar

I just went to their tour for my 20 months son. Any comments on this playgroup? They seem to want to understand parents' needs and their choices of Kindergarten and help parents on this. It is expensive though, almost the same as Tutortime.

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原帖由 pushar 於 15-06-01 發表
I just went to their tour for my 20 months son. Any comments on this playgroup? They seem to want to ...

好多新移民

pushar

Can I have more information on its PG? When did you join?

Style, structure, whether teachers are caring, consultants are giving useful advice?

Few of my friends joined but haven't started classes.

Joanma893

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I want to know too

gbbabysheep

i used to brought my nephew for level 1 till i gave birth for my own child~ he particularly likes the teacher, the small class setting (since he is highly attention seeking) and the science experiment content at aristle
however, i think the reception is toooooooooooooooooo small....and crowded especially on Sat....too long waiting time for washroom, unacceptable long waiting time for lift...

gbbabysheep

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my brother likes their writing training and the consultant service since she is like his secretary and will help him to most of the research work for schools and give him questions a month ahead to prepare for sch interviews (parents' part, my brother does not quite care abt what his son will say~ he prefers him to "be yourself but he doesn't wanna lose it because of him haha)

pushar

Thanks a lot! Seems it's most for "parents" because Aristle consultants seem to give a very personalised and targeted approach to parents and help parents find suitable kindergartens.

If your nephew was fine and happy during playgroup, I guess it is not bad!

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原帖由 gbbabysheep 於 15-06-15 發表
i used to brought my nephew for level 1 till i gave birth for my own child~ he particularly likes th ...

How small is the class? one teacher to 2 students?

lui

原帖由 picture 於 15-06-15 發表
How small is the class? one teacher to 2 students?

One to 8 at most. $800 per 1.5 hour .my little gal went for a year.

lui

原帖由 lui 於 15-06-16 發表
One to 8 at most. $800 per 1.5 hour .my little gal went for a year.

We didn't see 新移民at all

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原帖由 lui 於 15-06-16 發表
One to 8 at most. $800 per 1.5 hour .my little gal went for a year.

Thats not considered small class for toddler age

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原帖由 picture 於 15-06-26 發表
Thats not considered small class for toddler age

Sorry for being blunt but at $800 per 1.5hour, thats not quite justifiable.

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原帖由 picture 於 15-06-26 發表
Sorry for being blunt but at $800 per 1.5hour, thats not quite justifiable.

When we were in toddler class, it was only one on two kids in Central old.campus.

gbbabysheep

maximum 6 for us,7 if students applied leave and come to do make up~ they include social skill training e.g. anger management for him when he was around 3, leadership last year when he was 5 so i find the class size optimal...
   

it is quite crowded now especially during the weekend...i don't see 1:2 at all...

gbbabysheep

gbbabysheep 發表於 15-6-29 09:52
maximum 6 for us,7 if students applied leave and come to do make up~ they include social skill train ...

陳慧琳 兩個仔讀緊o個時已經好多人，個個禮拜日都去...最近佢地上左雜誌封面....可能仲多人

sweetorange0000

It is said that their room is pretty limited. No outdoor activity or playground. I haven't paid a visit to this school. Need to check this.

yauyaumama2012

我女由一歲返到依家返左半年，一星期兩堂，每堂個半鐘，一班最多6個b，有人補堂先會7個，返左半年都只試過一次7個b一班，通常唔係我請假就第二個請假，好少full class上堂

覺得幾好，貴左少少，so far second tier PN, Ming WAI, creative Think cannon greenfield 我女同其他同學仔都有offer, 但未in St Cat HK preschool LH嗰啲學校，所以唔敢講值唔值, 但我哋幾個同學仔媽咪都覺得對interview有啲用嘅

pushar

My comments on another chat group:

Yes need to pay 6 months fees which is a lot. The consultancy services is purely to satisfy parents. They would ask about your preference of kindergartens and claim that depending on which kindergartens you choose, they would train your kid to adapt to that particular type of interview during the playgroup (but it seems all the playgroup sessions are the same and will not differentiate e.g Kentville /SC/ Ling Liang type sessions). They would also follow up with parents and provide a list of recommended Kinders/PN suitable for the child (but I realise that all parents have the same list and all those are the highly sough after schools anyway that everyone will know).

I attended the playgroup for few sessions and quit. Personally I think it is not as appealing as it seems to be (and it is HK$550 per lesson). They have a quarterly report so some parents may like it as it seems very personalised. But kids are so small (2-3 years old) and cannot judge them just based on a report.

The playgroup has no arts and craft nor physical play area so for that price, I would choose Tutortime.