This is a super delayed post.
Like what I've mention before, our Xian will start schooling this June as Nursery. Allow me to say my favorite motto but time really flies so fast! May preschooler na kami! I wish there's also a ticker here on how many times I've said that statement eversince this blog was born no? I know utang-uta na kayo sa line na yun.haha!
Although I started my hunt late last year through checking the school's website but not that serious,tamang preschool hunting,steady lang. Early last year, Allan and I are already considering of sending Xian to school at 3.We did a round up of possible schools in our town. Others may think that it's way too early especially the oldies, I totally recall one scenario although this is not our case but I heard this one time while I'm riding a jeepney on my way home. Can't help but listen to the woman in front of me.Sa lakas ba naman ng boses nya. According to the woman,"sus kaya pinapapasok ng maaga ng magulang ang anak nila eh tamad lang alagaan!" Ano daw? Where in the world did she get that idea.
Although I don't know who she is referring to particularly; but as a mom, I was really pissed off with her statement. Hindi rason na dahil tinatamad lang alagaan kaya pinapapasok ang anak at an early age. As a parent, it is my desire for my son to be exposed to other people with a very conducive environment for his growth and develop more of his skills. I don't want to put pressure on the little man's schooling, I just want the whole thing to be a fun and enjoyable experience for him.
One more thing to consider is the child's readiness. 2 years old pa nga lang si Xian but he already knows the concept of schooling because of his cousins and he's already excited about it. As much as I want na 4 years old sya magstart and do the homeschooling type first (as our initial plan), there are still a lot of things na mas matututunan nya at madedevelop sa personality nya away from home together with kids of his age since at our home, big kids na nakakainteract ni Xian that's why we always bring him to the play area at the mall to play with the same age bracket.
Oh well,sana lang naexplain ko yun kay ate no? hehe!
Anyway moving forward, at the start I had around 4 schools on my list. 3 in our town and 1 near my workplace.
Let's start with the latter.
Silvercrest School
What I particularly like about the school since they just opened last year is the premises, there is a small teacher-student ratio, faculty and staff who are highly qualified and competent, fully air-conditioned classrooms and laboratories,state of the art play and swimming facilities and effective system of linkage for it's site learning activities.
It is stated that their program center on the children's development which could make them socially, spiritually, emotionally, academically and globally prepared for the demands of higher learning and of the real world.
Why do I know all about these things?
It's because this is the preschool department of the school I'm working for 5 1/2 years,I'm only assigned at the college department and no, I'm not part of their marketing team.lol.
What I'll be stating here are unbiased observation of a first time preschooler mom. Allow me to share some of the photos I had during my ocular visit (well,sort of) hehe.
Let's tour Preschool #1,tara! :)
This is the main entrance of the building.
Welcome Greetings for Parents and Students. Noticed the date? I told you, I've been checking prospective preschool as early as last year. hehe.
This adorned the hallway
religious statue at the corner of the hallway
The Playroom
Xian will surely love this.
some do's and dont's
The Classroom
During preschool hunting like this, I'm very particular with the classroom because this is where Xian will spend majority of his time. The classroom should be interesting and pleasing to the eyes.Kase ako man nung nag-aaral ako,mas inspired ako matuto kapag maganda at maayos environment ko. So a nice classroom is a big plus for me.
Here's three example of a preschool classroom at Silvercrest.
This is the green classroom. I think this belongs to the Kinder students.
The Yellow Clasroom. Siguro eto naman sa Nursery.
Sapphire Mommy @ The Blue Room! Malamang Prep level na dito.
cute na cute ako sa design na 'to ng wall.
This occupy one side of the wall
height chart (with my friend Kai) and animal chart.
The Comfort Room
clean comfort room for the li'l boys and girls
The Playground
hmmm.. isa pang possible hide out ni Xian
final shot after the school tour.
logo @ our back: Silvercrest is where your child becomes the best!
This is my first choice of preschool actually. Imagine, Allan and I could save atleast 25% from Xian's tuition fee (50% if he's already in high school and college) as one of the benefits of working in a school plus I could check on him every once in a while since the preschool is just a few walks away from our building. I'm sure the little man will not have a hard time to like his "home away from home".
But since my topmost priority is the location, I wouldn't want Xian to experience 20-30 minutes travel time every morning going to school to think their class schedule is just a couple of hours everyday. Di ba? Gusto ko papasok sya sa school everyday with a happy feeling hindi yung tatamadin na ang bagets maisip pa lang ang byahe unlike preschool in our town na 5-10 minutes travel time lang. One more factor is that, I want Xian to achieve and excel in his preschool based on his own capabilities, I don't want others to think na naaccomplish nya ang isang bagay just because his mom is a school staff. Yung ganun. You know naman I hate politics.haha!
That's why hanging pa si Preschool #1.
Nonetheless, I still continue my journey of preschool hunting down to preschool #2 of my choice and tell you about how our ocular went, but that would be on my next post! :)
