I previously blogged about HESS here. I did enrol Christian for 3 weeks at Hess after all, partly for my parent’s benefit (so they’d get some peace at home and only have to concentrate on Calista) and also for Christian’s benefit (I’m certain he’d have a better time learning something at the school, then monkeying around aimlessly at home.)
The teachers and school more than met my expectations..i was pleasantly surprised by the weekly report they provided and photos they took which were available for download. He took part in the English and Mandarin program which meant that his time there was rather long, from 10am – 3pm, with an hour lunch break in between. I was initially worried about pushing his nap time back so much, but figured it’s good preparation for his change in school timing next year, which will be from 1130am to 430pm.
They had a good mix of story-telling, art, drama and writing..It wasn’t cheap and cost more than his regular school ($1011 for 3 weeks) but at about $17 per hour, it was one of the most value-for-money holiday programs around. I love that the teachers are all so warm and attentive and that they have native teachers conducting the programs. Christian looked like he had so much fun thanks to the varied activities, and seeing those pictures made me very glad that I didn’t stinge and decided to send him there after all.
Would definitely consider signing him up again next year, if his own school doesn’t have a holiday program.
Lest the readers of this blog (including my own son in future) think i’m such a slave-driver mum, let it be known that he is having 2 full weeks of monkeying-around and doing nothing at all at home.. Pushing all his ECAs (music, gym) to the weekdays so our weekends will be free. Yippee for holidays!
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