It was Kelsea’s first entrance exam for pre-school (Nursery) today. She was scheduled at 9:30 am in Statefields School (SSI) in Molino 3, Bacoor, Cavite. SSI is the nearest school from our place which caters students from Nursery to High School. We heard good feedback about this school so we want to look and see if it’s for Kelsea.
Here is her testing permit:
We were asked to arrive 30 minutes before the exam time. So we went there early so Kelsea can still warm up. She’s excited and I am too. She even brought her favorite Dora backpack from her Bohemian uncle.
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| While waiting for her turn |
Her friend Maia (my fellow n@wie Faye’s daughter) is scheduled at 9 am. Since we came early, they went in together with the teachers. One teacher for each kid. We were asked to wait for them at the school lobby. The exam is for 30 minutes. It wasn’t really what you call an “exam” with test paper and pen/pencil but more like an assessment. We were also told to bring light snack for them. Oreo and choco drink were Kelsea’s snacks.
Thirty minutes past but the two kiddos were still with the teachers. It seems they were enjoying whatever their activities were. At 9:45 am, the teacher already brought Kelsea to us. I’m glad she stayed there and didn’t have any tantrums or whatsoever. But the teacher told us that she already brought Kelsea because she was already looking for me and her dad. I think that’s because she just wanna pee and shy to ask help from the teacher.
Results will be given in 3 to 4 days. I hope Kelsea passed. But we’re still looking for other options.
We invited Faye to visit Westhill International School in Salitran, Dasmarinas, Cavite. It was recommended by two of my co-agents in Avida whose sons are studying there. It’s a progressive school with foreign students. The school was small compared to SSI but we also like the set-up. There were only 6 students in the current Nursery class. And mostly one section per level (Nursery to Grade 9). Grades 7 to 9 are equivalent to 1st to 3rd Year High School. We were also told that they’re very advanced academically. They’re adapting the teaching methods of John Dewey. The tuition fee is 54,500 for Nursery which is more expensive than SSI which is around 38k this year. We’re a little bit decided on having Kelsea be assessed and checking on our finances if it will allow us to enroll Kelsea there.
Next to visit is Elizabeth Seton School – South in Anabu II-D, Imus, Cavite. They will be having an open house on January 28.
Today is the start of the search for the best school for Kelsea and our pockets (LOL!).
Goodluck in school hunting sis erlaine 🙂
Chloe was also assessed in csa if she is ready for nursery. She had her interview with teacher re colors, shapes,parts of the body, etc. After the interview she told me that the teacher asked her to draw a line. Super pray hard kami ni hubby because we were waiting for her outside the pre school library. Thank God, Chloe has passed the interview and she was able to draw the line last September 23. Goodluck to you and kelsea 🙂 Hope to see you as well as other n@wies.
Erl! Ang galing lang na-document mo 🙂 Di na binalik sa amin yung permit. Huhu. Di ko man lang napiktyuran. Ngarag na ako di pa nagsu school pano pa kaya pag nag school na? Lolz. See you Jan 28!
Hi! What’s the age requirement for nursery level at Statefields? My daughter is turning 3 on July. 🙂 Thanks!
Mush – goodluck to Chloe! Magkano tuition sa CSA?
Faye – Napicturan ko habang naghihintay kami dun sa guidance room 🙂
g_saturn – for nursery, age requirement must be 3yo to 3.11yrs old by june (accdg to their flyer). sis, sa westhill international, they accept kahit 2.5yo.
hi erlaine! We were able to visit Statefields last Saturday and okay daw for nursery level age ng daughter ko. We were also able to visit Elizabeth Seton in Imus. Mukhang okay din. We’ll be checking out other schools as well like Divine Light Academy and San Beda in Alabang.
Hi Erlaine,
I understand your predicament about choosing a school for your daughter that could provide good education that fits your budget. If you are familiar with Bahayang Pag-asa Subd., try to visit Harrell Horne Integrated School. I got a lot of positive feedback about this school especially their Preschool Dept. Give me a post if you get to see the school. Thanks.
Butterfly Mom
Hi Butterfly Mom, thanks for visiting my blog. I’m not yet familiar with the subdivision (‘coz we only transferred to Cavite 2 yrs ago) but I’m a little familiar with Pag-Asa. It’s a little far from our place that’s why I think we weren’t able to check that school. But thanks for the heads up! 🙂
sa westhill pa rin ba kid mo? kamusta yung school now? how safe are the children there?
Hi Annaliza,
Yes, Westhill pa rin 🙂 What are your particular concerns about safety?