{"id":2240,"date":"2021-08-25T11:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T03:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.halfhalfparenting.com\/?p=2240"},"modified":"2023-04-24T15:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:39:38","slug":"fun-enrichment-classes-for-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfhalfparenting.com\/fun-enrichment-classes-for-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrichment classes for young children!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to a 2015 survey done by The Straits Times and research firm Nexus Link, about four in 10 families send their preschool children to tuition. This is mainly due to fear that their children may not be able to cope with their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These young children, apart from having to attend their pre-school classes on weekdays, also spend an extra two weeks on weekends for tuition. Although the parents believe that by attending these tuition classes, their children\u2019s studies have improved, experts warned them to not push their children too hard academically. What they suggested instead was to send children to enrichment programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The difference between tuition and enrichment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Both classes are targeted at helping young children enhance their learning. But while tuition prepares children to do well on exams, enrichment classes cover more than just academic subjects taught in school<\/strong>\u2014they also include non-academic lessons such as music, art, baking, sports and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, enrichment classes have a much broader focus compared to tuition as they help children to not only increase their knowledge but also develop their motor and soft skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different types of enrichment classes for your children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enrichment classes give children a headstart in life. They get to discover new skills, new knowledge and gain new understandings of how the learning process works. And studies have shown that ages four to 12 are when children show the strongest learning effect. So, if you would like to get your child started with enrichment classes, these are some of the options that you can look into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n