The kindergarten is very nice! The tutors are all very polite, attentive, caring! If you suddenly get sick, be sure to ask how the child is feeling!
A large number of events, excursions, an open day, matinees, and just a bunch of cool activities they have!
Always delicious and fresh food, everyone is delighted with the chef's chatter
All classes are held in a playful way, I have never noticed that if a child did not want to do something, they were forced to do it for show! In general, I am absolutely delighted, I definitely recommend it!
My son and I really like this kindergarten. For me, the most important thing in choosing was that the children and caregivers should speak Russian and that the curriculum should include English. English is taught in kindergarten in a playful way, children communicate and "live" in English. That's why my son, without speaking it at all, was able to introduce himself, get to know each other, and speak a lot of new words within a month.
There are a lot of activities for children during the day, a lot of activities for parents with children (a lot of holidays and everything additional).
The kindergarten also has a shuttle service, and this is some kind of magic. The child is picked up almost at home by the tutor and brought to the same place in the evening. No tantrums with saying goodbye, undressing, etc. Everything is incredibly fast and simple.
In general, I have no questions about nutrition, sleep, etc. If there are any children's issues, everything is quickly resolved and explained. In general, I would recommend this kindergarten to my friends.
Good afternoon, everyone! The garden was chosen for a long time, because it is important for us that the garden was clean, tidy, there was no TV, there were qualified specialists and, most importantly, that there were programs aimed at the development of the child.We have been going to the garden for three months in Kiev.The main criterion by which we settled on "Seme" in the first place is a speech therapist. Also, it should be Russian-speaking. And only then that the garden is located 700 meters from the house)) Kindergarten costs 276,000 drams per month (180,000 kindergarten+ additional classes with a speech therapist). For this price, you can send your child to the Villa Montesorri or to the Oxford organization. But. We decided to give it to this. Firstly, speech therapist Ruzanna Vladimirovna. It was important to me that the speech therapist was both kind and strict at the same time, since my child does not belong to calm children and does not sit in any classes in principle. A month later, my husband, my friends and relatives saw the results in my son's development. We have 3 languages mixed in (Armenia is still multilingual). And only a speech therapist can make ends meet. Now we see and are glad that the son is starting to speak only Russian. Ruzanna gives additional tasks, sends a report, and I also want to note that he worries about every child and we always listen to her advice. My son loves Ruzanna very much and I decided that this is the only garden without throwing. Also near the house.
The teachers are very kind and helpful. I am convinced that the garden does not belong to those private gardens where children are put under the TV (as we had in two gardens in Armenia) and at least the bed linen is changed. I also want to say that we wanted to go to the garden opposite the Rio Mall, but did not go because of the long distance. Of all the gardens I've studied. The most sensible ones are the Montessori Villa, the Oxford Garden, Sema and Gitunik. For the rest, I spent a year moving away from the details of what conditions I took my son to for money. But let's not talk about it. I am very glad that I found this garden. Luck finally smiled on me, the stars came together. In general. A wonderful speech therapist, wonderful educators, an excellent English teacher (I was in his lesson once, I wanted to stay with the children in the lesson myself). Our Tatev is in touch 24/7, even if it's her legitimate weekend, she always helps and goes to a meeting! If a child is sick, he sincerely asks and worries about his health. If there are problems with paying for the garden, everyone understands. Tatev is adored by children, including my son (perhaps because of her, he calls his grandmother Natasha Tata).Pediatrician Shushanna greets you every morning. We love her very much too. In general, the stars have come together and we are happy about it.
For my daughter, this is the second kindergarten, there is something to compare it with. She likes it very much, she always goes with pleasure, if she sometimes misses it due to illness, she even gets upset and asks to go to the garden anyway.
Positive:
- English every day
- interesting activities (photos and videos are often sent to the parent chat. I like that classes are in a playful format, not like in school, where children have to sit and answer.)
- respectful attitude towards children (I have a rather emotional girl, the teacher found an approach to her)
- the location, I like that this is a separate private house, not a room in an apartment building, it has its own enclosed courtyard.
- the format of the garden is very similar to the usual gardens for the CIS (children are fed, there is no need to pack food; two walks a day; they are engaged, there is no such thing that children watch a tablet or cartoons)
It's funny that the branch opened in October, and the positive reviews poured in earlier)
My daughter has been going to this since the opening of the first branch, she went from the age of one and a half. For a long time it seemed to us that we would be able to find a dialogue with the directorate, and it also seemed that there were no other options better - fight your illusions)
From the normal\positive:
- educators treat children normally. Sometimes a straight good attitude flashes.
- there is a telegram chat for parents. The truth is with nuances, more on them later
- there are cameras. However, you can't watch them online =)
- there are quite a lot of additional classes. However, we were not ready to give the child to them, doubting the quality for the specified amounts.
From the abnormal:
- the level of communication of the directorate \ deputy directorate and analogues
Example 1: in the parent chat, the newly-appointed deputy mayor forbade parents to correspond and "arrange a farce" (she called the questions about the excursion they organized a farce and demanded an urgent answer). All parents had to write to the teachers in the BOS and clarify what they were interested in. She said she wanted to close the chat (!!!) for messages
Example 2: my daughter couldn't start potty training for a long time and one day (the story described above) I wrote in a chat with parents and caregivers and asked for advice and recommendations, I wrote at about 14 o'clock in the afternoon. In the evening, the headmistress sent a notification to the chat that it is forbidden to disturb teachers after hours!!!11
- was it gaslighting or was it my imagination?there are many examples, I will give you 3
Example 1: my daughter returned home with a hefty bite on her arm. I asked in the chat, "what happened?" (realizing that children are fighting, biting and all that, it's just that this bruise was huge). The answer to me was "it's not with us, you brought her like this"
Example 2: my daughter came in the evening with a bruise, then as in the example above =)
Example 3: I was sitting on the stairs and parted with my daughter for a long time and hard. I heard someone in the dining room saying to the children, "You have two minutes, finish your meal quickly." I drew the attention of a passing teacher to this text, and she replied to me, "we don't have that."
- is there a refund of the deposit?
In short, I do not know the parents to whom it was returned. Our case was refused (the garden moved to this location) and we were uncomfortable and did not want to get used to it for 2 weeks before leaving (which everyone knew about)
- and the children are under close supervision?
Example 1: under circumstances that really remained a secret, my daughter fell with her tooth on the shelf of the bedside table and drove a tooth into her palate, she underwent surgery. The garden was compensated with a free month, but the bedside table was not removed
Example 2: while the daughter was wearing a diaper, she was returned several times in poop or just with an overflowing diaper. I had to put 3 in a backpack and demand that all be used (were they?)
- proper hygiene
The parents of the senior group of the garden said that they left almost completely due to situations like the lack of personal towels for children (the headmistress of course reports that everyone has separate ones, but I visited the garden every day and saw a maximum of 3 per bathroom). They also had a case about the fact that half-eaten food was given to other children. It may have been exaggerated, but I am inclined to believe
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According to the directorate, all teachers had health problems or personal reasons, according to the selection. Everything happened suddenly and of course because of health problems
My daughter fell in love with kindergarten, she really likes English classes (even in her games at home she sometimes starts using English), she has a lot of friends there, it's difficult to take her home in the evening.
As a mother, I like that once a month there are events in the kindergarten where parents are invited.
Thanks to the whole team of Sema for taking care of our children!
My daughter goes to the new branch of the kindergarten. I like everything very much. English classes are included in the price every day. There are also lessons in painting, modeling and speech development. Classes are held in interesting formats, children conduct experiments and master classes. And there's also a ball game room, an outdoor pool and themed parties! I envy my child and I also want to go to this kindergarten, and not this is all 😄
We moved from another garden to this one, so there is something to compare it with. There are a lot of advantages, let's start with a daily examination of the child by a doctor, after which an assistant teacher or one of the staff comes down and takes him to the group. Everyone is very friendly and caring. There is a chat where you can ask the tutor a question. Our group has an in-depth study of the English language and in 2 months there is already a result, something that was not in the last garden for 1.5 years. There was even an open lesson for parents. Every week, a report on the lessons and photos are sent to the chat, it's very nice) And the child was also interested in chess for the first time! Well, a room with a trampoline is just a separate love)))
I definitely recommend this garden)
My daughter has been going to this network for almost a year. At first we were in 1 branch, and then we moved to a new one. My daughter is delighted and enjoys going to the garden every morning. Among the advantages for parents: a lot of classes are included in the main program (gymnastics, logorhythmics, swimming pool, English), as well as additional classes take place during the day (we go to a speech therapist and massage). It is very convenient for us and we do not need to take a tired child somewhere in the evening. We recommend this ♥️
Our best kindergarten!!! We changed several kindergartens in Yerevan and finally found a place from where it is impossible to take the child home. All teachers are professionals in their field! There is a swimming coach, gymnastics, speech therapist, psychologist, English every day! We are very satisfied. We definitely recommend it