Review for Vidya Sagar Nursery School
Bad experience at Vidya Sagar
By anitha - Posted on June 2nd, 2010
Have had a very bad experience with the school - this school brags about having the best/ smart /bright students in their kitty (their definition of smartness is highly debatable):
- The school had been complaining that my son never spoke at school while we produced enough and more evidences that he spoke like a any other child and he was smart and jovial at home.
- He never opens his mouth in school nor does he enjoy songs @ school; whereas at home he is highly energetic when a song is played and his dancing is unstoppable. He even spoke in other environments (unknown) new to him - but never at school. The school was putting too much pressure on both parents and the 3 yr old child to speak and it has affected my child badly.
- School did not promote based on the above reason and they had the audacity to cut the first time fees stating we did not withdraw the child by a certain date ! If the school is kicking a child out - how can they take the fees ?
- The teachers are quite incapable of handling all types of children and it is a well known fact that each child is different and they must be given the space and the environment to feel comfortable and not put pressure ...I am happy to find a school and a set of teachers who have understood the situation and hope he flourishes.
- The school has a special place for house wives and project working mothers as useless - naturally if the school is not capable of providing the right environment and is unable to teach our children - blame is on parents (especially mother) - then what is the need to send a child to a school !!
Anitha, I appreciate your feedback. Even though another person has mentioned that thre are 2 sides to a coin and to wake up, one should realise that this is the bad side of the coin and all should be aware and make a informed decision after knowing this. If parents who have had negative experiences dont share then we will never know the facts. The particualr aspect may be important to one parent and not for another. Its upto the parent to decide. but we should never discourage ir ridicule a feedback/opinion. all opinions experience are unique real and valid. so thanks Anitha for sharing this informati
I know of friends who are crying after admitting their kids to Vidyasagar.
Too much pressure from the staff on kids and parents, teachers are not trained well..
Couple of kids were asked to leave after nursery based on performance.
Most of the admissions occur from references, no formal admission process in this school.
Hi Mothers
My daughter got admitted in Vidya Sagar when she completed 2 years exactly [ date ofbirth was may 30th]. She could harldy speak on the interview[ interaction day] but we had a teacher who was conversant in her mother tongue[ malayalam] and my daughter really performed well that day. We did not influence any body or get any references and I firmly believe we were lucky my little one excelled in the interview.
So i do not believe selection is on any " reference" basis!
Regarding pressure on the child and parents- yes it is there. In fact in my own daughters case in playgropu I did get the complaints from the teacher of her not coloring within the lines etc! so play group was not a very pleasant experience for me but my daughter was fine. In Nursery as well as in Prep I she is even enjoying the school!
One more note.This year Vidya Niketan has come in the top 10 schools in India!
Regards
Dr Sonia Suprabha Venugopal
Consultant ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Bangalore
So was AMRI hospitals....ranked among top 5 in kolkata by The Week
Hi,
With a Jan born child and a hope that Bangalore would be a great place to settle (we were in delhi) we made our preparations in September. In the month of november my husband's submission of certificates was not sufficient for they wanted "an original" birth certificate even at the time of submission of admission forms. We responded by air-dashing the same. We were made to submit an extra letter stating that we are not "local" residents and we gave all our residence and phone details in that letter. We were told that the child would be called for an interview according the month of the birth.
I made atleast 5 calls between the month of nov-dec just to confirm the probable date. After numerous "waiting" time, the receptionist would acknowledge asking me one common question"Is your mobile active? We will call you". I made her understand that I would have to fly over to Bangalore and that I need time. They had no information what-so-ever of the probable date of interview. I waited till Jan 15. I was shocked to know then that the interview was already over. Their reply as to why they didn't call us was that our mobile number was not "reachable". After constant questioning, they revealed that they never noted that we were "outside" the state and they will only make "local" calls. The form alone costs a parent Rs 600 and the school can't even afford a Re 1 phone call.
They gave us a compensation saying that we could come on Jan 22 but our child would not be selected. I was furious at their careless way of handling parents. They revealed later saying that for the available 216 seats they issue 500 forms (70% of seats reserved for siblings!) I understood that Vidya Sagar had just the intention of making money and fooling parents like us!
i disagree with your comment. there are always two sides to a coin. i have been associated with the school for many years as many children from our family have graduated from there to the higher schools and we are of the opinion that it is definitely one of the most appreciated schools in bangalore.
what you have mentioned is that your child did not speak at school but did the rest at home. why blame the school if it went by their own observation. well i am sure most schools do that.
with regard to the fees, you can always clarify based on the rules which we all have rec'd in the form itself at the time of admission.
madam, i would sincerely ask you to wake up and realise that in today's times do not send your child to school thinking that all that he learns will happen only at school. if you have this perception then god bless you and your child.
I too know someone who was asked to remove her child from the school last year because he could not adjust. ( they could not adjust to the child actually. ) He is doing well in his new school and he loves going to school!