MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre, Eco Sanctuary & Rimbayu

Founded in 2021, MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre, Eco Sanctuary & Rimbayu, also known as MyGenius Primary, is one of our country’s top providers of after-school care services as well as tuition for students from Chinese Primary Schools. Kiddy123 recently caught up with its COO/Co-founder Mr Tan, as well as CEO/ Co-founder Mr Poh and consequently uncovered some of the reasons behind the centre’s resounding success within its community.

Conveniently located right opposite the MyGenius Kindergarten, MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre greatly simplifies things for many families in the cozy township who have kids attending kindergarten and also the tuition classes.

The core subjects covered by tutors here are Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, and Science. Lately, Sejarah (History) was also included, since the subject is now part of the primary school syllabus beginning from Primary 4. The tuition teaching content coincides with the Chinese primary school syllabus, while observing the same pace of the schools’ teachings. The ultimate aim of these tuition classes is to ensure that students acquire full comprehension of their school subjects, and ultimately experience a heightened sense of self-esteem when they excel in school.

Homework guidance: What countless students require but rarely admit it

Very few school-going children can escape the potential anxiety and worry of not being able to complete their school homework unless they are provided with some form of guidance. Thankfully, one of the top features of MyGenius is its Homework Guidance, where students get the help and assistance they need in understanding what their homework requires, and are coached on how best to complete it confidently and independently. “This is hands down one of the well-loved offerings we have at MyGenius, whereby many students have greatly benefited from it,” Mr Tan shared.

Enrichment programmes that capture kids’ interests

Enrichment programmes, namely language enrichment: Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu, and English are offered at MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre to strengthen the students’ language foundation. It is worth mentioning here that unlike what transpires in the tuition classes, lessons taught in these enrichment classes are not necessarily tied to the content of the students’ textbook, and this in itself eliminates any duplications of lessons between the tuition classes and the enrichment classes. Rather, as explained by Mr Poh, the educators use fun-filled theme-based teachings alongside their own relevant teaching materials. They make an effort to bring life into the lessons taught, to ensure that the students’ interests are captured and that they get the most of their lessons!

The enrichment classes taught at MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre also serve as a scaffolding, so to speak, for students who are weak in any of the three languages offered. “For example, if a Primary 1 student finds Mandarin a struggle to cope with in school due to his non-Mandarin speaking background and insufficient or no Mandarin lessons during kindergarten, the Mandarin enrichment will definitely help to close the knowledge gap of said student, for it educates him from the very basics, until he reaches at the same level of the school’s lessons and is able to cope well, and ultimately experience the joy of learning,” Mr Tan patiently explained. Needless to say, the sign-ups for these enrichment classes are exceptionally high, as students and parents alike appreciate the value of these classes.

Here, the creativity of teachers matter

The centre’s teachers are all screened for suitability by ensuring that they are not only qualified for the job and hold valid teaching permits, but also, teaching young children has to be their first and main career choice. They undergo monthly self-upgrading, with training provided by the centre’s central quality control team to ensure that they always perform their best as teachers. “It is an important Key Performance Index of ours that teachers carry out their duties with optimal creativity and student engagement, and they are closely monitored on what they bring to the table in terms of teaching,” Mr Poh shared. The centre’s Quality Control team is also on site each month to observe and advise on the teachers’ methods of teaching.

Digital classrooms

MyGenius prides itself on its digital classrooms equipped with 75-inch smart boards which allow teachers to educate their class in interesting, creative, and interactive ways, with lots of multimedia learning content to boot. Plus, whatever the teachers write or show on the smartboard can be downloaded and used by their students.

Stellar services to be reckoned with

MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre also provides dependable, licensed transportation for picking up students from nearby schools. What’s more, a teacher from the centre will also be present at the school to ensure that each student safely boards the bus together with their belongings. Upon arrival at the centre, another group of teachers receive them. “Parents will be informed of their children’s arrival here via our own inhouse app, complete with a face recognition system. These help the parents to have peace of mind and not worry unduly about their children’s safety,” Mr Tan stated.

The centre boasts six well-equipped bathrooms with heated showers allowing students to have a refreshing shower after a long day at school. This reduces waiting time tremendously. Well-balanced, tasty meals for the students are Muslim-friendly, and specially prepared by the centre’s caterer. The menus, we learned, can not only go for two whole weeks without a single repetition of dishes, but they are also replaced with new menus regularly. Additionally, MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre also shows special care towards its students by catering to those with special dietary needs, so that their families need not worry.

A spacious play area at the ground floor, equipped with a mini library, foosball table, board games, card games, etc, allows children to engage in some enjoyable activities while waiting to be picked up by their parents. It is apparent that MyGenius Tuition & After-School Care Centre is by no means your cookie cutter tuition centre, for its dedicated teachers, stellar coaching services, top-notch facilities, and more set it above and apart from the rest.