The classes should enrich your child’s out-of-school time Enrichment programmes should expand his experiences beyond traditional classroom learning, feed his imagination, and help him think creatively, says Fareena Nizar Ali, business development executive at Learning Horizon.
“If your child has a talent for, or an interest in, say, the performing arts, music, dance or sports, it’s a good idea to allow him to develop it, and enrichment classes make this possible.
“Most enrichment programmes offer higher-level thinking which, in turn, helps kids acquire important academic, social, emotional, cognitive and/or physical skills.”
Try a lesson before committing Most centres offer a trial session so that your child can fully experience the programme before committing to it, says Fareena. You should use this time to decide if he has what it takes…
