Frequently asked Questions for SS

You can join Success Saturday programme in between also. Every session is different and not in continuation with the previous one so the child is not lost in the session. However the child does those many less sessions.

Child can start new session next year - the concept remains same but the activities changes - so the child revisits the concept with a new perspective. There are children who are doing SS for last three two years, three years - and every year it is different for them.

Most importantly the team that executes the program is the one who designs it. They bring deep understanding of the activity and flexibility in executing the same.
We also do monthly in-house training programs. Apart from that reading and research is the ethos of geniekids way of working. Unless we are continuously learning, how can we facilitate learning in others!

What is common amongst all our faculty is that all of them have gone though a four month long extensive training program called Train the trainer During the training they are exposed to various ways of working with children with emphasis on

* Understanding the child
* Understanding and exploring various ways of learning
* Understanding effective facilitation

At Geniekids, we all are here by choice, by passion to work with kids. We all come from various profession like computer engineer to pharmacist. It is our conscious decision to work with kids and we bring in lot of commitment, enthusiasm, learning and professionalism in whatever we do. Read about us at www.geniekids.com/aboutus

We do not punish. There is no need and we all know it is ineffective :-)
Our whole philosophy is based on respecting the child. Hence most of our strategies are based on empowering the child. Empowerment can be done through preparation, options, understanding feelings and making child responsible for managing their feelings, thoughts and actions, etc. The whole idea is to move with the child. Please read our discipline document.

YES - we do. However we do not take children for field trips for the sake of field trips. The field trip is done when it is required by an activity (hence it does not have a prefixed periodicity. The field trip plays a specific role in the whole learning design and hence the kind and content of the field trip is purely driven by the activity.

We believe in "participation with experience" - hence do not organize any competitions. In fact any game which is competitive we convert that into cooperative game. We believe cooperation makes the environment more healthy while keeping the learning intact.

We accept the child as it is - we do not try to force our expectations onto them. However, the positive environment does encourage children in Geniekids to open up and discover the genie within them. And in our view the first and most important step in this positive environment is acceptance of child's current behavior and NOT trying to make him or her *more social*. The more we let them "be", the more the push themselves.

We value every single feedback given to us. If we are not able to give time to you due to our involvement in the program – please send us a mail – we will surely respond. Or call us during working hours.
Or give us directly on our website http://geniekids.com/webforms/feedback-children-program

is NOT IMPORTANT. As an ideology of our organization we do not focus on carry homes. Your child is even free to not take what he has done or made in the class to home. Please do not judge the child or the program by what the child takes home. Whatever the child does in the session – the child does on his or her own. The whole idea of the program is to encourage child’s independent doing, efforts and judgment. Our programs are not designed to make children carry good looking stuff home. Our programs are designed to instill an attitude of can do, did it myself, my opinion matters, I am special, etc, in the child.

We cannot compensate for any missing session. However, we do our best to
ensure that the child is not “lost” in terms of continuity and is able to sink
into the activities after an absent day.

Also you can check session report. The session write up is updated within 24 hours on the website. Please click on session write up under the program pages. Choose the program and group to see the writeup.

Only some snacks and a water bottle. Please do not send any material or
any toy with the child. Also ensure that the child wears simple daily
wear clothes – as they are bound to “dirty” their hands in colours, glue, clay
etc.
 

Bangalore at our centre

Geniekids Learning Center:

No 3023, 8th Cross, 13th Main (NPS road), HAL 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560008
Phones: 2520-2510, 411-61-575, 98450-45833
Website: www.geniekids.com

You can join Success Saturday programme in between also. Every session is different and not in continuation with the previous one so the child is not lost in the session. However the child does those many less sessions.

Geniekids does not provide any transport. Van service is provided by a third party arrangement. Hence you need to call Mr Devraj (on 94488-78294) and directly discuss your transport needs with him. Usually he should be able to provide you with a reasonably priced solution.
Kindly note that is a purely third part arrangement and geniekids is neither involved nor responsible for the transport service provided. However, we in past have found services of Mr Devraj fairy reliable and have not received any complains from any of the parents using his service. We recommend that you check out his van and driving and also, if you desire, speak to the parents using his services.