In China's early education market, Meijim is the most competitive opponent of Gymboree. It is also an American-style education, and Meijim also occupies a share of the Chinese market no less than Gymboree, with 21 stores in Shanghai distributed in major administrative regions. With rapid development momentum, Meijim has been rated as "China's Brand Influential Children's Education Institution" in Sina and Tencent for many years, and is a leading enterprise in the early education industry on a par with Gymboree.
In the early years, Meijim was exposed to be a gym in the United States and was questioned by many parties, in fact, Meijim's Chinese name is transliterated from "MY GYM", and MY GYM is also a Meijim special course joy class, focusing on big sports learning. Due to the poor limb coordination of children during development, gross motor can effectively help children through the developmentally sensitive period. The first 5 stages are suitable for babies aged 1 and a half to 3 and a half, and parents need to accompany their children to participate in the course, promote children's physical, emotional, social and cognitive abilities through sports, and cultivate their baby's self-esteem and self-confidence; The latter two stages are suitable for children aged 3 and a half and under 6 years old, and this kind of curriculum requires children to participate in the curriculum independently, and train children to learn to face pressure and meet challenges on their own. In addition, MGM also has music classes and art classes, which develop children's musicality and visual ability respectively. Like Gymboree, the MGM curriculum is globally synchronized and updated every two weeks, making it very informative.
Meijim is very professional in children's bump protection, and there are anti-fall mats on the floor of the store, and you must take off your shoes from the moment you enter the door; All the equipment is imported from the United States, and the equipment is wrapped with protective foam, so you don't have to worry about causing harm to children; The bathroom is relatively clean and tidy, the cleaner will clean it three times a day, and disinfect the whole store once a night.
In terms of teachers, 2 teachers will be arranged to teach in English in the classroom. Shanghai MGM has higher requirements for teachers, bachelor's degree and college English level 6 is a stepping stone, oral English must pass the training and assessment of MGM, and only after passing the qualification can you become a teaching assistant, and you need to be in class for 1 year to become a bishop teacher, parents do not have to worry about the teacher's pronunciation is not standard.
Just like the competition between EF Education First and Wall Street English, the competition between Meijim and Gymboree is quite fierce, and there will inevitably be Meijim not far from the Gymboree store. The price is on the Meijim, but the class hour is higher than that of Gymboree, about 230-250 yuan / class. Both are popular early education centers in Shanghai, providing experience classes, and the stores are crowded on weekends, so it is recommended that parents choose to go to the store on weekdays for consultation.