Frequently Asked Questions

Vitamin M GamiStory is a video learning package that comes with 8 pieces of original video content every month. That’s a total of 88 videos in a year!

As the name “GamiStory” suggests, Gamification and Storytelling are built into our content. The 8 monthly videos are interlinked with a story universe.

Think of it as watching a drama series – kids have to finish all 8 videos to find a resolution to the story of the month!

The videos are creatively designed with specific learning outcomes mapped to the MOE primary Chinese syllabus. There are interactive Chinese vocabulary quizzes, mysteries to test our learners’ comprehension skills, and games to test their recognition of Chinese characters.

Our content is designed based on the current MOE Express Chinese syllabus and will be updated accordingly. Video content features new words and phrases that are taught in class, which will reinforce and deepen your child’s learning.

Through the use of participative, immersive and fun content, we want to develop in your child an innate sense of self-directed learning and nurture an interest in the language vs punishing drills or soulless rote learning.

Our content is created with a story universe in mind (just like Marvel!).

Imagine your child looking forward to returning to our metaverse with endearing characters that will grow on them! This marks a first step towards sparking an interest in learning the language.

We get this question a lot!

Remember how some of us learnt Cantonese? Yes, through watching Hong Kong dramas while reading the subtitles!

This explains our intention. We believe the key to learning a language is to first understand it, and this is where the subtitles come in handy.

We offer Chinese/English and Chinese/Hanyu Pinyin subtitles. Just toggle between the 2 options using the “CC” button on the video player.

The PSLE Chinese Oral Exam makes up 15% of your child’s overall grade for Chinese – that counts for quite bit – don’t you think? It could mean a difference of 2 grades or more, and a matter of pass or fail.

Vitamin M’s content targets specifically at the “Reading Aloud” and “Picture Discussion” sections for Primary 4 (and a soon-to-be-introduced “e-Video Conversation” for Primary 5 and 6).

The “Reading Aloud” section accounts for 1/3 of your child’s oral grade. When your child can recognise and vocalise the passage fluently, he can speak confidently.

In the “Picture Discussion” section, your child is tested on how to voice out his opinions and feelings on topics. Besides helping him speak in a grammatically correct manner, we will also help to nurture your child’s critical thinking skills by exposing him to factual video snippets. Your child will be able to verbalise his thoughts in Mandarin confidently in a safe and fun environment.

While Vitamin M’s content doesn’t specifically focus on the writing component, we believe in solving the root of the problem, i.e. tackling the lack of interest and confidence in Mandarin. Over time, with more exposure to good Chinese content, your child will naturally be able to build up a more robust vocabulary. They will gain the confidence to think and converse better in Mandarin, and better written Chinese will ensue.

Vitamin M’s content is pegged to the Primary 4 Express Chinese syllabus.

During “Vitamin Hour”, our coaches will observe if your child needs more help at the live online class. Learners are grouped according to their proficiency levels (subject to their schedule) so as to maximise learning outcomes. Even with the same content, we can level up or down to meet the learner’s needs with differentiated teaching.

Our content is intuitively designed and accessible with just a few clicks of the mouse. If you need clarifications, instructional guides on how to use them are provided as well.

And if you really require help, we are just a text away!

No. Our content is strictly copyrighted, and unauthorised downloads, usage and distribution will be subject to legal actions.

Our content is painstakingly crafted for in-lesson usage by registered students and if you’ve tried it- you’ll discover that the video content will only work optimally with its in-built interactive elements. Thus, downloading it for later and/or separate use will not be possible.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

However, we should also allow our children to take a break during the school holidays – so we will release a mixture of non-academic content and workshops during the school holidays instead. Stay tuned!

During school terms, two new pieces of video content will be released every Monday and Thursday, with up to 8 videos per month.

During the school holidays, only 4 videos will be released as we take a 2-week break.

Do note that there will be no video release in the fifth week of the month. These periods are stated on the sign-up page.

Revision! Revision! Revision!

Mastery stems from practice. Watching our entertaining content and completing the exercises are great ways to start your child on his learning journey.

Although our content is put together based on the Primary 4 vocabulary list, we do go a step further to introduce more sophisticated sentence structures in our videos, so that your child can pick up new phrases – and learn how to use them – at the same time.

Honing language proficiency is a long term approach that combines active listening and consistent practice. Our video lessons are made with this in mind, and the fun and interactive elements make for better retention and sustained interest in your child.