anyone received ESF K1 interview?

pppwong

I wonder when will they start the interviewing process?

kitkitsit

Hi everyone,
Any of you got a place ?
Can you share with us?
My girl is born in 2014, I think is time for me to get nervous and prepare for enrollment.
Any suggestion would be appreciated.
Cheers

lovely_xo

I applied last year for 2015 K1, they cancelled their play sessions due to construction delay tho

sharon_yk

原帖由 lovely_xo 於 14-12-02 發表
Just received email for TC play session.....it will be in late Jan.....

Hi,u applied which level for Tc campus?

tsewest

原帖由 Rachel710 於 15-01-24 發表
Our letter didnt mention!!!

In the last third para.  I applied for wks.  Not sure whether it will be different style among different schools

Rachel710

原帖由 tsewest 於 15-01-23 發表
I remember the letter mentioned before the end of January

Our letter didnt mention!!!

721mom

原帖由 Susu922 於 15-01-23 發表
Just finished the Hillside play visit.  Was there a presentation??

I brought our helper since my h ...

We did the play visit today at TY campus but it's totally not in this format, just free play and some chit chat and no dancing / story time / singing.. I was also surprised when the teachers announced the completion of the interview

tsewest

原帖由 juju207 於 15-01-23 發表
Anyone know when and how would the school release offer?

I remember the letter mentioned before the end of January

juju207

Anyone know when and how would the school release offer?

858

i think my kid did quite well during the play visit.  he can communicate with teachers correctly.  hope a offer can be given

little-pig-pig

Are u in WKS campus?

Saboc

My daughter kept her mouth shut during the play visit.  Hopeless

little-pig-pig

Anyone is aware how many classrooms have been opened for interview for WKS campus?

FattyDaddy

Susu922 發表於 15-1-23 13:58
Just finished the Hillside play visit.  Was there a presentation??

I brought our helper since my husband can't make it.  Both the helper and me were allowed to enter the classroom. ...

Evidently, the exact format differs from school to school and from time to time.

However the main theme seems to be the same, i.e. they want to assess how the child interacts with parent, teacher, and other children over usual play activities.

Susu922

Just finished the Hillside play visit.  Was there a presentation??

I brought our helper since my husband can't make it.  Both the helper and me were allowed to enter the classroom.  

4 teachers + approxiamtely 10 kids each group, 7 groups in total.

Free play outside (15 minutes) --> entering classroom --> Free play in classroom (15 minutes) ---> circle time (dancing 5 minutes + story time 10 minutes + watching a cartoon vedio for 2 minutes) ---> bye bye song

Teachers would walk around to chat with each family (mainly the kid in my case). No specific question for the parents.

Teachers are very good and patient.  

p.s. Surprisingly, we met quite a few old frds and my son's playmates at the interview. A nice reunion:)

AJW2010

原帖由 mr123 於 15-01-16 發表
there werent any presentation even last year...

There was no presentation in TY 2 years ago when i had no priority either.  Maybe things are changed now.

Rachel710

Thanks fatty daddy!!! U really gave us a big help!! Hope I will hv a good news to share Wz u too! Thx!

FattyDaddy

Rachel710 發表於 15-1-16 22:55
Fatty daddy, can u share how's the interview like last year??? Do we Hv to talk to the principle or  ...

The interview involved 5 to 6 child/parent pairs and 2 teachers, basically they just asked the parents to play with their child and the teachers would observe and also go round to chat with each pair, just the usual social conversation, no probing questions. Towards the end they would ask the children to join in a group sing and dance and that was it, the whole thing lasted about half an hour.

If the child could chat with the teacher fluently in English that would be excellent, but most 2 year olds aren't very talkative or responsive so it is important that the parent should talk more and show that the child could understand English and react accordingly.

The Principal was not involved other than giving a presentation, and it seems that this part is sometimes skipped depending on circumstances. In any case, there was not much in the presentation which could not be learned from the school's website.

Rachel710

Fatty daddy, can u share how's the interview like last year??? Do we Hv to talk to the principle or teacher??

FattyDaddy

Haha, it seems many couldn't quite get the hint that the presentation (whether given or not) is not the important part