有SC and Vic offer 請進

sfly97

This is how IB is taught in Vic.  Each year they only have few units and each last for about 2 month.  For example, if they are teaching landmarks, all English, Chinese and math will be focusing on that area.  All activities will be around that theme too.  They encourage students to find out the answers by themselves instead of feeding the kids with everything.  They will learn how to google to do research too.

For teaching English, I think st cath is more on the traditional teaching approach while Vic teaches English as if they are native speakers.  Traditional approach means they learn the vocab => phase => form a sentence.  In Vic they teach them by speaking, reading and listening.  Students will soon able to write simple sentence with incorrect spelling using phonics.  When they can manage their phonics. They can spell pretty well.

This is from what I saw from st cath homework and my personal experience in Vic.

sfly97

For those who want to have an offer from dgjs, no matter you study in Vic or st cath or other schools, you can't rely solely on the schools.  For those I know got an offer from dgjs, parents spent a lot of time and effort teaching the kids...

sfly97

In a way that's true. However, I didn't pick any IB school for my kid finally.

It's too early to tell which way is suitable for my kid.  They are still very young!

Honbbbtt

Thx for correcting me!! This sounds more reasonable n make sense !

Ern

我好欣賞IB，但無奈冇膽量，我覺得St Cat 進可攻退可守，P1 再轉國際學校相信都可以。我都實在好like Vic

Honbbbtt

In fact, 30% of the dgjs girls came from SC, this is a very high ratio. I'm also an Alum from DG, so seems SC is a more attractive choice.
I also agree w another mama , the principle of Vic gave me a very warm feeling of their school.
This is painful decision

bubuG

原帖由 fanhl0416 於 14-03-29 發表
有，i choose st catherine

SC

甘恩

個人唔認同要入傳統小學便要揀SC,而放棄Vic。小兒在Vic讀K3,經過老師三年多的教導，小兒進步極大，已有好幾間直資私小收。

lee_sanhk

原帖由 buibui123 於 14-03-29 發表
We are very lucky to have both offers, but since i live in hk side, probably will take vic cwb offer ...

我地都係港島區，亦有維記offer...，但應會想choose St Cat 交通就要再想吧！

buibui123

Where in hk island do u live? Actually i have no preference on intl or local stream yet... U?

hilouisll

Will choose SC instead of Vic. I can't decide whether IB or traditional path at this moment since my kid is too young. Just think SC graduates can manage both streams.

Applemaamaa

論名氣，如果你手上不是 CWB Victoria, 就未必夠 SC 比下去。 如果你手上是 CWB, 你可再比較 AM 同 PM, 同埋 target 入咩小學，如小朋友是女仔，可能SC比較適合 (DGS, Maryknoll). 而 CWB Victoria 適合國際學校多些.  論Commercial, 兩間都係商業性質重！

rugbyfan

如果手上有Victoria offer 已不錯了

Honbbbtt

原帖由 Applemaamaa 於 14-03-29 發表
論名氣，如果你手上不是 CWB Victoria, 就未必夠 SC 比下去。 如果你手上是 CWB, 你可再比較 AM 同 PM, 同 ...

Very clear elaboration

Honbbbtt

What I have is....SC PM + HMT Vic. AM

Target DGJS.
What's your suggestion?

Applemaamaa

原帖由 Honbbbtt 於 14-03-29 發表
What I have is....SC PM + HMT Vic. AM

Target DGJS.

St Cat, 除非你的 Vic offer 是 CWB or HH

Applemaamaa

原帖由 rugbyfan 於 14-03-29 發表
如果手上有Victoria CWB offer, 為甚麼仲要睇AM or PM class?

我指：如果你們要比較 SC 同 Vic CWB offer 的話

Honbbbtt

Thank you very much for all your suggestions!

ckcw888

回覆 sfly97 的帖子

Where can I find St. Cat primary one allocation? Unlike Victoria, it's not on their website.