SFA vs SMC vs CKY

edwardwah

請指教 St. Francis of Assisi’s VS St. Margaret’s Co-educational VS PLK Choi Kai Yau. 小兒性格相信傳統和活動教學均可適應.

Naurto

SMC 和 SFA 很不一樣的.....

edwardwah

Hi Naurto,

知道SFA係一間很傳统教學的學校. 有很多朋友都叫去 PLK CYK 因不用再煩升中, 但其學費很貴(倘可負擔得來)和不知其中學校風如何. 丈夫心儀St. Margaret 因其英文程度高, 但本人擔心其中學程度和校風. 煩請再指點. 十分感激.

Naurto

SMC 英文寫, 講是不錯的. 但中文就不一定了. 而且中學沒有公開會考成績. 個人感覺SMC 只小一間錯小學, 非中學也... 只是個人感覺

cpcog

It really depends what kind of school you are looking for. They are totally different.
How about thinking of the location and your kid's feeling to the schools?

cherubic

Agree with what you said.  If you already have shortlisted the choices, you may find it useful to discuss with your kid.  Bring the kid to the school and talk to him/ her about the school and then ask him/ her which one he/ she likes most.  It is very important to ensure that the kid loves the school.  My son is P.3 now and he loves the school very much and so he enjoys going to school every day.  Therefore, it is easy to motivate him to learn and work hard.  

原帖由 cpcog 於 11-1-12 10:31 發表
It really depends what kind of school you are looking for. They are totally different.
How about thinking of the location and your kid's feeling to the schools?

dk486

唔考慮錢，CKY 好！！ 英文、校風、學校設施都好D..

不過，當然要考慮小朋友的個性同將來升學計劃啦！！

edwardwah

Thanks for all your advice. I've asked my boy which school he preferred and he said DBS that we didn't get an offer from there! Within these 3 schools, he said he's no difference and let us decide (headache!!). The most important point for me is the school did have good academic level and 校風好.

gxjl02

Then SFA would be your choice.

> The most important point for me is the school > did have good academic level and 校風好.

cat_house

If you do not particularly fond of cky, I would suggest you choose SFA or SMC.

cpcog

if you want good academic result, SFA should be your target.

edwardwah

Since i'm a working mom and work long hours and travel a lot. Is SFA really that demanding that the parents did to contribute on helping kids to finish homework or dictation?

cat_house

I believe so. I heard that on the third week of P1, there are already tons of homework, weekly dictation and have the 1st test done already.

原帖由 edwardwah 於 11-1-13 01:06 發表
Since i'm a working mom and work long hours and travel a lot. Is SFA really that demanding that the parents did to contribute on helping kids to finish homework or dictation?

cpcog

I think CKY would have quite a lot of projects. PArents might also need to involve in  some degree?!

原帖由 edwardwah 於 11-1-13 01:06 發表
Since i'm a working mom and work long hours and travel a lot. Is SFA really that demanding that the parents did to contribute on helping kids to finish homework or dictation?

cat_house

There is only 1 science project in Y1.  However, most homeworks, if any, requires participation from parents, not just copying or dictation.  The students are encourage to read a lot of books and as parent, you will need to provide guidance to them especially during y1 and 2.  It is not easy to out-source the homework monitoring to 補習班 as you will lose track of your kid's progress.

edwardwah

Sorry, u referring to SFA or CKY?

MonMumMum

SFA 勁谷, 但成績好; CKY有中學唔駛煩, 英文好, 我個人鍾意CKY多d.

cat_house

I am referring to CKY.

Monghar

My daughter study at SFA and it is a very good school.  I am a working mum too and busy travelling as well.  You may want to get SFA instead as they have a very good system to pave your boy to assessment and exam.  In fact, I did not send my daughter to any tuition centre to do homework.  She is able to handle it herself.  SFA focus on training their student being more indenpendent on everything and outspoken as well.  Though they are traditional but they also encourage lot of activities and open competition.  To be honest, my daughter was transferred from ESF (international school) to SFA.  She picks SFA after her 1st month of study at SFA.  Even now, she still prefer SFA.  Also, SFA would help develop your child specialty as they have a very good system in place to help all those talented and gifted students - in sport, drama, art, or study.  Teachers there are very experience to pick the right candidates and able to observe their students' strengths and weaknesses (although they are in a big class).  Should consider carefully for your boy's future.  A chance for him to be a better person.  I do not against CKY but I personal thinks that it is too free (like ESF schools).  I believe discipline is important to be inplaced for a minor age, which they need guidence and strict discipline.  I believe in slight freedom in secondary school when they know their owned values and culture or things to do in the right time.  I was from overseas myself and I believe in great deal of discipline.  I hope all these are helpful to you. Cheers...

Zhaiba

Actually what kind of program will the school (SFA) do to help gifted children?  Can you share?  Thanks.