Think Int'l School (Primary)

elizatyy

ILBC, 有無去briefing session? 覺得間學校點呀?

ILBC

有，坦白講校舍真係超細，整個學校規模都好細！每級得一班，去到高班剩低6-8個學生！可想而知互動火花少，你可以話相對發言、參與機會多，但變相嚟嚟去去都係嗰幾個人互動！沒有什麼校隊、合唱團，課外活動只限星期五1:30-4:30或六早上，屬自由參加，學生話五、六年級要學多一種外語。可以話每年$75000學費可以有其他更好選擇，但我都睇到佢仍然有佢優點。學生有自信，英文普通話都幾好，presentable，不過唔好期望個個都講得好native！
有一個同學好怕羞，睇得出佢好努力去present佢份project（口窒窒），佢班主任就走過嚟搭一搭佢搏頭，鼓勵佢，仲讚佢進步好多，我感覺良好。
我見佢哋中文程度都好好，所以有啲畢業生都可升上本地英中。

warmwind

我都有去，來的家長唔少 。學校小且舊，活動場地很小。優點是中文好，學生少，關注應該多的。local同is stream 都適應到。我地仲十五十六，唔知Think或是搬到麗瑤的Cais.

ILBC

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同意。今年我會試RC先，如果有幸被取錄，就未必讀Think. 不過現在還是十五十六選活動教學的直資定IS!

elizatyy

我見CAIS 好多日本人讀， KJS 就好多印度小朋友。

ILBC

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CAIS我負擔唔起喇！THINK只係學費+每年幾千蚊書簿費外就冇其他雜費，總算可以應付。RC亦只是一次過俾二萬幾加萬幾deposit，是我的極限！
依家諗住睇吓RC收唔收，唔收就一係讀THINK，一係讀埋K3試吓in啟思小學/港大同學會類似嘅活動教學嘅小學。分別在於我想用中文定英文做第一教學語言。

winnietingting

我囡囡今年9月會入think Mos pn班，亦考慮緊4歲時會否入tis, 大家討論吓呀。覺得tis好唔好呀？

我驚囡囡讀完入唔到好中學，我亦影了tis升中派位讓大家參考呀。覺得派得好唔好呀？

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ILBC

我諗有部分家長由4/5歲俾小朋友讀TIS做back-up，再考小學，考到好就走。我自己就未好認真諗到中學，希望阿囡能夠喺活動教學嘅模式下，培養自學，熱愛學習、生命，開朗敢言就滿意了。所以係唔係IB定IS都冇所謂，因為我都覺得中文好緊要，都會有啲擔心IS嘅中文唔夠。
正正TIS都合乎我嘅要求（除了硬件配合不太理想！），佢都係我選擇之一。

elysion

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Hello, winnietingting,

I've also attended last Fri. briefing session. May be similar to yr situationand concerns, I will put my son in Kln Tg PN 12-13 and so have interest in the future path of TIS.
Talking about the TIS, I would the teaching-crew is really enthusiastic and the presentation made by the students is up to the standard. I can see that the students love to learn and are enjoyed and good in learning.
However, I still have concerns:
the campus(may be the facilities are not much) is really not big. I worried that the scope of learning would be narrowed withing the small size of class;
the IBPYP was just started in 11-12 and the effects of secondary school promotion is not an indicator of IB course itself. It really depends on further statistics results;
Last, the school fee is not cheap but some would say similar choice could be found within the budget. But I would say that it depends on the school chooses the child not the child chooses the schools(at least in my case)

elizatyy

点解小學畢業後会升上KJS？

warmwind

因為這張表是升小學及中學的畢業生去向。

多謝影低呢張表，那日我搵唔到。  畢業生去向似乎不錯。local直資與is中學都有。

我想問下究竟界限街有冇K3,因林肯道錄取我仔仔的是叫preparation class. 是否行local同is的區別？

warmwind

Cais都錄取着，行Alberto system,中文就好差。唔似Tis仲可以適應到直資中小學。

ILBC

林肯道我唔清楚。至於界限街，校長話以前係行加拿大制（Alberto)，所以K2=reception;K3=preparation. 依家行IB，嚟緊2012年度會改為K3=Year 1，好讓跟其他IB學校一樣。

dumbdonkey

Think international School
I think the owners should think a little harder on the school name.

cakids

CAIS 同TIS 學費差不多, RC 貴成千蚊喎! ILBC, if CAIS is expensive for you, Please check that RC is even more expensive. Good luck!
I think TIS's chinese standard is quite good and many parents like it using the traditional chinese characters. EVen the school is small, this is why the kids are happy because they receive a lot of attention.

ILBC

Thanks for your advice, cakids!  
As I know, the annual school fees of TIS and RC are more or less the same that is around $75000.  The difference is TIS doesn't have the annual levy/debenture, but RC has an one-off payment around $25000 while CAIS $25000 EVERY YEAR or a debenture of $250,000 (information of CAIS is from BK threads, pls clarify if I'm wrong)!  I know pretty well about TIS as my daughter is studying THINK KG K1 now.  My girl will surely get the offer from THINK as an existing student.  
Yes, I believe THINK's Chinese level is relatively high as compared to other int'l schools.  Same as RC, THINK teaches traditional Chinese characters that's what I like.  Some may consider their English is not really that native as most of them are Chinese, but for me, I love to see THINK's students are really biliterate and trilingual, they speak fluently and confidently.   The Chinese projects displayed on Open Day were really impressive and meaningful.  Some were about Hong Kong history, Chinese history, the Great Wall, Bruce Lee, etc. which made boring topics interesting to students and at the same time knowing more about our country.
You're right, teachers know every student very well since the small class size.  As I said, TIS is still good though it's too small!

warmwind

Cais's debenture($25000,$250000) will begin to charge from year 2016 after new campus begin in use. So in current years no need to pay.

ILBC

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多謝你的正確資料！
我仲有個細嘅，即每年$50000/$500000？！頂唔順！

warmwind

Think費用唔便啊，除$75000，prep year呢學年仲要交$8800多雜費，仲未計lunch,校巴。Cais如果唔是搬太遠，我會揀它，費用差唔多。我都是2個Bibi.

請問林肯道幼稚園部是否很難入，听講學費漲到$9000幾一月。

ILBC

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係呀，但係其實同我依家洗費差唔多，因為我個女喺THINK讀緊全日班齋學費都要$7000左右，加埋書簿費3千幾一個學期（約7千一年），車費同午膳費，真係同讀TIS差唔多！如果細佬第時讀埋TIS仲有弟妹減免學費添，好似減兩成。