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作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 12:52 標題: French stream English primary + colleges
Dear all parent,
I'm a father of 2 boys (4 and 2 yrs old).
elder boy Camill is in K2 now. and my wife and I wondering which primary school is good for him for the P1 school application.
we have visited Camoes on 1st May with our son and all of us were very impressed and found that the local and pupils are good and nice!
their French stream interested us particularly as our son speaks French with us and Cantonese with his grand parents.
I would like to ask if anyone knows any other primary school in Hong Kong has French stream as well (other than private international school and lycee francais)
希望各位多多指教!!!!
Thanks a lot in advance!
[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 09-10-6 18:38 編輯 ]
作者: Smalljokerbb 時間: 08-11-7 13:17
hi flostangraphy,
Except international schools, you can choose Po Leung Kuk Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary school which privides French steam.原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-7 12:52 發表 
Dear all parent,
I'm a father of 2 boys (4 and 2 yrs old).
elder boy Camill is in K2 now. and my wife and I wondering which primary school is good for him for the P1 school application. And the chinese lesson is conducted in Putonghua. Many classmates can speak cantonese. So, you kids can learn/communicate with 3 languages.
we have vis ...
[ 本帖最後由 Smalljokerbb 於 08-11-7 13:19 編輯 ]
作者: conniengor 時間: 08-11-7 13:23
SMC also provide French lesson!
作者: mom2twins 時間: 08-11-7 13:30
There's St Johannes College in Kowloon Tong that offers French as a 2nd language; Tsung Tsin int'l stream which offers French and Japanese; and St Margaret's Co-ed which has strong emphasis on their English and French curriculum.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 13:36
dear smalljokerbb,
thanks a lot!
camoes is absolutely our 1st choice for our son, however, i do learn that this is 1st choice for somehow 2533 p1 application parents as well...... 
原帖由 Smalljokerbb 於 7/11/2008 13:17 發表
hi flostangraphy,
Except international schools, you can choose Po Leung Kuk Camoes Tan Siu Lin Primary school which privides French steam.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 13:40
hello conniengor,
do you mean st. margaret's co-ed?!
we have think about this school as well, there are a lot of good and negative comment about this school. we would like to find more details on it.
do you know any parent of this school?!
原帖由 conniengor 於 7/11/2008 13:23 發表
SMC also provide French lesson!
作者: Smalljokerbb 時間: 08-11-7 13:44
yes! There are almost 2500 applicants every year. But if you apply French steam, the applicants are less, only around 600. The school will give 30% of total seats for other nation children. Thus, yr chance is quite high.原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-7 13:36 發表
dear smalljokerbb,
thanks a lot!
camoes is absolutely our 1st choice for our son, however, i do learn that this is 1st choice for somehow 2533 p1 application parents as well...... mouth:" />
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 13:52
hello mom2twins,
nice to meet you and thanks a lot for your advise!!
st johannes college is an interesting school!
however, we are not able to afford our children to go to private school in hong kong in any close future... 
tsung tsin seems more realistic for us, is it the one in shaukiwan?! but they didn't mention that they have international stream .... 
原帖由 mom2twins 於 7/11/2008 13:30 發表
There's St Johannes College in Kowloon Tong that offers French as a 2nd language; Tsung Tsin int'l stream which offers French and Japanese; and St Margaret's Co-ed which has strong emphasis on their E ...
作者: silvia_ng 時間: 08-11-7 14:03
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-7 13:52 發表
hello mom2twins,
nice to meet you and thanks a lot for your advise!!
st johannes college is an interesting school!
however, we are not able to afford our children to go to private school in hong ko ...
the Tsin Tsing is the one in Sham Shui Po, they got main stream and international stream. For the school fee, main stream = $3600 per month, international stream = $5200 per month.
You may try Camoes($1500) and St. Margret ($2900), both of them were good!
My son will attend the 2nd interview of Camoes tomorrow, the school fee is reasonable and I feel the school is well organize.
But we didn't apply for the St. Margret that I got 2 kids....too expensive...
school fee, school bus, lunch, others....
作者: Smalljokerbb 時間: 08-11-7 14:04
the school fee of tsung tsin's international class is also quite high... $5xxx ! And it is in shekkitmei !原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-7 13:52 發表
hello mom2twins,
nice to meet you and thanks a lot for your advise!!
st johannes college is an interesting school!
however, we are not able to afford our children to go to private school in hong ko ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 14:39
dear 蕭亞姨!
nice blog!!
wish your son get a lot of courage to go through it!!
thanks for the advice and clarify about the tsung tsin school....
原帖由 silvia_ng 於 7/11/2008 14:03 發表
the Tsin Tsing is the one in Sham Shui Po, they got main stream and international stream. For the school fee, main stream = $3600 per month, international stream = $5200 per month.
You may try Camo ...
作者: conniengor 時間: 08-11-7 14:46
Yes, you are right! SMC=St Margaret's co-ed!
My boy is only in the waiting list, so disappointed, you can find the thread in BK at around mid oct, 08 topic of " SMC or 聖瑪加利, there are so many good comments in there!
It is not easy to get in but I think more chance for yr boy beacause of the nationality! This year they only accept 80 children!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 15:17
thanks again, i will go check the st margaret thread to have a better idea.
by the way, they only have 2 classes of P1?!
which means 41 pupils per class.... is it not too many pupil for the teacher?!?
原帖由 conniengor 於 7/11/2008 14:46 發表
Yes, you are right! SMC=St Margaret's co-ed!
My boy is only in the waiting list, so disappointed, you can find the thread in BK at around mid oct, 08 topic of " SMC or 聖瑪加利, there are so many good ...
作者: sara 時間: 08-11-7 15:28
There should be about 80 students in P.1. Students are divided into 3 groups so that only about 28 students are in one group. In Hong Kong, this teacher to students ratio is comparatively lower than other schools.
My daughter studies P.1 in this school. In her class, there are about 10 non-Chinese. So, English is used as medium of Instruction.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-7 15:17 發表
thanks again, i will go check the st margaret thread to have a better idea.
by the way, they only have 2 classes of P1?!
which means 41 pupils per class.... is it not too many pupil for the teacher? ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 15:42
thank you sara for your clarification!
作者: mgwong 時間: 08-11-7 15:55
Hi Sara,
can u share something about SMC?
My son will study P.1 next year.
thank you.
作者: sara 時間: 08-11-7 17:17
My daughter and I really like the school. It is a real EMI school and students dare to speak English during the class.
Compared to traditional school, the workload of homework is not very heavy so that my daughter can handle them by herself. Students can learn actively and study happily in the school.
But it really depends on what kind of schools do you like......
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-7 18:19
dear sara,
so your daughter has take chinese as 2nd language?!
is it mandarin speaking in chinese?!
and does she need to take a 3rd one between french, spanish and japanese?!
作者: momosimo 時間: 08-11-7 20:30 標題: 回覆 # 的文章
Hi Sara,
Can you please tell me what do you mean by "EMI"?
Thanks,
作者: AaronMa 時間: 08-11-7 23:34
EMI = English as Medium of Instruction
原帖由 momosimo 於 08-11-7 20:30 發表
Hi Sara,
Can you please tell me what do you mean by "EMI"?
Thanks,
作者: AaronMa 時間: 08-11-7 23:43
flostangraphy,
My son is also accepted for 2009 P1. According to the vice principal, P1 & P2 students will need to study all 3 languages, one in each of the school terms. The purpose is for the kids to get a taste of all the 3 languages. By P3, students will have to choose one language to study in the coming 10 years (P3 - S6).
Chinese is taught in Mandarin.
作者: bblaw 時間: 08-11-8 00:23
Aaron ma ,
See u again
What is u final choice? SMC??
作者: AaronMa 時間: 08-11-8 00:34
Hi bblaw,
Most probably..
To be honest, DBS is my dream school but chance is small. So 99% I will go to SMC. I quite like the school.
How about you? Have you made up your mind?
原帖由 bblaw 於 08-11-8 00:23 發表
Aaron ma ,
See u again
What is u final choice? SMC??
作者: bblaw 時間: 08-11-8 01:01
Aaron ma,
Hope u can go DBS. I may go to SMC(70%). Why 70%?
BCOS, Most of my daughter's classmates are accepted by TT .I may be affect by them . SMC has a lot of +ve comment from my friends.If u have the final choice, pls PM me. Maybe My daughter can make friend with u kid in SMC. Of course, I hope hearing u good news---DBS la l
作者: AaronMa 時間: 08-11-8 01:07
Thanks, bblaw,
But between SMC & TT, don't you think SMC is better? Maybe I'm not too familiar with TT but I think SMC is similar to TT's international stream but SMC is much cheaper.
Also, I like the modern language of SMC and their Chinese is using 高效識字法 and taught in Mandarin.
I attended a seminar about 高效識字法 last weekend and found it really good and effective. My son's kinder is using this approach for K3 and these 2 months, he has picked up a lot of chinese words...
原帖由 bblaw 於 08-11-8 01:01 發表
Aaron ma,
Hope u can go DBS. I may go to SMC(70%). Why 70%?
BCOS, Most of my daughter's classmates are accepted by TT .I may be affect by them . SMC has a lot of +ve comment from my friends.If u have ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-8 09:48
aaron mum,
thank you very much for your reply!
is it dbs is diocesan boys' school?!
i believe that is a very very good school!
it seems that they do have french as well...
but my wife doesn't want our son goes to a boy school (french thinking...).
what's the different between DBS and diocesan preparatory school?!
are they both english as media instruction school?!
i'm a bit lost with all the primary schools and different systems available...
imagine what we have to go through next year for our son.... 
作者: bblaw 時間: 08-11-8 12:34
Aaron ma,
Both of them provide a good English environment. TT has a high quality of teachers from hearing say. The teachers must come from UK, or Canada. Chinese teachers come from mainland(main stream & international stream). But, the campus is not attractive and the school fee is more expensive. But SMC is not more NET comparing with TT. SMC is less homework , but TT is more traditional.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-10 11:27
hello bblaw,
do you know what branding belongs st margart's secondary school?!
i have heard that it's a brand 3 secondry school, but i wonder if it's true...
作者: bblaw 時間: 08-11-10 20:56
Actually, SMC was band 3 school before. SMC was a girl college about 5 years ago.But, since 2003, SMC has changed to DSS and co-education.At that moment, I am still no any comment on the new campus and image.My friends have a good comments on the new SMC, but so far, I am still mind the image of SMC.
But, My daughter went to Pui Kiu college interview. I saw a non-Chinese girl and from their conversion, I heard she failed the SMC interview Bcos she do not know Chinese. It seem SMC becomes famous and more difficulty in interview.From SMC BK forum,the SMC has +ve comment. My friend told me the English pronuncation of the students is very good.So far, I have a lot of friends kids are studying in there.
Also,it is in a dilamma for me. I think SMC become improving than the old SMC.
[ 本帖最後由 bblaw 於 08-11-10 21:13 編輯 ]
作者: owenmami 時間: 08-11-11 14:31
DBSPD- with French Stream:
http://www.dbs.edu.hk/dbspd/index.php
DPS- no French Stream:
http://www.dps.edu.hk/schoolweb/
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-8 09:48 發表
aaron mum,
thank you very much for your reply!
is it dbs is diocesan boys' school?!
i believe that is a very very good school!
it seems that they do have french as well...
but my wife doesn't wan ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-11 14:38
thanks bblaw,
i have check some thread of st margret's school, and yes, you are right. pupils and parents seems quite happy in this school!
原帖由 bblaw 於 10/11/2008 20:56 發表
Actually, SMC was band 3 school before. SMC was a girl college about 5 years ago.But, since 2003, SMC has changed to DSS and co-education.At that moment, I am still no any comment on the new campus ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-11 14:43
dear owen mami,
thank you very much for the reply. diocesan is a well know and famous school, same as the secondary school!! i'm just afraid how hard it will be for our sons to go it....
does anyone know how many applications this year for 150 seats?!
作者: conniengor 時間: 08-11-11 15:50
This year there are around 1900 applications and they will call 300 app to have a 2nd int, finally only 150 students only be accepted!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-11 18:40
Dear Conniengor,
thanks for your infos.
the competition is actually quite the same as Camoes TSL school.......
by the way, does anyone know which secondary school has french stream in hong kong?!
i may have to consider this point as well.
原帖由 conniengor 於 11/11/2008 15:50 發表
This year there are around 1900 applications and they will call 300 app to have a 2nd int, finally only 150 students only be accepted!
作者: AaronMa 時間: 08-11-11 22:45
I brought my son to a fast food shop yesterday where he played with a German/Chinese boy. We then found out that he studies at St Margaret's. He doesn't speak cantonese but when I asked him if he can speak chinese, he answered in Mandarin. He's in P2 and he said he likes his school and all the extra-curricular activities.
My son is happy to meet the boy.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-11 14:38 發表
thanks bblaw,
i have check some thread of st margret's school, and yes, you are right. pupils and parents seems quite happy in this school!
作者: owenmami 時間: 08-11-12 09:52
Dear flostangraphy,
Secondary School with French Stream:
DBS - boys' school
St Paul's Convent - girls' school (not much use to you as yours are 2 boys!)
Well, frankly speaking, I would say all local schools with French Stream are the elite local schools and will not be easy to get in. You can't expect to find authentic French food in just any restaurant here in HK, right? But if your kids speaks native level English and holds a foreign passport, I do think they have a competitive edge over the other local kids when applying for these famous schools.
Maybe you could also check where the non-Chinese graduates of Cameos TSL go.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-11 18:40 發表
Dear Conniengor,
thanks for your infos.
the competition is actually quite the same as Camoes TSL school.......
by the way, does anyone know which secondary school has french stream in hong ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-12 12:21
aaron ma,
any news from school you have applied for your kid?!
yeah, Camill is learning mandarin at kindergarten as well.
seems we will apply st margaret's for Camill next year as well.
does anyone knows how many SMC applicants this year?!
want to have a rough idea.
原帖由 AaronMa 於 11/11/2008 22:45 發表
I brought my son to a fast food shop yesterday where he played with a German/Chinese boy. We then found out that he studies at St Margaret's. He doesn't speak cantonese but when I asked him if he ca ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-12 12:36
thanks owen mami,
we know that for the secondary school, we still have lyceee francais as back up.
i would say my son's native language would be both cantonese and french. and in his kindergarten, they just teach them writing this year. so i still don't know what level he is by now.
he is somehow quite average in 3 language, but manage to speak better english than his french cousins, speak better french than his french cousins who live in US, and speak better cantonese than his english/chinese cousins... 
anyway, english primary schools are our focus next year.
原帖由 owenmami 於 12/11/2008 09:52 發表
Dear flostangraphy,
Secondary School with French Stream:
DBS - boys' school
St Paul's Convent - girls' school (not much use to you as yours are 2 boys!)
Well, frankly speaking, I would say all loca ...
作者: ftsang 時間: 08-11-12 23:42
Hi flostangraphy,
SMC held 2 briefing sessions in 2008 (July/Aug and late Sep). i was told by the Vice Principle that there were 800+ applicants applied after the 2nd briefing. so if I give a rough number of 300 applicants from July/Aug till Sep, that will be an estimate of 1100 applicants.
they only accept 80 P1 kids.
if you are interested in the school, suggest if you will check their web around Jun/July next year for the 2010-11 P1 admission briefing date. you can book your seat online.
hope this helps.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-12 12:21 發表
aaron ma,
any news from school you have applied for your kid?!
yeah, Camill is learning mandarin at kindergarten as well.
seems we will apply st margaret's for Camill next year as well.
does anyon ...
作者: bblaw 時間: 08-11-12 23:50
Hi flostangraphy,
If u interested in SMC, I suggest u submit the application form as soon as possible. Bcos, the accepted chance is relatively higher.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-13 09:48
ftsang + bblaw,
thanks for the info!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-11-29 14:32
保良局陳守仁小學
拔萃男書院附屬小學
聖瑪加利男女英文中小學
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-18 11:53
Dear all Parents,
Camill & Maxence + ses Parents vous souhaitons, Meilleurs voeux pour un Noël plein de joies et une nouvelle année remplie de bonheur.
It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year. Camill & Maxence and their Parents wish the merriest of Christmas to you and your loved ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead.
聖誕節轉眼又到，又該迎接新的一年了。張迦沔,張峚煻+他們父母向你及你的親人們致以最美好的聖誕祝福，願你在新的一年裡事業興旺，幸福美滿！
圣诞节转眼又到，又该迎接新的一年了。張迦沔,張峚煻+他們父母向你及你的亲人们致以最美好的圣诞祝福，愿你在新的一年里事业兴旺，幸福美满！
作者: saiwanho 時間: 08-12-18 20:26
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-12-18 11:53 發表
Dear all Parents,
Camill & Maxence + ses Parents vous souhaitons, Meilleurs voeux pour un Noël plein de joies et une nouvelle année remplie de bonheur.
It seems that Christmas time is here once ag ...
Je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur pour le Noel et l'annee prochaine.
作者: OO記 時間: 08-12-19 11:26
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-29 14:32 發表
保良局陳守仁小學
拔萃男書院附屬小學
聖瑪加利男女英文中小學
Bonjour!
Don't worry! I believe your son can go to the above schools. I just to advise you two schools in reserve: (1) French/school fee$23K/yr (2)No French/no school fee
(1)地利亞英文小學暨幼稚園
Delia English Primary School & Kindergarten
27422027
http://www.deliapri-kg.edu.hk/
(2)官立嘉道理爵士小學
Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School
25773489
http://www.sekps.edu.hk/
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-22 11:17
Merci beaucoup Saiwanho!!
a' vous aussi!!!
apprenez vous francais avec votre enfant?! 
原帖由 saiwanho 於 18/12/2008 20:26 發表
Je vous souhaite beaucoup de bonheur pour le Noel et l'annee prochaine.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-22 11:32
Merci beaucoup OO記!!!
finally, a lot of people speak french in Hong Kong!!! 
really thanks for the infos!
i didn't know there is gov. school which uses englich as primary teaching language!!!
good to note!!! pity that it's a bit far from home...
delia english primary seems to be very interesting to us as well!!!!
thanks again!!
原帖由 OO記 於 19/12/2008 11:26 發表
Bonjour!
Don't worry! I believe your son can go to the above schools. I just to advise you two schools in reserve: (1) French/school fee$23K/yr (2)No French/no school fee
(1)地利亞英文小學 ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-24 17:27
Merry ChristMAX!
http://flostangraphy.blogspot.com/2008/12/joyeux-noel.html
[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 08-12-24 17:29 編輯 ]
作者: InitialD 時間: 08-12-26 22:50
la salle college which you can tell from its school name.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-11 18:40 發表
Dear Conniengor,
thanks for your infos.
the competition is actually quite the same as Camoes TSL school.......
by the way, does anyone know which secondary school has french stream in hong ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-29 12:20
yes, of cause!!
thanks a lot, initial D!!!
原帖由 InitialD 於 26/12/2008 22:50 發表
la salle college which you can tell from its school name.
作者: inquisitive 時間: 08-12-29 13:44
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-11-8 09:48 發表
aaron mum,
thank you very much for your reply!
is it dbs is diocesan boys' school?!
i believe that is a very very good school!
it seems that they do have french as well...
but my wife doesn't wan ...
flostangraphy,
Please check pm.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 08-12-29 19:41
inquisitive,
thank you very much!!!!!
原帖由 inquisitive 於 29/12/2008 13:44 發表
flostangraphy,
Please check pm.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-3 10:00
however, seems la salle doesn't have french study during primary.
does it mean they will take pupils from other french stream primary school for F1?!
原帖由 InitialD 於 26/12/2008 22:50 發表
la salle college which you can tell from its school name.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-5 11:13
Happy New year 2009!!!!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-5 18:58
dear all parents,
i have recently got some PMs from parents who are interested have french lessons for their children, and asked me if i have any contact on this subject.
knowing that other than l'alliance francaise or some other language centers which give a traditional way teaching on french.
me and my wife have recently discovered a learning center at north point which the founders are both french (actually the wife is chinese but speaks prefect french accent. her husband is french who has worked in asia since sometime and knows very well asian culture), the center use some game play and artwork making to combine with french culture and language.
they have both french and mandarin lesson for children and adult.
don't know if i can make any advertising here.
so if interested, i can PM you their web site. you can find more details on that.
hope this helps!
作者: bblaw 時間: 09-1-5 21:22
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-1-5 18:58 發表
dear all parents,
i have recently got some PMs from parents who are interested have french lessons for their children, and asked me if i have any contact on this subject.
knowing that other than l'al ...
Dear flostangraphy,
Would u mind giving the info for me?
作者: Cherishvalue 時間: 09-1-6 09:34
Dear flostangraphy,
Can u pm me the website? Tkx in advance.
Rgds,
Cherishvalue
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-6 11:20 標題: french learning center
dear bblaw and cherishvalue,
you are welcome!
i have sent PM to you.
best regards
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-7 14:19 標題: "名校中三女生墮樓亡,疑學業問題困擾"
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20090107/gmc1.htm
估唔到真係可以有咁大壓力....
作者: happyrain 時間: 09-1-7 16:33
Would you please PM the infor to me?
Many thanks!
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-1-5 18:58 發表
dear all parents,
i have recently got some PMs from parents who are interested have french lessons for their children, and asked me if i have any contact on this subject.
knowing that other than l'al ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-8 10:00
dear happy rain,
please check PM.
原帖由 happyrain 於 7/1/2009 16:33 發表
Would you please PM the infor to me?
Many thanks!
作者: happyrain 時間: 09-1-8 10:35
Thanks, I've got it!
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-1-8 10:00 發表
dear happy rain,
please check PM.
作者: happyrain 時間: 09-1-8 10:36
BTW, which school you will apply?
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-8 20:16
hello happy rain,
welcome for the info.
for the moment, we have only selected 3 primary school...
1/ 保良局陳守仁小學
2/ 拔萃男書院附屬小學
3/ 聖瑪加利男女英文中小學
three are them are very very demanded by many parents.... the ratio of admit i have heard are somehow between 1/15 or even 1/20.... 
we may have to study better about the schools below as back up as well:
地利亞英文小學 (we don't know much, but seems they have french stream as well)
基慧小學(馬灣) (he he, we live there)
保良局世德小學 (don't know much, it's just next door from their kindergarten)
+ of cause Lycee Francais (very expensive in international stream, can't afford.... but no chinese in french stream..... and very far from home, with no school bus....)
how about for your kid?!!?
原帖由 happyrain 於 8/1/2009 10:36 發表
BTW, which school you will apply?
[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 09-1-9 10:36 編輯 ]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-9 16:08
some information about lycee francais to share.
http://www.fis.edu.hk/web/Default.aspx?r=1&lang=en-gb
best regards
stan
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-13 13:36 標題: french stream interviews
dear all parents,
does any parent know about interviews for french stream will ask question in english, chinese or french?!?!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-1-29 16:31
just visited diocesan on it's open house day.
had a little chat with the french teacher.
french stream is a very little section in school, only 6 to 7 pupils per class, allowing teacher focus on every pupil.
作者: saiwanho 時間: 09-2-6 00:16
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 08-12-22 11:17 發表
Merci beaucoup Saiwanho!!
a' vous aussi!!!
apprenez vous francais avec votre enfant?!
desolee pour vous repondre en retard.
J'ai appris mon francais a HK pendant 1988-1991 et j'ai beaucoup oublie. J'ai fait un stage d'application pendant 6 semaines en France avant.
De la quelle partie de la France que vous etes venu?
作者: matthewdad 時間: 09-2-6 09:22
Bon d'avoir quelqu'un pour discuter en français. Apprendre le français pendant quelques années à l'école et n'ont aucune chance d'utiliser au cours des dix dernières années. Je suis à la recherche d'un tuteur privé français pour mon fils à P1.
原帖由 saiwanho 於 09-2-6 00:16 發表
desolee pour vous repondre en retard.
J'ai appris mon francais a HK pendant 1988-1991 et j'ai beaucoup oublie. J'ai fait un stage d'application pendant 6 semaines en France avant.
De la quelle pa ...
作者: saiwanho 時間: 09-2-7 02:17
原帖由 matthewdad 於 09-2-6 09:22 發表
Bon d'avoir quelqu'un pour discuter en français. Apprendre le français pendant quelques années à l'école et n'ont aucune chance d'utiliser au cours des dix dernières années. Je suis à la reche ...
Enchante!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-2-9 09:49
bonjour saiwanho,
nice to have chat with people who speak french!
i actually come from Kowloon.
My wife grow up at Paris, but most her family is from region La Sarthe (between Le Mans and Tours).
and you?! where have you done your summer course in france?! as form me, i have been living in Lyon, Nancy, Reims, Rennes et Paris. i enjoyed the most Paris and Rennes.
原帖由 saiwanho 於 6/2/2009 00:16 發表
desolee pour vous repondre en retard.
J'ai appris mon francais a HK pendant 1988-1991 et j'ai beaucoup oublie. J'ai fait un stage d'application pendant 6 semaines en France avant.
De la quelle pa ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-2-9 09:56
bonjour matthewdad,
nice to meet you, would you like to PM me more detail about you (where do you live, what schedule you prefer, how many hours per week...).
we can actually ask around if any friends of us will be interested.
what primary school is your son?! does he learning french at school as well?!
原帖由 matthewdad 於 6/2/2009 09:22 發表
Bon d'avoir quelqu'un pour discuter en français. Apprendre le français pendant quelques années à l'école et n'ont aucune chance d'utiliser au cours des dix dernières années. Je suis à la reche ...
作者: saiwanho 時間: 09-2-9 16:41
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-2-9 09:49 發表
bonjour saiwanho,
nice to have chat with people who speak french!
i actually come from Kowloon.
My wife grow up at Paris, but most her family is from region La Sarthe (between Le Mans and Tours).
an ...
enchante....
j'ai fait le stage d'application a Brest en Bertagne, 4 semaines a l'ecole et 2 semaines a la chambre de commerce.
Vous venez de la france? de Hong Kong?
作者: saiwanho 時間: 09-2-9 17:51
excusez-moi pour mon mauvais francais!!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-2-9 20:24
Enchante!! je m'appelles Stanley, je viens de Kowloon. je suis hongkongais.
par contre, ma femme est francaise.
comment vous vous appellez!?
Brest! je ne suis jamias alle, mais j'ai entendu dire que c'est une tres belle ville. c'est toujours bien d'etre au bord de la mer!!
j'etais en Bertagne prendent un an aussi, j'etais a Rennes.
je pense tu parles tres bien francais!!
a bientot!
原帖由 saiwanho 於 9/2/2009 16:41 發表
enchante....
j'ai fait le stage d'application a Brest en Bertagne, 4 semaines a l'ecole et 2 semaines a la chambre de commerce.
Vous venez de la france? de Hong Kong?
[ 本帖最後由 flostangraphy 於 09-2-11 13:43 編輯 ]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-2-27 11:29
hello matthewdad,
we have met a french friend on park island (where we live) who taught french in an international school before, she would like to give french private lesson as part time job.
if you are interested, i can pass her info to you and let you arrange with her directly.
let me know if you want to know more.
best regards
stanley
原帖由 matthewdad 於 6/2/2009 09:22 發表
Bon d'avoir quelqu'un pour discuter en français. Apprendre le français pendant quelques années à l'école et n'ont aucune chance d'utiliser au cours des dix dernières années. Je suis à la reche ...
作者: hazelle 時間: 09-2-28 09:17
Dear Stanley,
I live in Tsing Yi and my daughter has been learning French for 1.5 yrs. (We always go to the beach in Park Island.) She is using the French learning program called Lili, la petite grenoville. Have you ever heard of that program? She is now in the last chapter (there are 3 chapters and 8 lessons in each chapter) and I am thinking of going to Lili 2. I can buy it from the French bookstore in Wellington street, Central. I was told it is a lot cheaper in France. Is that true? Somehow I think the Lili 2 is a bit hard but I saw the Alex and Zoe 1 &2 is a bit too easy. What is your comment? My daughter will be going to P1 this Sept and so she is a year older than your son.
[ 本帖最後由 hazelle 於 09-2-28 09:18 編輯 ]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-3-2 11:08
hello hazelle,
nice to meet you.
we didn't know any about "Lili, la petite grenoville" de CLE edition until you told me about it!
after a search from internet, it seems very interesting for young children learning french.
i do think it may be a bit cheaper from france after deduct the shipping cost. but i don't know how much is the different.
my wife doesn't go to the "parentheses" that often, however, everytime she does, she comes back with quite a lot of of reading happily! it still a good place for french book collection in hong kong!
she does order directly children magazines via internet for our sons. i can ask the list from my wife if you are interested.
do let us know when you come to ma wan beach. we will happy to know more people and make friends with parents to share more experience about education of our children.
and also the best learning method of a language is still practice a lot!
otherwise, we know that there is a new learning center in north point which is found by friends of mine. after discussed with them and understand their aims and policy for this center, we are quite sure that their teaching method is very interesting and intuitive!
may i know where your daughter is going to P1?!
we are looking for french steam primary school for camill as well, if you know any, please let me know. (we don't really want our son go to french international school as we are afraid that he may lost his chinese completely).
best regards
stanley
原帖由 hazelle 於 28/2/2009 09:17 發表
Dear Stanley,
I live in Tsing Yi and my daughter has been learning French for 1.5 yrs. (We always go to the beach in Park Island.) She is using the French learning program called Lili, la petite greno ...
作者: hazelle 時間: 09-3-2 12:21
Dear Stanley,
Thanks for your information and I am very happy to share with any parents who are interested in having their children to learn French. My daughter is not going to any of the French stream primary school, although I was planning to.
Well, I do not know the schools that you are planning to apply very, very much (I can only tell you what I knew when I was applying the schools for my daughter in the past one year. Remind you that I may be wrong), but you may be a bit disappointed if you aim to keep your children to have a certain standard of French. Especially, your children can communicate fluently in French already.
For what I know about DBS is that their French standard is really just so so. My friend's son is doing F1 in DBS. I would have thought their French level must have reach a certain standard since they would have studied French for at least 6 yrs before they go to F1. Well, the case is definitly no. My friend's son have never taken any French before but he can still keep up with the F1 French level. They are still learning something very basic, like for beginners. Plus you can not take Chinese once you have admitted to French boys. You may take selective French lesson but that is no more than learning in any of the learning centre. Not to mention the French level in the other schools that you have mentioned.
You may also realize the children that learn French in the learning centre does not have a very good standard unless the children really practice the French that they have learned from the class. Hence, having a good french learning program does not really works that well because of the level of the class. Unless every single student learn French seriously and practice with their parents who can speak French at home.
Hence, you may reconsider of selecting French stream primary school as your first pirority (it is ideal but sometimes it does not work that well in reality) as selecting a good school may be more important in your case.
[ 本帖最後由 hazelle 於 09-3-2 12:24 編輯 ]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-3-4 10:25
dear hazelle,
you are right on that point. i have visited dbs on the open day and have talked with the responsible teacher of french steam madame Boniface, and she already told me that the best way is still send Camill to Lycee Francais if we want our sons able to learn properly french. but then their chinese will not be considerably good neither... to be or not to be.... that is the question...
finally what i decided with my wife is that we aim for EMI school at the 1st place so my wife can follow the curriculum of our sons during these years, and they will prefect their languages skill other way (e.g send them to their grand-parents during summer time 
).
there are actually quite a lot english primary schools, and i do think most of them are good. then the question is, will Camill be smart or lucky enough to get into one of them.
may i ask you if you can share experience about how did you prepare your daughter for the interviews and how did they go actually these interviews?!
thanks a lot in advance!!!
原帖由 hazelle 於 2/3/2009 12:21 發表
Dear Stanley,
Thanks for your information and I am very happy to share with any parents who are interested in having their children to learn French. My daughter is not going to any of the French strea ...
作者: hazelle 時間: 09-3-6 09:07
Dear Stanley,
I know Camil speak French and Cantonese. May I ask whether he speaks very fluent English as he is studying in Tivoli international section? (I saw your post). You know my daughter was also studying in Tivoli international section when she was 1.5yr to 3yrs.
If Camil can speak very fluent English, he is definitely in an advantage in getting in DBS (this is only my personal view). DBS can have their interview conducted in English. They also like French speaking child. Your son definitely fit the criteria.
I did not really prepare anything very special for my daughter, just like all the other parents and probably not as good even. However, I did let my daughter to take the interview course during the summer time. Though I still went on a trip during the summer vacation. The interview course worked well on my daughter but I must remind you that it did not really work on every kids. It depends on the character of the children. One point that it worked well on my daughter was that they had mock exams for the interview. I always thought my daughter should have been OK for the P1 interview and I took the interview course just in case. I thought the interview questions are pretty straight forward anyway. They video the whole interview process and I was totally shocked when I saw the DVD after the mock exam. It waked me up and I did everything to correct all her mistakes in the following two months before the real interviews. I do not know whether my information helps.:loveliness:
[ 本帖最後由 hazelle 於 09-3-6 09:10 編輯 ]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-3-9 16:17
dear hazelle,
camill was in international section last 2 year (n1 + k1). he is in local section k2 this year. as the international section switched to afternoon class, and we would like him to attend morning class.
however, he is able to express himself in english.
you are definitely ensure us a lot letting us know that your daughter was studying at tivoli as well!!
would you mind to pm me where did you apply the interview course for your daughter?! i think the mock exam is a good idea.
thanks in advance!!
原帖由 hazelle 於 6/3/2009 09:07 發表
Dear Stanley,
I know Camil speak French and Cantonese. May I ask whether he speaks very fluent English as he is studying in Tivoli international section? (I saw your post). You know my daughter was al ...
作者: BerylChan 時間: 09-3-10 00:15
Hi flostangraphy,
I'm really interested about the french lessons for my child. Could you email me the details? [email protected]
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-1-5 06:58 PM 發表
dear all parents,
i have recently got some PMs from parents who are interested have french lessons for their children, and asked me if i have any contact on this subject.
knowing that other than l'al ...
作者: hazelle 時間: 09-3-11 13:42
Please check pm.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-3-9 16:17 發表
dear hazelle,
camill was in international section last 2 year (n1 + k1). he is in local section k2 this year. as the international section switched to afternoon class, and we would like him to attend ...
作者: fatpooh 時間: 09-3-11 13:57
原帖由 hazelle 於 09-3-11 13:42 發表
Please check pm.
hi hazelle,
would you pls also pm to me, tks 
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-3-11 14:25
hello berylchan,
please check email.
best regards
原帖由 BerylChan 於 10/3/2009 00:15 發表
Hi flostangraphy,
I'm really interested about the french lessons for my child. Could you email me the details? [email protected]
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-4-8 12:18
does anyone know when is the open day of Saint Margaret Co.?!?!
thanks in advance!
作者: A+BB 時間: 09-5-13 16:53
Hi Hazelle,
Can you please also PM me the detail or contact for the interview course ?
Thanks !
A+BB
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-5-21 10:18
anyone knows when the primary school application form be available for the year P1 10-11?!
should after summer around September for every school?!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-6-1 10:23
looking forward to the open day of St margaret Co. school. anyone knows when it is?!
thanks in advance!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-6-9 14:27
聖瑪加利男女英文中小學
St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary & Primary School:
Primary briefing session on 23 May 2009....
missed....... 
作者: labelle 時間: 09-6-9 21:17
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作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-6-10 20:36
thanks a lot in advance, labelle!!!
camill's parents
原帖由 labelle 於 9/6/2009 21:17 發表
I think I can "help" to explain their French stream, please check PM
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-7-8 14:00 標題: fête nationale 14 juillet
know more about "le quatorze juillet" 
Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called Fête Nationale ("National Celebration") in official parlance, or more commonly le quatorze juillet ("14 July"). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution.
作者: Eganmami 時間: 09-7-8 18:17
SMC briefing sessions will be held in Aug & Sep 2009 and starting to reserve seats now.
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-7-8 14:00 發表
know more about "le quatorze juillet"
Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called Fête Nationale ("National Celebration") in officia ...
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-7-9 13:07
Oh! thanks a lot Eganmami!!
noted and will try to reserve it!
原帖由 Eganmami 於 8/7/2009 18:17 發表
SMC briefing sessions will be held in Aug & Sep 2009 and starting to reserve seats now.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-7-9 13:22
done!!
thanks again!!
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-7-21 14:49
anyone knows that when will be the application start?! before or after the parent briefing session?!
原帖由 Eganmami 於 8/7/2009 18:17 發表
SMC briefing sessions will be held in Aug & Sep 2009 and starting to reserve seats now.
作者: EJM 時間: 09-9-2 10:06
原帖由 flostangraphy 於 09-2-27 11:29 發表
hello matthewdad,
we have met a french friend on park island (where we live) who taught french in an international school before, she would like to give french private lesson as part time job.
if you ...
Hi flostangraphy,
I'm also interested in the French classes or private lesson. Appreciated if you could e-mail me the information at : [email protected]
Thanks.
作者: flostangraphy 時間: 09-9-2 12:17
hi janice,
sorry for the late reply.
pls check email.
原帖由 EJM 於 2/9/2009 10:06 發表
Hi flostangraphy,
I'm also interested in the French classes or private lesson. Appreciated if you could e-mail me the information at : [email protected]
Thanks.
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