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作者: lily_liu817 時間: 09-11-9 23:25 標題: 啟思小學附屬幼稚園

我地星期六上晝先見完, 但今日就已經收到信話收做上午班正取生, 仲要12號交留位費, 好似好急咁, 依家有D 擔心, 呢間唔係我地首選, 我仔係細仔, 又未收到其實School o既通知書, 咁好唔好交留位費先呢??

有無家長可以俾下對呢間school o既意見參考呢??多謝幫忙~~

作者: joyce1024 時間: 09-11-10 00:39

me too~~
今日就收到取錄信。
但我先生都會交咗錢先，因為其他都未有消息同未到時候in。交咗當買個保險。

作者: B.B.BaBa 時間: 09-11-10 09:57

你地的小朋友係大仔定細仔呢？
interview 可以俾幾多個家長陪？

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-10 10:43

下~咁快收到...???
我都係星期六見喎~~~
我覺得間學校好舒服呀!!
但我in ga時候無嘜人, 好似無嘜人報咁,
無SC & KM咁多人呀!!!

我B都係細B 0907, 果到D老師好NICE
我同我亞媽去IN, 即係亞B個亞婆~
D老師都叫埋我亞媽一齊入去IN
好好人呀~老師都好有耐性
不過小學唔知係咪直升架呢?
不過小學好貴學費, 好似要$50000+ YR!!!

作者: HumptiDumpti 時間: 09-11-10 10:52

my boy is small-B.
both parents could go in with him

we ve also just received the offer.
yet also curious about the monthly tuition fee?

作者: bebelee 時間: 09-11-10 12:12

I will attend the interview on this Thur - can any mami here share the interview content? Many thanks.

作者: lily_liu817 時間: 09-11-10 13:59

我仔係細仔黎ga0711, 其實間school 我都覺得幾舒服, 不過我個仔面試完, 俾d 蝨咬到成個豬頭咁, 起碼有十粒咬左!!
入去面試問d 野都係好一般, 唔會太難. 只係問bb 叫咩名, 叫佢地砌積木配對咁, 可能見佢係細仔啦, 無太多野要佢答!! 到時後只問家長一樣野, 點解要揀呢間school!!(我地覺得呢條問題先係重點, 我老公吹到呢間school 好好)我諗係咁樣, 先會收左我個仔.

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-10 14:08

有蝨咬? 但我覺得都算乾淨,
又光猛, 又開揚!!!

不過細b都mark 定1,2間先啦
07出生率咁高~

唯一我覺得果到好似好唔方便
搓車接送/塔校車就無嘜野啦
但自己接送就好似唔係好方便啦~

[ 本帖最後由 jswailam928 於 09-11-10 14:10 編輯 ]

作者: jaycee_mami 時間: 09-11-10 15:19

don't know much about this kindergarten, but the tuition fee of 啟思小學 is very expensive,

the news said its annual fee will be increased to over $70,000 next year.

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090721/3/db37.html

作者: joyce1024 時間: 09-11-10 22:31

我因為剛剛生完bb，所以果日只係老公同囡囡去in，問嘅問題囡囡部答對，佢係0707bb，唔知算係細定大b呢？
老師問點解揀呢間學校，都係勁吹（睇web site入邊d嘢）
佢都係話間學校幾舒服，有人造草皮。我都知啟思小學好貴，所以都爭扎呢間幼稚園讀唔讀得過。。。
最衰其他學校要遲d先知結果，我真係怕到時其他唔收，就冇彎轉喇！所以12號都係交咗錢先。

作者: lagos 時間: 09-11-10 22:46

請問可以幾多人入去interview ?同埋係小組or單對單?

作者: HumptiDumpti 時間: 09-11-10 22:57

other than the normal question as another mami has mentioned below, such as:
name / age/ color / building-blocks/ fitting-shapes/ .... matching pictures from book/
they also asked my boy:
- what did he eat that morning, i think this is the difficult one..., my boy answered 'NO', but that was true, cos he didn't have time to eat that morning...only milk
- and they also asked some questions related to daily life, like how to brush teeth / wash face...etc

both parents may go in with the kid, after a little while of group-play, the kid will be called into a room, 2-3 interviews would happen at the same time in that room

原帖由 bebelee 於 09-11-10 12:12 發表
I will attend the interview on this Thur - can any mami here share the interview content? Many thanks.

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-11 10:26

My boy is studying K3 in Creative Primary's Kindergarten.

I want to clarify, many moms misunderstand this school is "hea".  That is absolutely wrong.  They use an activity way to make the kids know various knowledge in an in depth way without pushy homework.

Besides the class-mistress, they have native English/Mandarin teacher in the class.  My son's English level, I can say, is up to p.1 or even p.2 level, and his speaks mandarin wonderfully.

Also, they inspired the children to have an initiative of learning, which I think is very important for the rest of his life.

Teachers care the students very much.  U can contact them anytime, they reply your phone calls even during weekends.  And, they know the kids very well, like their moms!  Its very impressed how caring the teachers are.

作者: bebelee 時間: 09-11-11 10:36

miumama_2007,

Many thanks for your sharing. May I ask whether you would like the childen study in this school can go to traditional primary schools? (which ones if you know...) or do they normally go to Creative primary?

I will bring my son to attend K1 interview tomorrow so want to know more about this school.

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-11 10:26 發表
My boy is studying K3 in Creative Primary's Kindergarten.

I want to clarify, many moms misunderstand this school is "hea". That is absolutely wrong. They use an activity way to make the kids know v ...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-11 13:41 標題: 回覆 14# bebelee 的文章

For what primary school the kids went, you could check the kindergarten website.

I personally very fond of the style of this school (kindergarten + primary). I don't like the way traditional school "feeding information" to kids. This is not the way to learn. And my son is going to Creative Primary next year.

Most parents with kids in my son's class like Creative Primary and wish to put their kids there, but there is one big drawback--$. Its quite expensive comparatively.

作者: HumptiDumpti 時間: 09-11-11 19:13

miumama_2007: thanks a lot for the useful info below.

i've just recently got the offer letter from Creative Pri Kinder, would very much like to know about the rough monthly tuition fee + the misc. fee (if there's any)

would much appreciate ur input on this. thx 8)

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-11 13:41 發表
For what primary school the kids went, you could check the kindergarten website.

I personally very fond of the style of this school (kindergarten + primary). I don't like the way traditional school ...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-12 10:08

I can't remember exactly, as I am using Autopay :p

But its around $3,200 per month, and tea fee is $11X per month.

I think its pretty good deal in non-govt sub kindergarten. Plus, all their outings are "free"!

原帖由 HumptiDumpti 於 09-11-11 19:13 發表
miumama_2007: thanks a lot for the useful info below.

i've just recently got the offer letter from Creative Pri Kinder, would very much like to know about the rough monthly tuition fee + the misc. fe ...

作者: ILBC 時間: 09-11-12 12:07

How many mins for Eng by NET and PTH each day?
Are there any extra-curricular activities?
Thx!

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 11-11-2009 10:26 發表
My boy is studying K3 in Creative Primary's Kindergarten.

I want to clarify, many moms misunderstand this school is "hea". That is absolutely wrong. They use an activity way to make the kids know v ...

作者: bebelee 時間: 09-11-12 16:38

I brought my son attending the interview today - generally I quite like this school because the teachers are very nice and friendly. The campus is very clean and tidy. The western teacher who interview my son is very good and calm. Though my son didn't perform very well in the interview and unlikely to get an offer...

作者: HumptiDumpti 時間: 09-11-12 18:07

miumama_2007:
thx very much for ur info ar!
even just a rough range will do, i only want to get an idea. i have been searching for this info for quite a while, and asking around, but got no reply so far, thx again! that helps

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-12 10:08 發表
I can't remember exactly, as I am using Autopay :p

But its around $3,200 per month, and tea fee is $11X per month.

I think its pretty good deal in non-govt sub kindergarten. Plus, all their outing ...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-12 20:02

Don't need to worry that much how your kid perform, although I don't know the reason why they accepted my boy, I do think how the parents commuicate with their chidlren during the interview is a major point. As far as you didn't scold your kid a big time, you have chance :)

原帖由 bebelee 於 09-11-12 16:38 發表
I brought my son attending the interview today - generally I quite like this school because the teachers are very nice and friendly. The campus is very clean and tidy. The western teacher who interv ...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-12 20:12

They have a cantonese class mistress, and cantonese assist teacher.  Then half of the day with NET, then half of the day with PTH teacher (everyday).

The reason the school has such an arrangement is giving more opportunity for the kids carry conversation is those language, besides learning from books.

They also arrange outing for the kids (no extra charge) for related topics.  And I love this part, cos the kids know the topic from what they "see", not just what they "read".

But there's drawback on extra-curricular activities (this is the only thing I don't like).  This year they start to have those "baby-brownies" program, but my kid doesn't participate, so no info on this.

原帖由 ILBC 於 09-11-12 12:07 發表
How many mins for Eng by NET and PTH each day?
Are there any extra-curricular activities?
Thx!

作者: ILBC 時間: 09-11-14 00:12

Thx, miumama_2007!
What's the drawback? The ECAs are carried out on Sats or after school?
Does CPSKG have an outdoor playground?
I really like the teaching and learning approach of Creative, but the school fees of CPS and CSS are really expensive!

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 12/11/2009 20:12 發表
They have a cantonese class mistress, and cantonese assist teacher. Then half of the day with NET, then half of the day with PTH teacher (everyday).

The reason the school has such an arrangement i ...

作者: GloriaKenny 時間: 09-11-14 23:36 標題: 回覆 2# miumama_2007 的文章

Hi miumama_2007,

Is CPSKG adopted small-class teaching? About how many pupils and teachers are in one class? Are the teachers are NET or local?

Many Thanks!

作者: fineday 時間: 09-11-14 23:49

we went to interview today. the teacher told us there's about 30 students per class. and my immediate response was '' such a big class'' but she explained that 3 teachers present during the class. therefore 1:10.

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-15 13:38

To answer all the questions:

All English teachers are NET.

Sorry, but I am really not sure about how many pupils in the class.

Back in K1, there were only 21-22, but then pupils started transfer to CPSKG in K2 and then some of them transfer out in K3.

But they do have 3 teachers in the class all the time:  Class mistress, assistant teacher, then either NET/PTH teacher.

I don't think any kindergarten will dare to violate EDB teacher/pupil ratio :p

According to my boy, there are many times they split into small groups for various activties.

They have an outdoor playground.  They do physical exercise there.

Any drawbacks?  Well, you really want to ask yourself first what kind of primary school you want your kid to go to.  If you want a primary school for pushing academic excellence, you should go for those St. Cat, KV, York. You cannot measure CPSKG by number of characters the kid can write, how many numbers he/she can add, or even dictation etc.  But its about being all-round person instead.

作者: fineday 時間: 09-11-17 20:45

miumama_2007,

so is your boy happy at school?
is he ok to speak in front of the class as i saw there was ''show & tell'' activity during the class??

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-18 13:59

原帖由 ILBC 於 09-11-12 12:07 發表
How many mins for Eng by NET and PTH each day?
Are there any extra-curricular activities?
Thx!

我是K2的家長,每日都會分幾個細小組,英文廣東話輪流進行教學活動.普通話老師也是每天都來,大概半小時左右,如果你係注重2文3語既家長,這間學校好適合你

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-18 14:01

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-17 20:45 發表
miumama_2007,

so is your boy happy at school?
is he ok to speak in front of the class as i saw there was ''show & tell'' activity during the class??

我個女勁開心,好中意返學架. show & tell訓練佢地既presentation同埋組織能力,成日都有

作者: fineday 時間: 09-11-19 13:06

it sounds like a good school.

but any adverse comments except expensive fee??
i ask some of friends they said this school accepts almost every interviewee.

does anyone receive a reject letter so far??

作者: LittleKiwi 時間: 09-11-19 15:47

I heard about someone received reject letter as well as acceptance letter within a short period after interview. However I still have not received any response from the school. Is there anyone in my case too? I had interviewed on 7-Nov but with very poor performance so I am expecting for the "reject letter".

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-19 13:06 發表
it sounds like a good school.

but any adverse comments except expensive fee??
i ask some of friends they said this school accepts almost every interviewee.

does anyone receive a reject letter so ...

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 10:11

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-19 13:06 發表
it sounds like a good school.

but any adverse comments except expensive fee??
i ask some of friends they said this school accepts almost every interviewee.

does anyone receive a reject letter so ...

間學校一直都係in完兩三日內就寄信俾你,佢地既做法同SC,KV果d唔同.如果你問我有什麼唔好既地方,我會告訴你,從教育界來講,這是一間很好既學校,依家小學生係常識科畫既concept map,呢度既學生K3就會識畫. 但小學學費貴.另外,無果幾間幼稚園果名甘響,同朋友講起上黎,一般都會以為係遍佈全港果間啟思lor.但如果你同人講SC,KV,基本上人人都知道.

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-20 11:02

I agree with share123, my kid is very happy at school.

I can say the "Show & Tell" activity is excellent.  They have many chances to do that, and they aren't afraid of public speaking at all.

Just take my son as an example, he just participated in Speech Festival 2 days ago.  Its his first time (and also in such a small age).  Although he didn't win, he got very high score from the adjudicator.  So from objective side, you can see how successful this "Show & Tell" is.

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-17 20:45 發表
miumama_2007,

so is your boy happy at school?
is he ok to speak in front of the class as i saw there was ''show & tell'' activity during the class??

作者: ghostkwong 時間: 09-11-20 12:05

Thanks for all mama's opinion, but would you please let me know if the kinder's english level is good or not, beause I want my kid to get into the private Pri. or DSS Pri. such as DBSPD, Thanks a lot

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-20 13:56

我想問我7號in到而家都未收到信,係咪無機會?

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:07

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-20 11:02 發表
I agree with share123, my kid is very happy at school.

I can say the "Show & Tell" activity is excellent. They have many chances to do that, and they aren't afraid of public speaking at all.

Ju ...

Hi miumama_2007,

除了show & tell,每星期一次既poetry art就等係念詩, 果老師係特登請返黎架.我個女今年去左外面參加trinity朗誦班,表現都幾好,不過未考試,唔知成績.你個小朋友係K3吧?

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:08

原帖由 jswailam928 於 09-11-20 13:56 發表
我想問我7號in到而家都未收到信,係咪無機會?

你可以打電話去學校問下喇

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:11

原帖由 ghostkwong 於 09-11-20 12:05 發表
Thanks for all mama's opinion, but would you please let me know if the kinder's english level is good or not, beause I want my kid to get into the private Pri. or DSS Pri. such as DBSPD, Thanks a lot

我個女d spoken english非常好,可以講好多完整句子,而且也pick up左d accent,讀書讀得幾好聽,佢地d教材無甘chinese,不是學生字為主,是用thematic approach學一些簡單句型+一些vocab

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:13

原帖由 ghostkwong 於 09-11-20 12:05 發表
Thanks for all mama's opinion, but would you please let me know if the kinder's english level is good or not, beause I want my kid to get into the private Pri. or DSS Pri. such as DBSPD, Thanks a lot

還有,英文每日有一半時間都係NET教,根本不用擔心.我覺得反而數學淺d,所以我比佢去學公文式數學

作者: fineday 時間: 09-11-20 14:14

thanks for your opinion.

my girl is a very small girl (dec) and get an offer. i 'll pay the reserve fee today.

i just wonder whether she can settle in all these activities as she is still very shy in front of strangers and not able to speak very well.

作者: fineday 時間: 09-11-20 14:16

what's the percentage for graduates to get into DGS ??

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:20

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-20 14:14 發表
thanks for your opinion.

my girl is a very small girl (dec) and get an offer. i 'll pay the reserve fee today.

i just wonder whether she can settle in all these activities as she is still very shy ...

因為有好多機會,人人都係甘講,你就好自然會講. 維記都成日有show & tell架.

不要低估bb的能力呀,每年有好多朗誦比賽,K1都好多人參加,60個人一round,只有1-2個小朋友唔上台乍

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-20 14:25 標題: 回覆 37# share123 的文章

打左去問啦, 佢地話處理中

不過應該無機會, 我有朋友個女都係同一日in, in完過左2日已經寄左信收左佢, 仲係細女tim 1207

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:27

原帖由 fineday 於 09-11-20 14:16 發表
what's the percentage for graduates to get into DGS ??

你說的是DGJS吧?學校從沒有公佈幼稚園畢業生升小學既情況,我估佢地希望大家儘量留系度讀小學. 我自己有朋友考到st paul co-edu.但其實最緊要既係家長既安排.出年我都會帶阿女去考DGJS架.

其實考名校唔系間幼稚園最緊要,最緊要反而係d cert同埋小朋友既表現.

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-20 14:28

原帖由 jswailam928 於 09-11-20 14:25 發表
打左去問啦, 佢地話處理中

不過應該無機會, 我有朋友個女都係同一日in, in完過左2日已經寄左信收左佢, 仲係細女tim 1207

我個朋友都係11月細仔,都收左wor.可能佢係一批批出信??!!

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-21 11:12

Hi share123:

Yes, I like the methodology that the poetry art teacher uses. I didn't even put my son in other speech class outside.

I have a friend whose daughter is studying in KV, but then need put her daughter in phonics, PTH and communication classes after school. I found out I save all these money by putting my kid in CPSKG, and the result is wonderful :p

原帖由 share123 於 09-11-20 14:07 發表

Hi miumama_2007,

除了show & tell,每星期一次既poetry art就等係念詩, 果老師係特登請返黎架.我個女今年去左外面參加trinity朗誦班,表現都幾好,不過未考試,唔知成績.你個小朋友係K3吧? ...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-21 11:15

Hi Share123

The math is right at standard. But I think its not enough practices for math. Math needs to be practice and practice. Now I give him practices at home. But maybe I should really think about Kumon too.

原帖由 share123 於 09-11-20 14:13 發表

還有,英文每日有一半時間都係NET教,根本不用擔心.我覺得反而數學淺d,所以我比佢去學公文式數學

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-21 23:03

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-21 11:15 發表
Hi Share123

The math is right at standard. But I think its not enough practices for math. Math needs to be practice and practice. Now I give him practices at home. But maybe I should really think ...

Hi miumama,

My kid has joined Kumon Math for one year. she's now doing X+5. She did 20 pages, with 8-10 questions in one page) everyday in 5-10mins. The result is significant!! She has developed a good habit in doing homework - be concentrate and finish her work asap, has a habit/responsibility to do homework everyday, be quick and be accurate. I'm confident that she can catch up well if she studies in a traditional primary school.

BTW, do you find Creative teach the students well in drawing? I find my kid's drawing and color filling much better than other kids.

share123

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-21 23:06

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-21 11:12 發表
Hi share123:

Yes, I like the methodology that the poetry art teacher uses. I didn't even put my son in other speech class outside.

I have a friend whose daughter is studying in KV, but then need ...

Dear miumama,

I chose this kindergarten for my kid coz I know the best way to practise language is - you can practise everyday in your classroom!! I think my kid has achieved this goal. I let her join the Trinity exam just because I want to get a cert for her portfolio.

share123

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-22 16:59

Hi Share123:

I am not good at drawing myself, but do know at least few teachers are excellent in drawing/painting. I took my son to recent parent's day, the teacher (needed to, I guess) entertain him while I was talking to the class mistress. She started teaching him to draw a bird. But not just draw, but first taught about where should they put the bird on the paper and why. I think this is important on learning to draw, rather than just draw.

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-23 11:40

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-22 16:59 發表
Hi Share123:

I am not good at drawing myself, but do know at least few teachers are excellent in drawing/painting. I took my son to recent parent's day, the teacher (needed to, I guess) entertain hi ...

Hi miumama,

are u planning to let your kid study in primary section?

share123

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-23 17:28

我今日收到信啦, 收K1 PM~

作者: amadeushk 時間: 09-11-23 17:52

Hi Share 123,

可否PM or e-mail 關於Trinity exam的資料給我,因我想幫我仔仔報讀.

[email protected]

Thanks,
queenie

作者: bebelee 時間: 09-11-23 18:03

Congraluations!! I saw your other posts and happy for you!!

When did you attend the intervew?

原帖由 jswailam928 於 09-11-23 17:28 發表
我今日收到信啦, 收K1 PM~

作者: jswailam928 時間: 09-11-23 19:27 標題: 回覆 54# bebelee 的文章

應該都會交左留位費先, 等埋YORK, ST CAT 先再決定,

啟思小學附屬幼稚園都OK GA, 起碼有小學到時唔駛咁煩周圍搵小學...

我14號IN架...

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-23 20:36

Hi share123:

Definitely!

I agree with the teaching philosophy and style in CPS. The children are the center of the education, not like those traditional schools, fame is the center.

原帖由 share123 於 09-11-23 11:40 發表

Hi miumama,

are u planning to let your kid study in primary section?

share123

作者: LamSaSaBB 時間: 09-11-24 00:30

原帖由 jswailam928 於 09-11-23 19:27 發表
應該都會交左留位費先, 等埋YORK, ST CAT 先再決定,

啟思小學附屬幼稚園都OK GA, 起碼有小學到時唔駛咁煩周圍搵小學...

我14號IN架...

May I have some comments on the comparison between York and 啟思小學附屬幼稚園? other than the school fee of Creative Primary as we may not let our kid study at their Primary school due to the expensive school fee. if only compare their programme, York or Creative is better?
Many thanks!

作者: LamSaSaBB 時間: 09-11-24 00:36

原帖由 jswailam928 於 09-11-23 19:27 發表
應該都會交左留位費先, 等埋YORK, ST CAT 先再決定,

啟思小學附屬幼稚園都OK GA, 起碼有小學到時唔駛咁煩周圍搵小學...

我14號IN架...

Hi,
How to chose York and 啟思小學附屬幼稚園? other than the school fee of 啟思小學 (understand so expensive), if compare their programme, which one is better?

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-24 12:58

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-23 20:36 發表
Hi share123:

Definitely!

I agree with the teaching philosophy and style in CPS. The children are the center of the education, not like those traditional schools, fame is the center.

Hi miumama,

我都中意,但我有兩個小朋友,讀小學學費太貴啦,所以最希望派到好學校

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-24 13:04

原帖由 amadeushk 於 09-11-23 17:52 發表
Hi Share 123,

可否PM or e-mail 關於Trinity exam的資料給我,因我想幫我仔仔報讀.

[email protected]

Thanks,
queenie

H Queenie,

Trinity 12月考完之後,下次係明年6月.我報果間唔好,好混亂,依家唔知阿囡12月會考成點,我唔建議你去我果度喇.

如果你要syllabus的話,可以在網上看:
www.trinityguildhall.co.uk

一般人報Speech and Drama或Communication Skills,我兩個都報左,SD報initial, CS grade 1

作者: 蚊蚊PIG 時間: 09-11-24 14:37

My daughter admitted to both York and Creative. I also want to know more comparison between these 2 schools.

I think each has its strong points:
1) York: more result oriented and can match up good with traditional primary school, offers Cambridge course

2) Creative: project approach and more exposure to daily life knowledge

It's really headache on how to choose the school.

原帖由 LamSaSaBB 於 09-11-24 00:30 發表

May I have some comments on the comparison between York and 啟思小學附屬幼稚園? other than the school fee of Creative Primary as we may not let our kid study at their Primary school due to the expen ...

作者: kenoism 時間: 09-11-24 15:33

Hi everyone..

Our son who is a small bb (oct 24) is also admitted to both Creative Primary school's kindergarten (CPSK) and York.  We got the offer letter Monday after the interview on Saturday, very surprised also cos it's so quick.

We have paid the deposit for CPSK and will be paying for York as well as we also cannot decide on which one is better for him.  Also waiting for Victoria, KV and Cannan after the interviews.

Personally... we find it very hard to decide because we feel that the staff at CPSK is very very nice, will be an excellent environment for my son to learn and will be very happy.  But at the same time worried about his academic achievements as York has those Cambridge and Stafford English and Maths tests which will help his primary school intake.  I think both schools will give him a good solid foundation in languages as both speak english, chinese and mandarin.  Both schools has small teaching class, and both schools teach them by their own method rather than 'pushing them like ducks'.  And also fees are pretty much the same with the extra tests York has to offer.

After the interviews... we are more impressed by CPSK as there were a lot of staff and they were all very cheerful and helpful, where as York's interview teacher weren't very nice (and her english is not very good either)- so we are a bit worried about that, however, while we were waiting for York's interview, there was a Ms. Leung who is keeping the children entertained with singing, dancing and games which my son absolutely loved and she makes me trust York's teaching standard.  So it's still very hard to decide... still waiting on other kindergarten's results, but interesting to see what other parents think :)

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-24 16:11

原帖由 kenoism 於 09-11-24 15:33 發表
Hi everyone..

Our son who is a small bb (oct 24) is also admitted to both Creative Primary school's kindergarten (CPSK) and York. We got the offer letter Monday after the interview on Saturday, very ...

Being a mother of a K2 kid, I can say the scene you saw on that day is the real picture of the kindergarten. Teachers and admin staff are very polite. Much better than KV, SC, HKPS..............in this aspect.

作者: fatma2222 時間: 09-11-24 20:55

Creative Primary has NET teacher so does it mean 1,5 hour will be in english only?
and 1,5 hour in mandrain?
so no exposure to cantonese at all?
anybody know and can help what is daily life like in Creative Primary?

原帖由 share123 於 09-11-24 16:11 發表

Being a mother of a K2 kid, I can say the scene you saw on that day is the real picture of the kindergarten. Teachers and admin staff are very polite. Much better than KV, SC, HKPS..............in t ...

作者: cctung 時間: 09-11-24 22:43

I'm also impressed by their teaching approach, say to develop kid's independent thinking and solving problem's ability. That's a whole-person education.

However, is their curriculum too simple (I read a another thread that a parent mentioned CPS's K3 = other kinder's K2 standard !) which is not easy to link to those traditional primary?

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-25 09:38

原帖由 fatma2222 於 09-11-24 20:55 發表
Creative Primary has NET teacher so does it mean 1,5 hour will be in english only?
and 1,5 hour in mandrain?
so no exposure to cantonese at all?
anybody know and can help what is daily life like in Cr ...

No, the NET and the two Cantonese teachers will divide the students into a few groups. They will take turns to teach the students in each group. So, children have more attention and they can ask more question about the topic.

The mandarin teacher will conduct the lesson as a whole.

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-25 09:44

原帖由 cctung 於 09-11-24 22:43 發表
I'm also impressed by their teaching approach, say to develop kid's independent thinking and solving problem's ability. That's a whole-person education.

However, is their curriculum too simple (I r ...

Yes, if you compare with KV, SC, Keenmind and talk about how many words the kids recognize or write, I can say the kids will learn sth that is less 'countable' coz this is not their focus. Their focus is presentation, willing to learn and happy school life. Initiative to learn is far more important than counting how many words a kid knows at this stage.

作者: miumama_2007 時間: 09-11-25 10:41

Hi Share123:

I definitely agree with you on the initative on learning.  I think learning is a life-time, and not just short term focusing on admit into a traditional primary school.

I think you will share the same view with me.  Whenever the teachers teach a new topic, my son is very keen to learn more, even ask me to do research together.

As for the number of words recognize and write, as, CPSKG may not able to write as many words as other kids, but not necessary not recognize.  The school encourages the students to read books.  For English, my boy may not able to spell well, like the traditional primary,  but he can recongize many English words, that I doubt if the others can do that.  My son can use words like "extraordinary", "splendid" etc to enrich a sentence already.

Plus CPSKG teaches phonics.  You can memorize all the spelling, but phonics really helps you a lot in prounication and remember a word.

原帖由 share123 於 09-11-25 09:44 發表

Yes, if you compare with KV, SC, Keenmind and talk about how many words the kids recognize or write, I can say the kids will learn sth that is less 'countable' coz this is not their focus. Their foc ...

作者: fatma2222 時間: 09-11-26 23:20

any idea if York or Creative Primary can lead to better Primary school?

原帖由 miumama_2007 於 09-11-25 10:41 發表
Hi Share123:

I definitely agree with you on the initative on learning. I think learning is a life-time, and not just short term focusing on admit into a traditional primary school.

I think you wil ...

作者: share123 時間: 09-11-27 10:04

原帖由 fatma2222 於 09-11-26 23:20 發表
any idea if York or Creative Primary can lead to better Primary school?

I think pretty much the same. You may apply for all private schools and DSS or choose to join the "lucky draw". For me, I will apply a few private schools for my kid. If you want to enter the most famous one, only kindergarten's education is not enough. More importantly, you have to build up your kids' portfolio by joining different competitions and activities.

If I have more money, I would be happy to let my kid study at Creative Primary School.

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