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標題: Small World Christian Kindergarden,可否比些意見這學校!?!? [打印本頁]
作者: mango_vip 時間: 12-4-13 03:26 標題: Small World Christian Kindergarden,可否比些意見這學校!?!?
1.) 通常升邊間小學?
2.) 多唔多中文學?
3.) 如果將來想讀返傳統小學,會唔會較困難?
Thanksssssss!
作者: caramom 時間: 12-4-13 13:58
1.) 通常升邊間小學?
>>佢地新建左小學部, Island Christian Academy, SWCK小朋友應該會有priority. 其他既多數都係升去IS primary, eg. ESF, KCIS etc.
2.) 多唔多中文學?
>>以我所知唔係好多,想小朋友中文程度高d, 就要自己教了.
3.) 如果將來想讀返傳統小學,會唔會較困難?
>>相對上會比較難,同埋SWCK只有K1和K2, 如果真係要讀番local primary, 就要揾另一間kinder讀完K3先可以參加統一派位.不過始終都會難適應,因為中文程度同本地學校有一段距離,要一下子追番小朋友會好辛苦同好吃力.
*以上純屬個人意見
作者: reneeleung 時間: 12-4-16 16:28
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作者: mango_vip 時間: 12-4-17 02:12
很感激您們分享!
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1. 如果swck只讀兩年,小兒又係細仔(Dec) 即係約四、五歲入讀小學?
2. 會唔會太細個,會唔會跟不上課程?
3. 需唔需要repeat多一年,打好基根會好d?
4. 小學部口啤怎樣?compared with ESF?
Thank you!!!!
作者: elmostoney 時間: 12-4-17 10:29
香港主流幼稚園對小朋友學術要求高, 我個女快六歲, 幾個月前做左一個評估, 結果英文閱讀能力同美國小朋友同齡一樣, 但係該位心理學家指出, 香港小朋友物都比人快d, 所以以香港小朋友來講, 我個女就慢左一年 (女兒而家讀緊Peter and Jane level 9). 我覺得好無奈, 我個女係swck今年第一班小一就讀, 其實中英文我覺得同我以前小時相比, 真係好勁啦 (佢本身唔係特別叻), 而我係當年都係就讀現時港島某官津一線英文女校. 中文係完全靠我自己係屋企教, 一星期老師上門兩次, 唔好靠學校, 以本地人角度, swck中文係唔達標. swck小一等於外邊k3, 我個女下學期, 同一般幼稚園比, 佢地中文程度同進度係k2上學期, 如果同一d谷d嘅學校比, 就可能更落後.
swck係一間好學校, 但係如果家長有心涵接本地小學, 我見好多人返兩間. 如果你唔打算返兩間, 我相信我同你嘅理念都一樣, 希望小朋友過幾年愉快嘅幼稚園生活, 因為並無輸在起跑線呢回事, 人生係不斷學習, 比幾年小朋友做小朋友應做嘅事, 就係玩.
作者: reneeleung 時間: 12-4-20 10:41
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作者: Markean 時間: 13-3-26 14:06
I'm very interested in SWCK, and have submitted my application. However, when I called their primary school, i was told that the chance of my daughter getting into to their school is slim (despite she MAYBE a graduate from SMCK) as they concern about students diverse nationality background. Given that we are "just" a HK citizen, even my daughter has high english proficiency, the admission officer is not that optimistic. In fact, we wanna get into IS not only becuz we want our kids to have better english foundation, but also that my husband may need to work overseas few years later, that's Y we think letting our kids to have early exposure to English is crucial. But well, there is chance that we may need to wait for quite some time ( 5 to 7 years) before leaving HK, and......in that case, we may not be able to get into any international primary school?! any suggestion dear? i'm so frustrated.
作者: eneresnat 時間: 13-3-26 14:37
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But SWCK graduates do have priority of going to ICA, don't they?
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-3-26 16:57
今年一年班 (8/2013開學)申請人數約係2.2個申請人中收1個, 不過我相信都有人係先買保險, 如果有其他學校offer, 有機會會放棄, 始終佢地係新校, 又冇中學. 所以我又覺得冇admission講得咁難, 不過係今年情況, 再過幾年, 我肯定只會越來越難.
至於2013一年班學生國籍背境我唔知, 但2012我個仔個班一年班, 接近 1/3 人係非中國人, 其他中國人有冇人係外籍就唔知. 反而2年班外籍人士比數幾高, 我個女個班有一半起碼 (又或父母其中一方唔係中國人, 又或即使係, 都只係識講識聽, 唔識讀寫, 又或係回流人士)
作者: aidan08 時間: 13-3-26 21:18
本帖最後由 aidan08 於 13-3-26 21:19 編輯
以我所知,ICA今年都有少少傾向收expat,因為我有朋友仔仔(local)喺small world讀緊,不過係k2插班,佢都只係waitlist,佢同我講話其他k2先插班的local同學仔全部都係waitlist,但我識幾個woodlands的媽媽,全部係expats家庭,佢哋全部都有offer。
作者: Markean 時間: 13-3-28 18:40 標題: 回覆:elmostoney 的帖子
Yes, they said even though they give priority to Small World's students, the application number is still out number the seats available! Hey elmostoney, is ur daughter holding other passport? Any local student there?

作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-3-28 19:58
我個女係第一班一年級生, 基本上唔存在申請問題, 因為當時好少人知佢地會開一班一年班, 都係我地呢D未有著落嘅人先問. 當時我諗住冇學校讀year 1 (k3), 就比佢係swck讀多年, 據聞都有人咁做. 當然, 而家佢地有小學, 我相信唔會再呢樣野.
作者: Prettydice 時間: 13-3-29 22:40
I want my daughter to get in SWCK. Is it more difficult now?she is jan 2012 baby, my hb hold british passport,but we are not expats. Still hv advantage?
作者: Markean 時間: 13-3-29 23:58
In fact, I am an educator, I have exposed to many local schools and almost all of them DRILL their students (just like us when we were young), everybody is like a study machine with at least 5 to 7 homework per day! I just want my kids to have a happy learning environment n enjoy their childhood but it seems very difficult in HK! 
Is there any 平民化 international school in HK? No debenture ? SWCK is one of which I think I can trust, but wat next if their primary school dun offer us seats? Any other choice?
作者: Markean 時間: 13-4-1 19:23 標題: 回覆:elmostoney 的帖子
多謝你嘅回覆!我自己個plan係俾個女讀small world (因為想佢入IS),但如果冇IS小學收,就轉返local,我本身小學母校唔錯,個女應該夠分入,所以可以做back up.
我想問如果small world嘅直屬小學唔收,喺small world係咪可以再讀多年跟住升local小學?咁果年會有咩讀?

作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-2 10:30
我唔知而家佢地仲比唔比人留多一年, 但我未試過, 所以真係唔知詳情, 呢樣你要打電話去問. 我只係知佢地會將小朋友編去唔同班, 等佢地唔覺得係"留班", 但內容就未必好唔同.
我母校都唔錯, 我有20分, 不過阿女都抽唔到. 但我當時都係諗住人抽我抽, 所以抽唔到又唔在意, 其實一早疊埋心水入 IS.
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-2 10:33
本帖最後由 elmostoney 於 13-4-3 10:54 編輯
唉! 其實你睇政府d官員就知, 不論高或中, 包括係教署做個d, 都送仔女入 IS, 你話佢地對本地教育制度幾有信心呢! 如果港府覺得 LS咁掂, 就要d官以身作則, 唔好送仔女入 IS 先有說服力.
我有友人, 就係係教署做, 廿年前已送哂d仔女入 IS, 佢話去巡d學校, 真係搖頭嘆息. 佢話入直資都還好d, 入津校就無謂啦. 佢個人認為, 一般情況下, 香港好多學校, 英文老師英文麻麻, 普通話又唔掂, 但要去教英文同普通話, 可以想像結果如何. 再加上咁多行政野要做, 又要教咁多級別, 備咁多課, 咁點會有時間做得好? 我以前係外國讀中學, 教grade 10的英文老師只教grade 10英文, 一日有六堂, 佢就教五堂, 另外一堂係備課. 一個grade 10英文老師唔會兼教grade 9或其他grade, 所以你可以想像, 佢地教學備課時間好充裕.
好耐之前, 我都有toy with the idea of ls, 但知我自己個考唔到太hot嘅直資, 都問過佢意見. 佢建議我如入普通直資 (因為想學好中文), 讀幾年又轉返 is, 佢話唔好啦. 因為讀學術唔強嘅直資, 中學做家長嘅就梗想入好d, 但小朋友唔會 competitive; 讀左幾年直資轉 is, 考入學試時, 可能連英文都唔pass, 佢認為唔好冒呢個險.
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-2 10:49
其實我諗入SWCK小學, 有d似ESF, 佢地而家真係想留位比d冇路可走 (即係唔識中文)嘅小朋友. 我諗起有同學仔, 日本人, 英文麻麻, 但都收, 因為佢真係冇太多選擇. 大家可以向呢方面諗諗.
作者: Markean 時間: 13-4-2 11:28 標題: 回覆:elmostoney 的帖子
下?20分都抽唔中?我地係同宗教所以我個女好似有25分,唔知機會點?如果真升唔上IS,SW嘅小朋友入local唔知會唔會好難呢?

作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-3 10:37
本帖最後由 elmostoney 於 13-4-3 10:47 編輯
25分應該ok, 我就係冇左宗教分.
我都知有同學仔入LS, 冇問題呀, 不過係屋企做d中文. 如果係屋企冇谷慣, 就唔好揀d一年班一開學就好谷個d. 我見有同學仔入港同, st stephens個d, 都冇問題. 聽聞有人入 dgs tim, 不過佢返兩間架, 一間係接得上local + swck.
如果入d好谷又或好難嘅學校, 就要prepare得好d, 因為外邊真係癲架, 一年班d小朋友好多已prepare定2年班, 甚至3年班數; 中文補極都話唔夠. 我個中文補習老師話(佢主要補 ls), 佢有學生, 有次考得90分, 個阿媽都緊張到不得了, 即刻係農曆年假都要補堂. 我同佢對比下而家d中文程度, 基本上比我小時候提早兩年! 但又唔見而家d人寫d文章好喎, 咁學得咁快咁谷, 都唔知所為何事.
玩同自理就唔洗諗. 我有朋友的一位補習老師, 佢專補最top名校, 見到我朋友個細路執玩具嚇左一跳, 因為佢補親d學生都太忙, 功課, 補習, 課外活動...所以唔會有時間玩, 家長亦唔要求佢地自理, 總之就係由朝做到晚. 聽完我都驚, 入得差嘅又唔想, 入得好嘅, 又驚發癲, 所以放棄左.
作者: Markean 時間: 13-4-4 19:07 標題: 回覆:elmostoney 的帖子
我極認同你所講!如果local好,D官就唔會送自己的仔女去IS,連DBS校長個小朋友都讀英基。你話呀
我女女11年四月出世,small world入左表,佢話下年一月會有機會收生,到時再通知interview.
elmostoney,你個小朋友幾多月入學?唔知一月入學點計架?叫K1?同埋佢地個interview 難唔難?大唔大機會唔收?
仲有,我想問佢地著唔著重discipline?我上次school tour,見到的老師好錫學生,會抱住佢地上堂,不過都好自由咁任的學生週圍走?
Many thanksss

作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-5 10:09
我個細仔冇入swck, 因為有家姐, 佢幼稚園係第二度讀, 然後直接入swck小學的. 再加上佢係第一年正式開學的一年生, 所以當時未有咁多人報, 負責面試嘅係我個女老師, 有時我都有帶細仔去接放學又或去佢地d special function, 所以老師都識佢. 種種因素加埋, 佢係比較有著數. 而家ICA有間校舍, 有運作, 我都見有家長去參觀, 有實物睇, 報考競爭梗係大d. (係呀, 你可約參觀學校的)
家姐只係讀左一個學期swck幼稚園, 所以佢地幼稚園如何運作, 我真係唔太清楚. swck面試, 正常來講, 叫得你去就已經收左, 除非個小朋友有物發展問題.
我大個個係中間, 五月出世; 細仔係超細仔, 12月尾.
discipline? 我又冇留意, 因為我個女讀得一個學期, 當時佢年齡係本地K2下學期, 咁好多野梗係聽教d. 其實點樣叫discipline? 行來行去 = 唔夠 discipline? 我又唔同意. 其實最難唔係叫每個小朋友一齊做同一樣野, 而係點樣有自由去做野, 同時唔好影響其他人, 尊重人, 因為呢樣要有理解同自我控制能力. 基本上, 佢地運作一定唔同大部入local 幼稚園.
作者: eneresnat 時間: 13-4-5 10:35
關於DISCIPLINE, 我想就自己小小觀察分享一下。上次我帶仔仔去SWCK參觀, 老師讓他跟學生在PLAYGROUND玩一會, 我有機會看到老師怎樣處理PLAYGROUND POLITICS/DISCIPLINE等問題。小朋友是很自由的, 他們可以選擇自己喜歡的活動(滑梯、單車、屋仔...), 但老師訂了一套"規舉", 例如要排隊踏單車, 單車只可向一個方向行駛, 不可亂撞前面的單車, 不可亂搞其他同學的物件等等), 老師都看得很緊的, 屢次不守規則的當日便要停玩那個活動。小朋友都走來走去, 但他們都應該知道要尊重其他同學。
作者: Markean 時間: 13-4-5 18:08
好多謝大家既分享,真獲益良多!elmostoney 我又係大女細仔,女係4月尾,仔又係12月,真橋!!!我都希望個女可以幫下細佬。btw, 佢地個宗教背景強嗎?有宗教堂嗎?
聽完你地講,我真係好希望個女入到,如果入到小學就仲理想啦!香港地,IS真係唔易入。
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-6 08:58
冇宗教堂, 不過返放學, 飯前會祈禱同平時會講下聖經故事, 做下少少聖經有開的小手工咁.
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-4-29 23:37
今日咁啱聽到 (道聽途說), 有部份swck學生因為係中途插班, 其實讀左幾個月就考 ica, 所以英文唔達標, that's why小學唔收. 如果大家有朋友係swck讀緊, ica又唔收, 可以去證實下.
近月基本上每日都有人來school tour, 的確好多係expat.
作者: Markean 時間: 13-5-13 10:41 標題: 回覆:elmostoney 的帖子
請問學校有冇講中學幾時開?係咪會同NIS升同一間?

作者: kwokbobo 時間: 13-5-13 14:44
caramom 發表於 12-4-13 13:58 
1.) 通常升邊間小學?
>>佢地新建左小學部, Island Christian Academy, SWCK小朋友應該會有priority. 其他 ...
我突然想起有個問題唔明, 又話幼稚國唔一定要讀, 點解一定要K2開始決定揀小學?? 點解一定要讀埋K3?? 如果真的無讀幼稚園, 係咪唔可以參加小一派位?? 謝謝
作者: kwokbobo 時間: 13-5-13 15:00
reneeleung 發表於 12-4-20 10:41 
ICA今年八月才搬新校, 我估應該幾亂, 作為家長的, 我會盡量配合和包容. 因為一定不可以與SIS, CIS, ESF等 ...
我想請問ICS除了學費外, 仲有無其他費用如書簿費和雜費???
作者: caramom 時間: 13-5-13 17:23
kwokbobo 發表於 13-5-13 14:44 
我突然想起有個問題唔明, 又話幼稚國唔一定要讀, 點解一定要K2開始決定揀小學?? 點解一定要讀埋K3?? 如果 ...
I'm not familiar with the local system, but under IS system, kindergarten is not compulsory, children can join P1 without attending a kindergarten before. If you are going to apply IS for your child, then you should start the primary school application when your child is K2, because most UK system schools in Hong Kong start Year 1 at 5 years of age (UK Year 1 = K3), that means you are required to apply one year ahead. For some American or Canadian schools such as HKIS, CDNIS, ICS, they start G1 at 6 years of age, that means you are going to apply G1 when your child reaches 5 [ie: US 1st grade = UK Year 2].
Even if your child is already in Year 1 of an IS, s/he is also eligible for the "Government P1 lucky draw", you could apply when s/he reaches 5.
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-5-14 13:06
kindergarten education is not compulsory in HK. HOWEVER, if you are applying to a DSS LS or private schools, not being in a kindy could possibly place him/her at a disadvantage unless you have a whole program at home and extra tuition classes to supplement. If you opt for gov't allotted schools, whether your child goes to a kindy or not is completely irrelevant.
kwokbobo, i don't know if you are referring to ICS or ICA. They are not the same school. ICA is a new school and continuation of the kindy education from SWCK, while ICS is a separate school located in Shatin with its own kindy.
For ICA, there is an annual levy of $9000 (I think, for the year 2013 ~ 14) on top of the school fees. However, there is no debenture. Apart from this, there is no extra fees. You can choose to take the school bus or not, and it's not mandatory. Occasionally, there may be some small fees for field trips (usually minimal, e.g. $20 to $30).
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-5-14 13:11
ICA children could have priority to NIS secondary section (or so I have heard) since they are affiliated. This is yet to be confirmed. ICA is also working towards setting up its own secondary section. In fact, ICA has been actively bidding on school sites (including the last lot announced, but they have all gone to other schools). So we are all praying.
作者: elmostoney 時間: 13-5-14 13:26
想同大家分享一樣好有趣嘅野. 上星期為阿女開生日會, 我好欣賞家長們都唔會好花費, 我都冇請entertainer, 只係訂左個場地, 自己諗d遊戲, 其他係freeplay.
d細路一玩就癲哂, 叫佢地返來叫到喉嚨痛都聽唔到. 最後有家長用學校個招---就係用某節奏拍手, 因為學校唔用鐘, 校長話覺得太嚇人 太突然. 一拍, 全部細路停低哂靜哂, 好正. 我見佢地係班房, 有時小朋友做緊野, 老師要佢地停哂聽,都係咁.
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