咁多間Victoria, 有咩分別?

Tanyafish

bettyc123 發表於 21-4-12 19:02
Sorry for the basic question - new parent here.

成日聽人哋講 Victoria cwb, 但係睇嚟有好多間 Victori ...

The information is posted on VEO website: https://www.victoria.edu.hk/en/school-placement.php

Victoria CWB is not part of VEO.

Tanyafish

bettyc123 發表於 21-4-13 11:56
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Thank you! Do you think Victoria is good for those who don’t really know whe ...

I think it would be best if a parent can make up his/ her mind early as to the route taken:
- if international: find a kindergarten that is thorough train;
- if local: find a kindergarten that can best prepare your child for the tough local interview game
- if target VSA (but note that one may have only a quarter chance of getting in), go for Vic but parent may need to prepare the kid through external tutorials to prepare for local school interviews in case the child can’t get an offer from VSA.
- if a parent wants to switch half way eg K2 to an international kindergarten after two years with Vic (pn and k1), it may in fact be preferable in the first place to get into a thorough train kindergarten in the first place (eg esf) to avoid the anxiety that can arise in the school search.

Tanyafish

shelbylks28 發表於 21-4-13 16:25
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如果想入直私, VICTORIA洗唔洗外補? 學術深定淺?

If you are targeting 直私 and wants a kindergarten with strong academic vigour to prepare for tough interviews as well as academic assessments, Vic might not be your cup of tea.

It is more play-based learning and while the step-up full day classes lend greater focus to academic training, the fee is double (amounting to around hkd20000 per month), which brings into question why not choose a kindergarten which is more famous for academic vigour (eg LH, York, KV and others) if your target is 直私 and you can pay less than half the price of Vic’s step-up class.

That said, Vic is a good kindergarten for those who identify with its IB teaching approach. It has got experienced teachers and students enjoy the learning process.

Tanyafish

bettyc123 發表於 21-4-28 22:18
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Thanks! So knowledgeable and informative.

International kindergartens do have pn or the like(though a different term is coined depending on the school) eg Woodlands, PIPS, Tutortime etc. Not sure how much EsF playgroups help kids to get into their kindergarten, you might have to start a separate topic to ask.

There is perhaps no harm in joining a local pn first and then apply straight to an international Kindy down the road as long as the English standard is kept up with I suppose. On the other hand, noting that you were originally considering VSA, FYI isf also has its own kindy, both are PIS and has more Chinese if that is your preference (but they are not intl schools in the sense of EDB requirements and quite a number of kids may not speak English as their mother tongue.)