SISHK PY1 vs CDNIS EY1

registerzh

----deleted----

964000

registerzh 發表於 26-2-12 14:30
We’re currently CDNIS Nursery parents (超大B), and we’re incredibly fortunate to have received an  ...

I don’t  prefer to be 超細B in SIS, one thing  to consider is maths skills are very age dependent especially at early years, girls will lose confidence easily especially when there are boys around，unless she is gifted in maths then this effect will be minimised.

doublebmama

SISHK teaches simplified Chinese and the students are all Asians.  You could barely find a westerner there.  

964000

doublebmama 發表於 26-2-15 01:38
SISHK teaches simplified Chinese and the students are all Asians.  You could barely find a westerner ...

The vibes are very different, I will pick  the vibe I like when choosing the school. Cdnis is more like international school.

registerzh

----deleted----

registerzh

----deleted----

964000

registerzh 發表於 26-2-23 22:24
回覆 doublebmama 的帖子

You’re absolutely right. It really comes down to a choice between two diff ...

You have known  the two schools well enough, you just want to get “the best of both worlds” so you can’t decide yet. When I am choosing a school, I just keep it simple, I just follow my intuition and my feelings and also the feelings of my kid. I tend not to over analyse. And the end kids will do well if they fit in well and if they like school.

registerzh

964000 發表於 26-2-24 19:25
You have known  the two schools well enough, you just want to get “the best of both worlds” so yo ...

You're absolutely right. At this point, maybe I don't need more information — what I really need is the wisdom and resolve to make a decision. Thank you so much for your kind advice. You spot the key point haha.

gfkwong

We had the same situation when we applied for both schools for super big boy born in October. We chose cdnis over sishk because it was our preferred school. We did see a few students going to gsis, cis or hkis after ey1. Many siblings and even teachers’s children are on the waitlist, they will be happy to take your place. Most parents put their focus on sports, social skills development, play dates rather than academic. I knew one parent moving her child back to local school after studying for 2 years. She felt the school was too relaxed on academic.

964000

registerzh 發表於 26-2-25 22:37
You're absolutely right. At this point, maybe I don't need more information — what I really need i ...

A lot of parents lost confidence soon after they join IS and  think that IS are too relax in academics.
But what is “academics” exactly for a small kid? If you think a lot of homework/exercise/drillings and higher scores in testing papers mean academic then IS may be too relaxed. But to me, I will see what are they reading, how do they communicate and what they are writing to know that they have learned a lot already. Most IS are through-trained so you don’t have to drill in higher primary to get in a good secondary. Research has already shown that homework in primaries doesn’t help with long term academics results.
My daughter is in an academic focused IS and even that, the primary is very relaxed, yet they transit to secondary smoothly and their academic performances are not worse than the newcomers who are highly selective.
Having said that, the primary has prepared them well even without much tests or homework, they worked a lot in class, wrote a lot, discussed and present a lot and read a lot. These are all learning processes that help in building their foundation for academics.
This may also be the pros of the through-trained schools, my friend in UK still need to undergo drilling at higher primary to sit for 11+ in order to get into a good secondary school, but I think that’s unnecessary if you see the tests they did like the parts on verbal and non-verbal reasoning, no offence I think that’s quite a waste of time. If you don’t have this pressure, you can learn according to your own pace and interests. It doesn’t mean you are not learning, instead you are learning more efficiently. It doesn’t mean the parents just hands off and ask the kid to play videos games all day at home. Instead you can have more spare time to do other things like sports & music in a more specialised way, and time for play dates and socialising, which I believe is very important for well-being too. Now in secondary, I can see the importance of friendships and supports to the well-being and motivations of the adolescents.
Really no regrets for sending my kid to IS since nursery, I think that suits my kid and my family. Of course you need to know your kid to choose the school, it’s not one size fits all.

registerzh

回覆 964000 的帖子

Thank you so much for sharing all those details. I truly appreciate it. It took me a long time to digest and reflect on everything. Honestly, I still can’t decide which option is better. Both are very good schools and I wish for so many "既要，又要，還要……". I’m lost among too many priorities and I’m still struggling to figure out what truly matters most.

But thank you again for sharing your valuable thoughts on this!

registerzh

gfkwong 發表於 26-2-26 04:05
We had the same situation when we applied for both schools for super big boy born in October. We cho ...

Yes. Understanding how competitive both schoolsare has made us truly grateful for the offers. I'm glad to hear you have aclear direction and have chosen CDNIS. Personally, I believe you can't go wrong with either choice. Both are great schools where kids can thrive. It really comes down to educational philosophy at the end of the day.

964000

registerzh 發表於 26-3-2 12:35
回覆 964000 的帖子

Thank you so much for sharing all those details. I truly appreciate it. It took  ...

Put it this way, both are good schools, can’t go wrong with either. Just decide what kind of environment you will fit in better in the years to come. A more westernised one or more local/Chinese one. For me I like the former one coz I am a more carefree person and same as my kid. I can’t stand too much rules and regulations and I like more flexibility. Lol.

doublebmama

One cannot avoid tutoring schools in both schools ! If you are really not planning to tutor , then I suggest you to go to SIS as their curriculum on all subjects are more academic and rigorous so your child would learn everything in school and may not need tutor.