Anyone from ESF with a special need place

lovesumsum

I wonder how much support they can offer in the mainstream class.

Letter_lalaland

Which ESF are we looking at though?

lovesumsum

Don't know yet but will be in Hong Kong island.

cksy_bb

I m on the queue of year 1, I wonder how long should I wait for..1...2...3 years? Does anyone got the offer successfully and could share your opinion with us?

sky_chan88

When you apply, how to put the child's issues on the form? Thx

cksy_bb

I provided doctor s  reports that shown my son is a mild grade, Autism with development delay! I put my priority to apply Sara Roe ! The ESF reply "to put my son on priority order" by email. I guess they means my son could get a place once any student quit the school! In my view of point, there are many pupils are waiting for make up and my son isn't on the first priority , may be 10 or 100 !

pollybell

Sara roe 重難入過mainstream,special need support我朋友個仔原本排等一，但有些mainstream 既跟唔上要去Sara roe，所以最優先係收返呢類學生。

cksy_bb

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sad to hear that ! Dear Pollybell, do you have any comment. I need some observation or view point for assistance because my son will get into P1 in Academic year of 2014.

pollybell

ESF有冇去你小朋友學校做interview.?你小朋友2014 學年足六歳未？有冇諗下報local既英小，有support既官津小學，當然比較多南亞小朋友，如果想繼續等你可以上網搵下陳智思老婆開，果間IS都收呢類小朋友，學費貴過ESF，其實你有冇諗定幾手準備？還有其他IS呢？有冇申請？

cksy_bb

Dear polly bell,

It's seldom of people could explain point by point like you, I am fortune because you are willing to tell me what should I prepare! Million thanks !
In fact, I ve visited International Christian School and I am going to visit Sara Roe school on Wednesday which is organized by Watchdog! My son d already turn 6 , I applied ICS bridges programme , and we still waiting for the result! Hence, I submit application form to Sara Roe and Rainbow Project , of course SR school put us to the waiting list , I may interview Rainbow Project next week, the only thing I concern  ed the transportation and travel time between Tsing Yi and Sai Wan! Honestly , I am very very tired on the past 3 years on pick and send my son to Tung Chung Special school everyday, at that time , S seat is very hard to get in around Kowloon and NT, so we moved from Sai Kung to Tsuen Wan , Tsuen Wan to Ting Kau , finally we chose to take a place were situated far from home -Tung Chung, then we moved to Tsing Yi, we also keep to bring my son go to ST at Jordan on Monday, Pst on Tuesday , watchdog from Thursday to Friday  , it was very hard but valuable because (I brought him to do assessment every year by Psychologist） his grade from 50, 56 to 69) today he is a mild grade child, thanks god ! Therefore , I promise to myself, to give him a happy school life, to learn with relaxation, to give him freedom, I recognize the autism rehabilitation basis what environment the parents provide , it's a place he adapted! Government school is too hard to my child, there's many dictation and homework ! I have consider with 陳智思太太 school , but not now ! in order to adapt mainstream curriculum, I will let him stay in special class few years to build up his confidence and learn more about social skills! Now Is challenging but I m so headache on how to arrange time shuttle from Tsing Yi to Sai wan Once we fail the ICS ! PS : All our family member works in NT and Kln !

pollybell

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即ESF從冇interview過你小朋友.如果未跟本無安排位，正常程序in 左會通知你去learning support or Sara roe,唔係你決定，經過呢個程序先可以有offer,watch dog 既training 係政府位定私家,如果係政府位而你從來都係英語幼稚園，而從來冇轉過教學語言，有offer機會好大，除非你中途轉語言，咁你有offer機會微乎其微，其實你可以叫watch dog 既高層幫手推薦去KIS既rainbow program.以我知ICS都好難入，揀些叻小小既，如果比較嚴重冇乜機會。

cksy_bb

Thank you very much

lovesumsum

Dear pollybell,

My child has been queuing for mainstream with learning support for 2 years, already had 2 interviews, my child is turning 6 in fall, need to go to primary school this year. I  am really not sure if ESF is serious about offering a place or just doing this as mandatory because of the government funding.

So I would like to find out if there is any successful case of getting a place. If not, I should find an alternative solution (even though very limited choices) rather than paying $xxxx pyschologist report and having a false hope that ESF could offer a place every year.

lovesumsum

Hi Sailobb,  do u mind to tell me which IS your friend's son got in?

lovesumsum

Sorry what is RC?

pollybell

lovesumsum 發表於 14-3-4 21:28
Dear pollybell,

My child has been queuing for mainstream with learning support for 2 years, already ...

咁interview 後(係咪去學校),ESF 有冇通知你,小朋友係排LEARING SUPPORT?.如果有機會好大.

你小朋友細仔,還有時間等,ESF一般係會適齡入學,即5歲讀P1,以我所見所知一般6歲大陪份有有位,7歲入P.1都有不過極之小,有些小朋友未READY父母都安排遲些interview即使已通知有得in,希望表現好些,大部份父母都希望小朋友入LEARNING SUPPORT,無人想自己小朋友去SARAH ROE 除非真係覺得自己小朋友跟唔上,而ESF都會俾機會一些兩者之間比較差既去LEARNING SUPPORT,我知道每年都有小數既需要掉回SARAH ROE.
雖然係有政府資助,但位此終有限,政府都有資助某些英小,唔一定要入ESF先有書讀.
我眼見好多人有位,問題係我先前回應 某POST,所講,有無經政府排訓練,英語為第一語言,等等,好多背景資料都影響小朋友入讀機會,ESF收仔最多係WATCH DOG,(政府位).你還可以等多一年,如果過左7歲你真係唔好諗啦,早些為小朋友打算.