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Re: Comment on 耀中國際學校(九龍塘)
Lots of questions here... 
1. My kids speak English as their first language. So they were able to interact with the teachers really well. They definitely have fun there, and love to go to school.
2. It's very hard to simply say the general English standard is good or bad. In my opinion, you can measure the students' use of English as a learning tool (able to read, wirte, talk, and understand the subject of interest), and the use of English as a living language (for socialize, making jokes, understand unfamiliar subject, understand the subtlty of the language in social context.)
3. I think the Yew Chung kids generally have no problem using English in learning and in class related subjects. They can comminicate with the teachers well. And if you believe the examples I am going to provide below are representative, then Yew Chung kids' English is way above average in the upper primary.
4. I do think most kids had problem using English as a living language, simply because of their home environment do not provide for that. I feel that my kids' social circles are somewhat limited, because not many of their friends can fully appreciate the little jokes and small talks in English. If you have studied overseas, you may understand my point here better - many Chinese studying in overseas universities can write good essay for homework purpose, but having big problem socialize with the natives.
5. I never really tried to compare Yew Chung with Band-1 schools. If I cared, I would have sent my kids to Band-1 school from Day 1. But having say that.... I do think my kids have a great learning experience, and learning no less than kids in Band-1 local school. Few examples follow.
6. Yew Chung has been sending their upper primary kids to a competition in the last 3 years (or more.) Last year, there were 70,000 kids of 3 age groups in Hong Kong and the mainland participated in the compitition in 3 subjects. Yew Chung kids scored substantially higher than average. The school was quite proud of this that they are still posting the result at the entrance to the basement office at Upper Primary. My 10-year old scored very high (top 0.2% in English among the 70000 kids, top 0.5% in science, top 5% in math) and was invited to an award presentation. There were about 400 kids (including kids from Beijing and other mainland cities) in the award presentation, and I believe the only school that has more kids than Yew Chung made it to the top-400 was DGS. I saw a few names from KG5 and other ESF schools. Yew Chung has about 10 kids in the top-400. Yew Chung did not prepare the kids for the competition before hand. Last year they told the parents about the competition and told the parents not to do anything special. This year, they did not even bother to tell the parents about the competition. I learned from my kid that she took the tests few days ago. So this is a true test of what the kids know, not how well they prepared.
7. One of my friend has his 10-year old son in a very presitigous "old brand" school. Out of fun I asked a copy of his son's math test paper. My kid has no problem completing the test within the time limit. So at least in my kid's case, she is not behind local band-1 in math.
8. There is a competition among international schools in Hong Kong called Battle of the Books (BOB.) Last year was Yew Chung's first year joining the competition, and they did really well. They lost in the first round to the school that has been the grand champion for the last 5 years. Yew Chung lost by 2 points 82 to 84, and each complete answer was worth 3 points. That means the margin was less than 1 question. I imagine if the order of the questions change a bit, Yew Chung may have won. But for me, the highlight of this competition was not the narrow defeat to the former grand champion. During the competition, two questions were disqualified after being challenged. One challenge was raised by the teacher from another school, and the other challenge was raised by a Yew Chung kid. I was very happy that the kid was very confident and not afraid to challenge the authority.
Last but not the least, the school your kid goes is an important but far from the most critical factor in your kid's education. The most critical factor is the parents. So don't expect the school to do everything for you.
gst725 寫道:
Hi m.(x3),
Are your kids speaking good English as natives. I rang the YC Primary Admissions Office last week. A lady told me that 95% there are local students in the Primary section and most of the students speak English only when talking to their English teachers. Is it true? Are your kids having academical pressure so as the traditional schools or you think they are learning happily? How are their academic achievement in YC compare to Band 1 local schools? We are now applying P1 for our daughter to start in this September. Still picking a school that can constitute her self confidence as well to provide a happy learning atmosphere with good academic achievement. Thanks very much for your further comments. |
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