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ESF 入 MCS
Hi, gst725 and bingbingbong,
nice to meet you two and good to know that i'm not alone. Please see my reply earlier to happybb generally outlining the situation.
time flies and my little princess is going to p.3 next year .... i can still remember on the day when the "ballot" result is out, i'm excited but confused and even until today, i'm not sure if i've made the right choice.
she has been studying in mcs for two academic years now and what i'm sure is, she loves her school and she's ok in her study, just ok, not always getting what the principal said : "it's the school's recommendation that the students' work should attain 85 marks or above ..."
although the volume of homework and studies are reasonalble, the school teachers are extremely "traditional" (except a few), but we can't blame them as they are having classes with 40 students, right? and if your kid is somewhat like mine, very energetic and always wants to participate in class, she'll be kind of disappointed and we have to be prepared to do some counselling.
the syllabus is typically local and my little princess can cope with it for p.1 and p.2, i started to worry about it as i learn from other parents that's it's going to 'jump' to a much more difficult level starting from p.3 and will rely more and more in rote learning and reciting.
although she can still get good results in school with the help of tutoring, she finds it more interesting to read all kind of books and that's why i'm not sure if she can survive her primary!!
one more thing, the school is very harsh in the handwriting, both Chinese and English and it makes the most difficult part for an energetic and non-stop kid.
what i can say is, it's a good school but not necessarily suitable for your kid. in my case, i'll let my kid to stay with mcs only if (a) she wants to stay AND (b) her academic result is reasonably good as the teachers there will neglect those poor results kids in the class.
hope this help and keep in touch.
song-ma
reply to happybb : {my daughter started her study with MCS last year (September 2006). her entire kinder + P.1 (international school P.1 starts at the age of 5) was "international stream". she studied in YMCA and Pheonix International, now Renassaince College.
i've done quite a lot of research and realised that MCS is not a school placing too much emphasis on academic achievement, but rather on overall development. i just chose one local school for her and i've got no "marks" for the 1st round, except for the 5 marks for first born child. that means i got no chance in the 1st round but it was so so so lucky that we made it in the 2nd round. i must admit the only thing i did is moving to net 41. that's all. and i've prepared for the worst that if she's sent to another school, we'll stay with Renassaince.
my concern listed below, in order of priority, must be similar to yours :
1. Chinese language ability, Phoenix got chinese classes but the level is not comparable to local schools;
2. switching to a more disciplined environment might be difficult for the kid; and
3. amount of homework and tests
the school is very understanding to different needs of the students. my girl's chinese teacher called me on the 2nd week and we talked about her case. she's very helpful and assured me that my girl will be taken care of. after that, my girl got one "小老師" from P.6 of the school to help her out in chinese 3 times a week during lunch hours and the teacher will help her to copy the assignments to her handbook as she's weak in writing, both in english & chinese as she's not required to do any homework in Phoenix.
the first term was quite difficult for her to settle down in the new enironment but kids can adjust easily. and i think having studied in international school made her very sociable and very out-going, that's why she never felt alone or being left out.
of course the homework and test part would not be easy as she's not used to it. but as the amount is not too demanding and my kid is the kind of "try-hard-to-win" type so she gets along quite well. luckily, most of the subjects are taught in english and only chinese subject is difficult for her.
this is my own experience and hope this sharing is still helpful.
one last point, i don't think those kids from very famous or difficult kinders are ALL doing well, it depends a lot on the kids themselves and their ability to adapt, they may be better in copying handbook and penmanship, but not necessarily getting higher marks in dictations and tests.}
Cheers,
song-ma.
原文章由 bingbingbong 於 08-6-15 15:48 發表 
gst725
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