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WYmom

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發表於 06-11-26 22:17 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

This school is really very spacious, but it only aims to take in max. 800 students?

The students have done very well to demonstrate their school life in the open day today, but the principal Mrs. Chan seems to be very commercial!

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vincentma

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發表於 06-11-27 13:07 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

Hi Wymom,

What particular speech make you think that the Principal Mrs.Chan is commercial ? I am quite interested in as I was there yesterday.  As far as I know, she cares very much about students and pay a lot of efforts in their academic performance and ECA.

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WYmom

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Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

Hi, vincentma,

Mrs. Chan always mentioned about "YMCA earns a lot of money", parents pay only a little and can get so much...  She has St. Mark's student graduated from Oxford etc... making me feel that she is just speaking like a businessman.

I feel that the Vice-principal is a much nicer gentleman, who is humble, polite and caring.  I have heard many principals' speech in other schools, so I have such feelings.  

No doubt that the school is good in the design of small classes, teaching students at different levels and provide a lot of activities.

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vincentma

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發表於 06-11-27 16:48 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

Hi Wymon,

Now I understand what you meant.  Actually I was in the 1:00pm 簡介會，I think she is quite proud of the teachers she hired from St.Mark, so she had this tone and made you feel uncomfortable.  But I can understand because the teachers she hired from St.Mark are really experienced and one of the teacher taughter my daughter last year Maths.  My daughter adored her so much.  She said this teacher can make her understand the complicated Maths concept in 5 mins.

I don't think she is commercial but I think she has the ground to be proud of.  She is actually very capable and experienced in leading the school.  The parents I know so far are very supportive to her.

      

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WYmom

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發表於 06-11-27 19:08 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

vincentma,

I attended the 3pm session, I did not hear a lot about teachers, actually she has not told us about teachers coming from St. Mark, but she just keep on telling us about YMCA's giving a lot of money, money this money that...

I am not saying that she should not be proud of what she did, yet we have seen many many capable principals in other schools, so feel that she is a bit too...

Anyway, parents should support the school or else the kids won't be happy studying there.  It is quite a good school.

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andrew

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發表於 06-11-27 20:04 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

Mrs. Chan always mentioned about "YMCA earns a lot of money", parents pay only a little and can get so much... She has St. Mark's student graduated from Oxford etc... making me feel that she is just speaking like a businessman.


WYmom,

I just wonder how can a school earns lot of money, and I don't know what's the meaning of 'She has St. Mark's student graduated from Oxford.'

My friend's son is studying there, he can speak English very well, to my surprise, he has little confident in take part in HKCEE, I think it is because he knows his parents is planning send him USA, if  his parents change their mind, I think he will faint.

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WYmom

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發表於 06-11-27 21:09 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

andrew,

Mrs. Chan was telling parents that YMCA Hotel earned a lot of money and paid for the school, not the school earning money... and she also told us about her student in St. Mark graduated from Oxford...  so she was kind of showing that she had got old students in St. Mark taken by Oxford... but to us, these are all irrelevant to YMCA College.

Now I don't understand why your friend's son has little confidence in taking HKCEE if his English is very good.  Are you saying that his other subjects are not good?

Honestly I did not hear any local students speaking English during the whole afternoon.  Everything is in Cantonese, even the demonstration by teachers!

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andrew

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發表於 06-11-27 23:30 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

WYmom,

My friend told me that this school provides international school feel, I think this school can really provide happy school life for students. My friend can speak English very well, I think they speak English at home.

Now I don't understand why your friend's son has little confidence in taking HKCEE if his English is very good. Are you saying that his other subjects are not good?


He is above average at school. I think he just has no plan in taking part HKCEE, so he has no any preparation in it.

Honestly I did not hear any local students speaking English during the whole afternoon. Everything is in Cantonese, even the demonstration by teachers!


Good, so when you want to know a school, you'd better go there, don't just watch TV's introduction. I like to ask EMI's students how about their teaching, to my surprise; most of the lesson conduct in at least half Chinese.

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ContiYuen

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發表於 06-11-28 03:25 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

WYmom 寫道:
vincentma,

I attended the 3pm session, I did not hear a lot about teachers, actually she has not told us about teachers coming from St. Mark, but she just keep on telling us about YMCA's giving a lot of money, money this money that...

I am not saying that she should not be proud of what she did, yet we have seen many many capable principals in other schools, so feel that she is a bit too...

Anyway, parents should support the school or else the kids won't be happy studying there.  It is quite a good school.


I am sorry for my understanding being slightly different from yours.

YMCA earns money from Hotel (in TST), so they can give much more money to this school--my concern is whether it is true. If yes, it is no problem to tell us, because the purpose of Open Day is to attract/show the advantage to the parents/students. If no, it is big problem because she was lying.

For that graduated from Oxford or other overseas university, my understanding is,

Since some people have asked her whether YMCA would provide IB course, she explained why YMCA would not run IB. At first, it was very expensive, the school fee for IB class would be around HK$10,000 per month. And then she mentioned HKCEE was not worse than IB. Many HK students (including herself), no matter study in HK or overseas universities, have got no problem.

Of course, I have to say, for same words, different people have different interpretation. So I cannot say if I am correct, I can only say it is my feeling. And the above words are written/interpreted by me.

Actually, my main concern is how long will Mrs Chan keep to work in YMCA? Vincentma, any fresh information?

Another is the students maybe very open due to so many foreigners.

The last one is if the foreigners and some local students have planned to study in overseas universities, they may not work hard as local students in local secondary schools, like Andrew's example. So the rest may be affected by this atmosphere.

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WYmom

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發表於 06-11-28 08:01 |只看該作者

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ContiYuen,

Thanks for your explanation, I understand what you said, only that I didn't like her way of presentation, that's really just my personal feelings.

I see that the students are OK, but also agree with you that the foreign kids or some local kids will plan to study overseas sooner or later, so the study atmosphere may be not so rigorous.  I also see some pairs and pairs of students dating in the libraries, corridor...  Maybe it is common in other co-ed schools as well!

Besides, students are played or grouped together in circles within their own nationalities, so foreign kids group together, locals the other.  This is natural though.

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vincentma

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發表於 06-11-28 08:38 |只看該作者

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ContiYuen & WYmom,

If you compare with other DSS schools, the school fee of this school is not expensive, only HK$1,500/month.  To run such a spacious school with so many facilities, I am sure YMCA is subsidizing the money to this school.  So what Mrs Chan told us is true.

Regarding the non locals and locals plan to study overseas, I don't know others, but I have kept stressing to my kid that the first choice is to study in local Universities, so she is targeting to gain high mark in HKCEE.  

I think there is always preference for kids to play with those she/he likes.  So in the recess or after school, you can see the locals with locals and non-locals with non-locals, but is it natural that even in our company, there are many non-locals, e.g. they will choose to have drinks in happy hours.  But it doesn't affect our co-operation in day-to-day work.  I think the most important thing is that the school provide many opportunities for those non-locals and locals to mix together, like the P.E.,ECA, project learning and so on.  I also need to point out one thing that non-locals may be Japanese, Korean, Nepalese. They do have black hairs and you cannot tell if they are non-locals from appearance.

For how long can Mrs. Chan lead the school ? I don't know, but I've heard that the YMCA is preparing the new contract with Mrs. Chan, now they are working on the details.  

  

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EChing

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ContiYuen

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發表於 06-11-29 11:01 |只看該作者

Re: 有無mami可分享港青基信

Dear WYmom & Vincentma,

Thanks for your sharing.

For the school fee, it is Ok for DSS. I just worried for the time of going to/return from the school, because we are not living in Lantau Island.

I saw some couples of student too. In a room, where the students painted the faces each other, I saw a girl kissing a boy (seems both are 印巴藉 (no discrimination, just describing the fact)) and the boy seems feeling not so good and then glanced at me (we are the only parents visiting that room). That's why I worried about ....

For Mrs Chan, it seems there are some conflicts between her and the School Management Council, that's why I said it was the main concern. (Just my feeling)

But, of course, I felt this school is good. Otherwise, no need to concern anything.

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vincentma

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發表於 06-11-29 13:39 |只看該作者

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Dear ContiYuen,

Thanks for sharing.  

I think it is unavoidable for "dating" problem, even we choose Boys or Girls school.  The society is getting more and more open, what we parents can do is to educate our kids with proper moral value, rather than to escape from the real society.  When parents give their kids love with warmth and support, (not with pressure), they will not look for it from outside (so soon)

Regarding Mrs. Chan and SMC, I think this is our main concern too.  Recently there was a meeting between parents and SMC and all the parents expressed very strong support to Mrs.Chan.  I think SMC already got the message.  I've heard from other parents that SMC is now renewing contract with Mrs.Chan. So I am quite positive on it.  

  

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ContiYuen

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發表於 06-11-29 16:42 |只看該作者

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Dear Vincentma,

Fully agreed with you. That's why this is one of the concerns only, and luckily, I still have time to think about it.

Thanks for your positive information regarding Mrs Chan. Since 'Customer is "King"', I do hope SMC will offer her a contract with longer period.

Cheers
Conti

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wlchinglong

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發表於 06-11-29 18:14 |只看該作者

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Dear Kathy Good,
Please do you have any hint on the minimum requirment of their F1 admission? and the question that they might ask during interview.
Besides, do parents attend interview also?
Thanks.

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vincentma

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發表於 06-12-4 21:18 |只看該作者

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Hi wlchinglong,

I was expecting Kathy Good to reply you, but I think she has been busy and has not realised your message.  So I will advise the best I know.

According to my knowledge, the minimum requirement for F.1 student is at least B in conduct,also be able to communicate in English.

Yes, parents need to be interviewed too.  I was interviewed by a Chinese Teacher and a Foreign teacher.

  

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