有冇弘立書院認識????

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有冇對弘立書院認識????是什麼機構主辦???是否国際學校???請給意見!!!


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Re: 有冇弘立書院認識????

Dear Y2KChild,

ISF does not quote itself as an international school

It is true that ISF is not an international school in the sense that most of the students are local Hong Kong, but I cannot tell the difference between ISF and say ESF or FInt when it comes to teaching method, learning environment, curricula, etc.

it adopts IB's Diploma Programme.

I heard that ISF will go for PYP, MYP and DP. There should be (I hope) some news in a few months' time.

ISF admits students starting from P.1 (i.e. after K3) unlike those international schools which will adopt students starting from Year 1 or Grade 1 for age 5 students (i.e. after K2).

This is not correct. My girl joined ISF at 5 after completing K2 at an international kinder on the Island side. A number of kids in this year P1 are 5. There are cases of students switching from other international schools to ISF, grade 1 to grade 1, and so forth.

There is an old thread on ISF. Some information is dated, but a substantial part of what I said is still correct -
http://www.baby-kingdom.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=190491&forum=7#6657718

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Re: 有冇弘立書院認識????

Dear Che,

It's me again. ISF really accepts kids after K2? But my girl is細女, i.e. born in Nov. Do you think ISF will accept kids of age below 5 to P1? thanks.

I have no idea whether the school will accept a girl who is under 5. You can contact the school and ask. My personal view is that you may be stretching the girl to her limit to let her start P1 when she is still under 5. She may well be very smart and cognitive-wise well prepared, but the gap between a <5 and a 6-year-old can be very big when it comes to social skills or mental development in other areas. A <5 and a 6 year old may not share too many common interests. It is going to be a challenge to allow a girl to start P1 so early. Having said that, you are the one who knows your girl best. If you think it is worth a try, why not?

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Y2KChild,

Do you know how ISF is better than Victoria or CKY as its school fee is almost double that of Vic or CKY?

I understand that ISF has more mandarin teaching and has a much more local culture as most students are local. Is it similar to Yew Chung then?

Thanks.

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Re: 有冇弘立書院認識????

Dear Hi Y2KChild,

I do not want to argue with you for the sake of arguing. In fact, I always read your posts with serious interest and do find that I share quite a few common beliefs with you. Yet, facts are facts, and it is important that we get the facts right.

I have read your previous post carefully. You said, and I quote,

“ISF admits students starting from P1 (i.e. after K3) unlike those international schools which will adopt students starting from Year 1 or Grade 1 for age 5 students (i.e. after K2).”

You made an unqualified statement of fact, which, without proper qualification, is factually incorrect. Isn't it true that the fact that your kid was once offered a place contradicts your own statement?

In fact ISF is really not classified as an international school. You may ask the school itself or check it with EMB …

Did I ever say that ISF is an international school? I have been saying that ISF is a PIS that is more like an international school than a local school.

For a real international school like ESF, the primary school is Year 1 to Year 6 (or grade 1 to grade 6), while the secondary school is Year 7 to Year 13 (or grade 7 to grade 13).

That’s interesting. By your definition, many students studying in say French Int. and Yew Chung are not studying in a real international school.

ISF will normally adopt students reaching the age of 5 yrs and 8 months and after completing K3

I would not have called your previous statement an incorrect one had you put the word “normally” in it.

ISF has been registered as a candidate for MYP programme but not yet been accredited. Up till now

This is true.

there is no solid plan when to implement the PYP programme.

Your statement is probably more true if changed to read “I am not aware of any solid plan, or, there is no official announcement to implement the PYP. I do not have anything to add at his stage, but stay tuned and watch out for further news.

Please do not feel offended, and I have no intention whatsoever in implying that QBS is a lesser school. If you have read my earlier posts under the other topic you will see that I really like QBS, and I probably will be equally happy if my girl were there.

Cheers,
warrrren


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Dear Y2KChild,

I really enjoy having a conversation with you and am glad that you do not feel offended. I might have over-reacted when I replied to your post. Know any drugs that can make one less obsessive about choice of words?

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warrrren

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Y2KChild,

Thanks for your sharing. In fact Yew Chung charges higher fee than ISF, $1x,000 per month, but still a lot of people apply. For ISF, as it is very new, just can't know its quality and results in a few years' time. Besides, if the focus in lower primary is 70% Chinese and most students are local, not sure what will be the English standard of the students. I have a few friends sending their kids to ISF as well, but just start at P.1. So can't really tell good or not.


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[size=large]Thank's a lot of your sharing,

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Re: 有冇弘立書院認識????

Dear all,

Just a few days ago I said that there might be some more news in a few months' time. The news came earlier than I expected. The parents have just been informed that the school was granted IB candidate school status a few days ago on Jan 4, and that a programme co-ordinator and a middle school head have been hired. It is now an official policy of the board to take the school to a higher level and make it the first school in Hong Kong to have the IB through-train programme delivered through the language immersion model with both English and Putonghua meeting IB language A requirement (basically that means with both languages meeting mother tongue level). Someone may think that it is too aggressive to go for two language As. But why not? The kids have proved that they can master two languages and we parents trust them. And, if Shirley the principal could make it with the kids in San Francisco and help the Chinese American Independent School win the Golden Sachs prize for international education, there is no reason why our kids in Hong Kong, who have a better bilingual environment, cannot do well with two language As.

Regards,
warrrren