CAIS Prep offer

ckfcyf

My kid was admitted to the Prep class of this school.  Any parents could share their experience?

judymama

Yes, they have mandarin lesson everyday and learn writing simplified Chinese in the class

judymama

The interview runs like a mock lesson, but I don't know the details as my boy did not tell me, I only know it's a group of children about 6-8 for my case, I saw the teacher gave them worksheets to work on or draw and then sit together on the floor and played some English card games

tammyee

Do they have mandarin and Chinese class?  Thanks

babymandy123

我小朋友將會in K3, 請問大約考咩呢?? Thanks!

judymama

If u r in int'l kinder K2, it is normal to apply for preparatory school. For my case, my boy was in local kinder, I told teacher we moved to another district which is the truth and therefore normal to apply another school in different district, and if not successful, still would stay even it is far away.

EggEgg08

Ai....that means we cannot submit the letter only after we get the offer, right? How did u talk to ur kid's current school to get the letter? Seems embarrassing...

judymama

Btw, my boy's class have at least 7 foreigners out of 18.

judymama

You can submit referral letter later, but I guess the selection process highly depends on the referral comments, and seems they will not process until referral letter is received, therefore, recommend to submit ASAP.

EggEgg08

請問各位過來人，是否一定要在apply的階段交現在幼稚園的referral form? 可否收佐先補返？因唔想在未知轉不轉到的情況下讓現在的幼稚園知道有離心，如CAIS唔收就大獲

elock

For existing parents, what do you think of CAIS not being an IB school?  Does that concern you?
Secondly, it seems the school "promotes" Christianity quite heavily from the video I saw.  Is that true?

PCMW

我仔k3,全班17人,好似得兩個外國人,但因學校規舉,一入學校只准講英文,所以小朋友個個都係eng. only.我仔的英文比以前都有進步.以前佢的英文已經係唔錯,依家基本上溝通冇問題.問過佢班主任都話佢英文冇問題.

ckfcyf

Thanks iseult.  I am not too familiar with the Alberta curriculum.  How would you comment on the differences between it and IB/AP?  In terms of academics, are you satisified with the level which your girl is being taught?

ckfcyf

Thank you.  Could you comment on the ratio of local students vs foreign?  I went to the KC campus but didn't get a chance to visit the one at Shek Kip Mei.  They both look pretty old and small to be honest.  While the new campus won't be ready until 2015 this is one of my big concern

wongting

CAIS is a very good school.  My kid is studying there and we are very happy with the school.