St Catherine's VS 嘉諾撒聖心幼稚園

CF2010

聖心好大機會可以直升小一。另一方面，St Cat英文程度高。怎麼好呢？真心求意見！多謝l

CF2010

P1 application make me crazy! I don't want to go through again.  But, it is not everything for a child growth! There is a long way to go! Good English is a solid foundation for future development.

CF2010

Learning English is NOT solely for P1 Application.  P1 enrollment is fought, but is not everything.  There is a long long way to go!

A child in his 3-6 years old is the golden age of learning language, especially for non-native speaker like me.  

harrybb2008

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It is because St. Cat. has is not direct to any primary school, that's why they have to have higher standard in order to prepare the kid for P.1 admission.

For SH, its standard is also ok woh.  And once you get in, all the P.1, F.1 admission issues are solved!!!

harrybb2008

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You said you don't want your girl to go to Kowloon, so you have chosen already.

For me, I would choose Sacred Heart, because direct to P.1, no need to find primary school again, actually my eldest girl studied in there b4.  The school is actually good and very disciplined.

keio

原帖由 sheffield 於 12-09-06 發表
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depends where you live in kowloon.  it takes my girl about 20-25 minutes ...

Agree. It took 1hr from my home to the kinder that my gal studied in Kowloon tong last year as my home was the first stop of the route. Now, it only takes around 40-45 mins from my home to
SHCK. The only issue is SHCK am class starts at 8.25am instead of 9.00am like most kinders so our kids have to wake up half hour earlier to catch the school / nanny bus.

sheffield

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depends where you live in kowloon.  it takes my girl about 20-25 minutes to travel from home to SH while it takes more than 45 from home to kowloon tong kinders.....

CF2010

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No. We dont speak English at home at all.  My maid come from Indoneisa.
That why I thank St. Cat's teacher very much.
Of course, my son's English can't comparable with the native speaker, but I found his English standard higher than the other boys from other kindergarten.

benjuli

CF2010 發表於 12-9-4 18:13
Why?  My son is a graduate of St Cat.  My son's English is very good.  I think St. Cat's teacher ver ...

Hi, CF2010, I would like to know if you use English at home that your son's english is good?

zzmom

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For boys, what dragon school will you apply? I found that there are not many choices for boys.

rabbitsheasl

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agree

rabbitsheasl

Thanks for your replied. Many friends said if I give up St Cat K1, many mama will say thank you.  Anyway, I will try to apply dragon school first.  If they give offer to my son, I will consider at that moment. Don't bring vexation on myself now.

ScarlettShannon

香港的教育特色與世界相比是快、多、早，即教得快，功課多，早讀書，但不見得教出來的學生特別醒，反而特別不快樂！

CF2010

I don't want be a tiger mom too !  But it is sad we have to play this Game in Hong Kong.

ScarlettShannon

Hong Kong side, so u can apply SPN too, I think I am a lazy mom rather than Tiger mom.

CF2010

Hi! ScarlettShannon,

I see your point! I understand what you are talking about.
But,
As one Tiger Mon said, "I believe my child CAN achieve, so he/she achieved".  Maybe, I am one of the Tiger Mon!  I think there is no limitation for a child.  I hope I can help them as much as possible!

CF2010

Pui Ching is Chinese School.
Heep Yunn Primary School is not "Dragon" School with the kindergarten.
Good Hope is one of the choice, but I think SH is better.

I love SH too

pluto_yuen

CF2010 發表於 12-9-4 17:59
I live in Kowloon. So I perfer St.Cat more.  I don't like my girl go to HK side for studying, but I  ...

JUst out of curiosity, if u  live in kowloon. WHy dont u target on Good Hope/Pui Ching/Heep Yunn? WHy bother travel so far since  kindergarten to primary school everyday ??? I'm taking about 9 yrs , not 3 yrs.....

ScarlettShannon

Once u have chosen dragon school, u have to take its total package ie. agree on their religion, values, discipline, straight policy and more importantly academic standard. Sometimes, I think it is not necessary to have kid to achieve or over-achieve academic standard so early, not all kid can be push to be like this, just like if u are only in an executive age and someone push u to be a manager in a company, what will u feel? Stressful, tiring, depress! I am the one who give up St Cat offer to take Dragon gal school this year. I have no regret so far because I understand when the school plan their curriculum they are planning in 9 years ahead not 3 years, kids can have rooms to play and learn something not necessarily important for P1 application.

CF2010

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I would say that my son is now studying in one of the Top Primary School.  He is pretty outstanding among his classmates.  Thank St Cat's teachers again.

Like other St Cat Moms, I got a number of offers when I applied P1 years ago in fact.  But, it is still a very painful and stressing experience.

I think you dont need to consider KV/KM, other non-dragon school.  If your child is a boy, you dont have any other choice!  Right ?