kingston playgroup

Mrslot

i am thinking of applying the playgroup at kingston for my boy and have a few questions concerning the school and the curriculum:

- for playgroup (below 2 year old) it is a must for a parent to accompany the kid in the lesson?
- i suppose it's not so convenient driving the kid to school as i heard there's always traffic jam in the area, so how should we go to school (we live in tst), or is there school bus which takes parent and kid to school?
- where can i find the kingston secondary school website?
- is there any religious background for kingston?
- is it too late to apply (my boy is 6 months)?

thanks a lot

munich

You mean you are still considering another playgroups or you just wanna fill in the gap from now till next Aug? Coz for me, I only wanna fill in the gap. I am thinking of Bebegarten btw

蛇爸爸

I have similar idea. I wanna try woodland or ESF but I wanna find about the comments from these school first.

munich

Hi everyone! It's so good to see some of the Kingston parents in this forum. My child was born in Feb 2013 and I submitted the application of PG around 3 weeks afterwards. I got a call from the school around 1 month later and was told that the interview would be taking place in Dec 2013. I was so relieved to hear from some of you that the offer should be secured if we have got the chance for interview. As there's still some time from now until next Aug, I'm thinking of taking my baby to attend some other playgroups which accept 6 months+
Any suggestions?

Mrslot

licashell 發表於 13-8-12 00:38
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Does school require one adult to stay with the kid for its playgroup?

i thought it's a must for all pg?

licashell

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Does school require one adult to stay with the kid for its playgroup?

Fish777

fanfanbb 發表於 13-8-11 22:01
but we still think we got the wise choice at the moment after attending the recent PG

You started already? How is it? My only concern with kingston is the secondary school, which is so far away and don't know if the exam result is good.

fanfanbb

but we still think we got the wise choice at the moment after attending the recent PG

fanfanbb

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yes the capital levy should be a consideration as if your kid doesn't like the school and wants a change, the 72,000 will be gone.

Mrslot

原帖由 md23 於 13-08-11 發表
As far as I know, most kids applying get in in the end, although some only get in the PM class. Appa ...

Very encouraging, hope I can hear the good news soon

md23

As far as I know, most kids applying get in in the end, although some only get in the PM class. Apparently, 72,000 is still a considerable amount.

fanfanbb

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In Kingston, after completion of K2, you can enroll their primary 1 but with another capital levy, which is $72,000 this year

fanfanbb

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Play Group - usually for students before attending PN or K1

PN or N - refer to pre-nursery, the 2-yr-old class

K1 - from 2.8 years onwards

Kingston got no K3

VVhuilee

原帖由 fanfanbb 於 13-08-07 發表
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You could apply any time, stating in the application form the class you intend ...

i am so confused with PG, PN, K1 etc..... say I want to put him to school only when he reaches 2 years old. so 2015 aug to start with.  i should apply PG or PN?  seems kcc and kis both have 2 years old class..... so for kis they will study for pn,  k1 and k2 then directly to Primary school P1?  thx for answering my questions.

fanfanbb

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You could apply any time, stating in the application form the class you intend.  Mind you that PN and PG's capital levy is the same $72,000. If you enrol K1, then $36,000. They don't have K3.

VVhuilee

my son was born in march 2013. if he goes to 2 years pg,  should I apply now?  if I dun send him to kingston pg,  but apply for kindergarten,  when should I apply?

minirat

fanfanbb 發表於 13-8-1 13:59
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Agree!  I don't plan to send him to any other classes too.  I think half day class is more than sufficient for a 2-3 years old.  Anyway hi here.  Didn't know it's you!

fanfanbb

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I see, not much of a concern for me then.  The PM class should fit my lazy boy.  Attending interested classes also a bit far from me at the moment.  So, happy with the PM offer.

minirat

fanfanbb 發表於 13-8-1 10:06
I personally prefer PM class, I got no choice anyway and Kingston only offered my PM. I like PM bec ...

According to the explanation from friends, most enrichment classes or extra curricular activities are only available in the afternoon, so if the kid is attending PM class, they can only arrange these during weekends, which rightfully should be meant for playing and family activities.  Personally I prefer AM not for this reason but the fact that my boy is a complete early bird and attending the schedule of a AM class can fit nicely into his daily routine.  However I will not give up an ideal school for this reason.

fanfanbb

21Ckid 發表於 13-7-31 23:57
As in all kinders, the AM classes are always very full, with long waitlist (from those in PM classe ...

I personally prefer PM class, I got no choice anyway and Kingston only offered my PM. I like PM because my boy could sleep till 8 or some.  And I like sleep, too.
Can you advise why HK parents prefer AM? could spend PM to learn something?