分享下CDNIS

HIHinsurance

這間學校

SIS,CIS,ISF,VSA, ESF,RC,GSIS ，DELIA,YCIS ，　我都有機會分享

我是極度理性的父母, 父母當然想人讚自己仔女間學校

見到父母非理性地讚自己學校, 令人嘔心

我由學生所遇到的困難方向寫

CDNIS 的老師質素高

學歷高

行ＩＢ　下，　讀完　ＭＹＰ　時都很開心

學生什少轉校, 一轉校, 就是父母決定他們去海外, 非他們自願

如果你是早送入去時，　當時未行ＩＢ

當時未行ＩＢ，　去到ＭＹＰ，　父母都未覺問題


一到ＩＢ　ＤＰ時，　巨大的壓力便出現

是前他們一生人所未有的壓力

因為ＭＹＰ　無壓力

一路升學　之後　有不少同學就走

走去２個國家多，

一個美國，　一個英國寄宿學校

最主要，　想當地升學，　或不想讀ＩＢ　ＤＰ

ＣＤＮＩＳ　大概８成華人

但此批華人，　同學間講英文’

放學都係講英文為主

同學英語ＯＲＡＬ水準相當高

及得上外國人


數學水平，　一般

中文水平，　　都係一般，　叫做差

中文國語無問題，　廣東話也沒有問題

但就差，　一級你預大概只有４－５人讀中文ＬＡＮＧ　Ａ　

識法文的人不多

　


老師教學　及　考核似外國大學咁教

上堂少用書，　你自己回家看

上堂用ＮＯＴＥＳ，　之後給題目做

測驗不多，　但一來就大野

無分ＳＥＴ，校內競爭不太大

同學之間感情好

校內預測的分，　無情講

老師很嚴格，　很難很難給７分（英基，男拔，ＳＩＳ有情講）

也許外國人做事手法，　無就係無

你預測成績多少分，　都不知

ＣＤＮＩＳ　學生 大膽接受大家挑戰

他們放學後，　你可以到CDNIS  門口附近, 1小時

看看他們講英文能力


TOK/EE 做前, 老師, 為了確保同學, TOK/EE ,不會出事

在GRADE 11時, 通常會叫佢地做一個MOCK TOK/EE

試下一次先

因為不少IB 國際學校 TOK/EE  0 分及1分的學生極多(這就是質素問題)

不過老師測驗, 不同其他國際學校

特別是IB MATHS , 出得遠比Past Papers深

讀IB 的過程,極痛苦

英文只能選LANG A SL/HL

SL 的較多

多數父母有外國藉, 在海外升學

多數較一般能力的學生

在加拿大讀大學

細小學時, 上堂時, 上中文堂, 都同外國人一齊讀中文

你想到此便知中文佢地有多水皮

早期摧谷的父母不多

勿忘初心

當初你不想走香港中小學摧谷的路線, 才送他們來國際學校

而家來到國際學校, 你又谷?


學校好心, 在過渡myp 與dp 之間

做得好些小

一上grade 11, myp天堂變dp 地獄

咁攪法,最後有學生爆煲

http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/news/20131121/00176_008.html


傳統香港學校, 教人競爭

國際學校教人分享

在性格培養上, 我覺得學校做得不錯

Woojba

The tongue in cheek stereotype would be the expat who secretly wishes there are less Chinese in their IS cohort and the super local parents who want to stuff their kid into a blonde hair blue eyed IS (no brunettes don't count lol),  just like their "NET"s in the kindy need to be a foreigner

Anyway in all seriousness, this is an ethnically Chinese city, it's a numbers thing, that's all there is to it.

jolalee

nintendo 發表於 15-2-26 16:24
Not my kids' school. Don't know.
But does it really matter?
Why are people so obsessed?

HIH mentioned it just once in his long post, but people keep going back to the figure and believing it to be true. I have a kid there and repeatedly rectified the number. My only obsession is showing the correct data :)

minirat

原帖由 jolalee 於 15-02-26 發表
本帖最後由 jolalee 於 15-2-26 16:06 編輯

Many thanks for your detailed information!  Yes, please PM me at your convenience~

nintendo

jolalee 發表於 15-2-26 16:12
50-60% ethnic Chinese in lower grades, perhaps more in higher grades?

Not my kids' school. Don't know.
But does it really matter?
Why are people so obsessed?
As far as I know, CDNIS is an english speaking school, teaches in english and most (if not all) students speak fluent english. And it is using a non-local curriculum.
Even if 100% are asians or chinese, it is not going to matter. At least not to me.

jolalee

nintendo 發表於 15-2-26 13:10
No many schools have a breakdown of student ethnicity. Probably because this can stir up discomfor ...

CDNIS: 50-60% ethnic Chinese in lower grades, perhaps more in higher grades?

jolalee

minirat 發表於 15-2-26 08:57
Is it difficult for non-Canadian passport holders to acquire a spot for the preparatory level entry (5 years old)?

CDNIS in-take & class size by grade:
Pre-Reception: 40(new in-take)  [20 x 2 classes]
Reception: 40(existing) + 80(new in-take)  [20 x 6 classes]
Preparatory: 120(existing) + 0(new in-take)  [20 x 6 classes]
Grade 1: 120(existing) + 5(new in-take)  [25 x 5 classes]...

In the past Prepatory was 25 per class, but the school realized the class size is quite big and have cut it back to 20 per class. I heard that the school does want to make all class sizes smaller to improve the quality, so try to get in ASAP. A fellow parent with 3 boys, 2 already in CDNIS, had difficulty getting her middle child into Prep. She finally succeeded this term (2nd semester of Grade 1), and that's because 2 students pulled out in Grade 1. There were 3 applicants (all with sibling priority) waiting for those two spots so the school still had to interview all 3 candidates.

I shall PM you if that's okay.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Latest update as of 3rd March 2015, there has been a change of class quantity and class sizes in the lower kindergarten grades starting the 2015-16 school year--

Pre-Reception: 80(new in-take)  [20 x 4 classes]
Reception: 80(existing) + 28(new in-take)  [18 x 6 classes]

I just don't want anyone one reading this thread to obtain incorrect information.

nintendo

hkparent 發表於 15-2-22 13:19
80% Chinese? Far from my expectation!  Even more than RC?? Hk or Mainland? I thought there were many ...

No many schools have a breakdown of student ethnicity. Probably because this can stir up discomfort of parents, feeling the school is biased towards a certain ethnic group. The 80% Chinese student thing can really be true. Many ethnic chinese students have foreign passport. In any case, I think it is also hard to tell whether anyone is Chinese or Korean by looking at his name.

Regarding RC, they are not counting nationality but the right of abode. 70% of the students have to be "local students". And the definition of "local students" mean those that have a hk id card. That can include ethnic indian, japanese, korean or even families from england that have lived here long enough. My neighbour is a korean family with children born in Hong Kong. The whole family have hk id card and their 2 sons are at RC.

minirat

原帖由 audrey79 於 15-02-26 發表
Thanks. Looking forward to your sharing on SIS.

Yes yes!

audrey79

Thanks. Looking forward to your sharing on SIS.

minirat

原帖由 hkparent 於 15-02-22 發表
80% Chinese? Far from my expectation!  Even more than RC?? Hk or Mainland? I thought there were many ...

I am not surprised, coz there are many "locals" with canadian passports.  Like HIHinsurance said, I do believe most of them speak English at home and among themselves.  Is it difficult for non-Canadian passport holders to acquire a spot for the preparatory level entry (5 years old)?

Jane1983

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那個小朋友確係好乖，見他的父母咁多年的栽培，精神心力吾係講笑，吾係補習吾補習咁簡單。

jolalee

Jane1983 發表於 15-2-25 16:42
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CDNIS

Oh! That's a pleasant surprise. Given my (lack of a good) Chinese background this is definitely a plus point. Thanks Jane for your info. This helps me navigate our family's decision in the coming few months. Really appreciate it.

jolalee

Jane1983 發表於 15-2-25 16:42
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我亲友個仔初中，受同學影響，叫亞媽带佢去xx评估和補習，要中文叻d。甘個仔甘生性，自己有心，同一般送佢補，又不盡相同。

For you friend's son, is he in IS or LS? Quite impressive to ask for 要中文叻啲 if he is in IS. May I ask which school he is in? Anyhow, it really depend on the individual child. Given my current observation, the sun might need to rise from the west before my son would initiate studying...

annie40

老師很嚴格，　很難很難給７分（英基，男拔，ＳＩＳ有情講）
******
better to forget all hearsay coming from an anonymous source.  

Jane1983

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亞裔學生要入世界一流大學，個hurdle真係高過白人和黑人好多，有說入Ivy leagues, 亞裔SAT要高白人百幾分，要高黑人400幾分，係現實。除非無要求，否則吾到你吾低頭。

但讀IS，只要家長毋望初衷，始终都吾係local果種甘壓逼，小朋友都快樂的。我亲友個仔初中，受同學影響，叫亞媽带佢去xx评估和補習，要中文叻d。甘個仔甘生性，自己有心，同一般送佢補，又不盡相同。

yinichanwang

hi 可否評價cais?
先謝謝你的advice

jolalee

From my observation about 50-60% ethnic Chinese, but many parents grew up overseas and cannot read or write Chinese (and speaks poorly). There are over 40 nationalities within the school as well, so passport priority isn't everything. They do select first the kids who do very well during interview, so many parents I met are not Cdn citizens. We've got British, European, American, Koren and even South African passport holders. Their kids are just socially pretty bright. Surprisingly, no mainlander in our class... Maybe it's just our class...

type409

hkparent 發表於 15-2-22 13:19
80% Chinese? Far from my expectation!  Even more than RC?? Hk or Mainland? I thought there were many …

Don't forget why this school is established. It is mainly for HK who hold Canadian passports. Go and have a glance of the composition of the school members. As more mainlanders become Canadian, more mainlanders got in for sure. I guess there is at least 50% ethnic Chinese. You cannot expect there are huge number of "Canadian expat" to fill up the school.

jolalee

Jane1983 發表於 15-2-22 17:32
親友中有好幾個小朋友讀cndis，初中，純品聽話（當然家教有功），但聽他們講，雖然無local咁癲，但虎媽亦不 ...

幼稚園及小學用 kelso's choice 教 ethics and decision making. 開始看見功效。我孩子那班，同學間相親相愛得令人感動；老師的感化可記一功。


聽說再讀上去補習風氣非常利害，我也為之憺憂。但現時幼稚園孩子們課外活動都以(多項)運動為主，也不少play dates。當然不少家長加上補中文，偶爾也會有小朋友上phonics, 但應該不是大部分人。