Wymondham College

kidtomum

有無家長可以比下對Wymondham College 的意見, 成績, 校風, 學生品行等等, 因女兒取錄下年Year 9, 有些擔心, 因是
Local School, 驚比較雜, 易學壞, 見家長都說此校成績好, 但上網GCSE看它叉不是%很高.  有子女的家長可否給一點意
見??  感謝!

Tommy

大家放鬆一下，今日係 Wymondham 本年的 first snow。學校落好大雪，好靚，好浪漫！

第一年到 Wymondham 的同學要好好地享受！

Mighty

[夜晚用手機一定要開燈，否則會非常傷害眼睛] 這也是問題所在、就係発現LIGHTS　OUT之後仲用機、近視加深得好快！！

Tommy

Mighty 發表於 17-1-13 13:59
好高慶TOMMY常常這様正面面対。　当孩子在香港的時候、総擺不脱有点児事事管、事事問的状況、特別在手機同 ...

冇錯，Wymondham 的校風係比較自由開放，監管唔算好嚴。我兩個仔由幼稚園，小學，至初中，都係喺鼓吹自由開放的學校讀書，所以佢地習慣了這種學習模式。佢哋有自己睇法，其實都好難迫佢地做什麽。

至於用手機方面，學校收手機涉及保安和很多行政工作，什至私隠，我諗學校都唔會全面替學生保管手機。當然，如果家長有需要， 學校一定會配合。都係嗰句，學校太大了，太多學生。

我自己就行鴕鳥政策。我地全家都唔會隠蔽 whatsapp 最後在線時間，但係我從來都唔會特登去睇佢哋啲在線時間。有時唔覺意睇到，我都唔會理，更加唔會質問佢哋。我只會提醒佢哋，夜晚用手機一定要開燈，否則會非常傷害眼睛。 後來又唔覺意睇到佢哋啲在線時間， 發覺原來佢哋都好似律。

Mighty

kidtomum 發表於 17-1-13 16:19
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諗住到了外地可遠離手機!!!!!!!!

我也是這様想!!　在香港反而用得少、有我望住.我不知其他私校会否厳D?　

kidtomum

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諗住到了外地可遠離手機!!!!!!!!

Mighty

kidtomum 發表於 17-1-13 14:19
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但佢地無熄燈時間咩?  可以無止境地用??

Yes of course.  For Year 9 students it is 9:30pm,  School said matrons check on them from time to time but I guess it is difficult to catch them out.  So the best way, for me I think, is to take away phones from them.  But no one is doing it and I don't want my daughter to be the odd one out.  Teenagers care a lot about self esteem.  People might say 放手LA　but even ourselves get on line so much so I really cannot expect teenagers to be self disciplined.  

kidtomum

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但佢地無熄燈時間咩?  可以無止境地用??

Mighty

好高慶TOMMY常常這様正面面対。　当孩子在香港的時候、総擺不脱有点児事事管、事事問的状況、特別在手機同電脳方面、我是比較執着的一類。
她初頭要手機都非常節制的、後来我発覚她用手機用得很晩、過了BED　TIME,我就問HOUSE　PARENT為何可以BED　TIME之後都用手機。　HOUSE　PARENT話如有需要MATRON是可以収手機的、我便簡単的説収吧、並没有特別去想。　後来女児覚得不開心、話全個ROOM,只有她被収。好無面、同埋話我吾信她、我也明白自己的不是、於是便同MATRON説、不用再収了。　我有同学校反応、為何不全面収機、LIGHTS　OUT之後、根本不応該用手機的、不竟是YOUNG　TEEN,好難自控。　或者ｗEEKDAY収、WEEKEND不収又如何？
我不知其他学校的POLICY如何、只覚得WYM比較寛松左。

Tommy

學校提供很多不同的活動，同時給予學生很大的自由，學生可以選擇參與或者不參與。換句話講，如果學生要 Hea 讀的話，在校期間只需要上堂，考試，食飯，瞓覺便可以了。當然，我相信無人會走到這個極端。

學校呢個做法可能唔係好 Organized, 我都曾經為此而緊張過。在頭一兩年，每學年開始時，我都要好肉緊張地提醒孩子要參加課外活動。但係你急佢地唔急，佢哋未必鍾意參與你希望他們參與的活動；就算勉強地參與，佢哋亦未必開心和投入。

有啲活動係有 quota，同學要把握機會和主動爭取先可以參與。好像非常受歡迎的愛丁堡獎勵計劃，同學必須作一篇文介紹自己，經過遴選才有機會參與。

佢哋自己會摸索，慢慢會學到點樣生存，到某年某月某日，佢哋都會搵到最適合自己的活動和方向。我可以做的只係提醒和鼓勵，給他們無限的支持。

我的孩子比較遲熟，慢熱，要耐心地等待他們成長。慶幸，今天他們已找到了自己的 passion 和方向。

Tommy

有家長好緊張地 pm 我，擔心學校的情況，問我的孩子有沒有在 Wymondham 寄宿。

我兩個仔中三開始住 Fry Hall, Sixth Form 住過 Lincoln, Ralph's, 連鐵皮屋 Annex 都住過。佢哋喜歡不同的生活體驗，試過同香港人，英國人，非裔，中東裔同學同房。

我明白大家的擔心， 尤其是 Year 7入學的，女孩子和男孩子又可能有不同的考慮。

待續。

Mighty

lamb2003 發表於 17-1-9 20:54
Is Gordon a comprehensive or grammar school? Are the students or the surrounding area of the school  ...

Non selective, Academy.  You know what teenagers are like.  It is nothing wrong with the school.  May be the building looked a bit old and the dorm was not new either.  I would say it is a good school and I would be very pleased if my daughter had accepted the offer (both hubby and myself liked the school).  Well, life for you.  You cant always get what you want.

lamb2003

Mighty 發表於 17-1-9 20:45
Thanks Guardian.  In fact my daughter was accepted by Gordon School.  Unfortunately my daughter did  ...

Is Gordon a comprehensive or grammar school? Are the students or the surrounding area of the school that made your daughter dislike it?

Mighty

Guardian 發表於 17-1-9 16:28
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Hi Mighty,Agree Hockerill is much better. Have you tried Gordon School, it is a  ...

Thanks Guardian.  In fact my daughter was accepted by Gordon School.  Unfortunately my daughter did not like the environment there so we had to decline the offer.  

Guardian

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Hi Mighty,Agree Hockerill is much better. Have you tried Gordon School, it is a co-ed in Surrey and a very good school with boarding. We tried to apply to both of these schools for my son 2 years ago unfortunately there were no place available at the time. Anyway, hope the situation at Wymondham will change to its better.

For those parents that wants their children to be more academic, grammar schools (selected state schools) are more appropriate. But comparing to Hong Kong local schools the workload is only a third.

Mighty

kidtomum 發表於 17-1-9 10:04
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看完Mighty的發表後, 有些擔心, 我個女今年入Year 9, 她不夠主動, 如果係咁會唔會越來 ...

老実答案是：你的擔心完全正確。　可能細校会好Ｄ，同埋我門不在身邊、她門如何懶散、我門甚麼也做不到。　有時看見其他家長、説小朋友去了外国、生性了、非常羡慕啊！　

kidtomum

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看完Mighty的發表後, 有些擔心, 我個女今年入Year 9, 她不夠主動, 如果係咁會唔會越來越懶散?  

Mighty

RobertPaPa 發表於 17-1-5 21:14
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There are few things I dislike is that holidays and Exeat day in this college is  ...

一直也不想説太多、因我女只入読了３個多月、不算是一個有経験的父母、好多野都未掌握到、同時対学校有不満的地方、我都会直接同学校講的、一来希望他門可改善、二来在網絡上講、似有点対学校不公。但看到ROBERT PAPA的感受、倒有点有感而發。　是這星期発生的事:
女児有点私人野要買、店舗在学校２０分鐘左右車程、GUARDIAN住得遠、不法便叫過来帯小女去。　但正如ROBERTPAPA説、学校非常大、不可能下下叫HOUSE　PARENT帯的。　想不出其他有効方法、於是便問問INTERNATIONAL CENTRE的PERSON　IN　CHARGE.　我是用電郵問的、不消５分鐘、她便電郵回覆説、她打電話過去舗頭問可否将物件帯来学校、舗頭説不可以、因要試、一定要来舗頭、於是她又馬上問我個女個HOUSE PARENT可否WEEKEND帯女児去買、HOUSE　PARENT説無問題。　我是頗感動的！　我完全不認識這位PERSOｎ　IN CHARGE、也没有叫她如何做、但她非常主動也prepared to help.
学校大是事実、但好処是多活動、but activities are not compulsory, so students have to be willing to join themselves.  
我覚得作為父母也好、学生也好、一定要主動同学校商量、大家才WIN　WIN.　
去年１０月在香港見過校長、覚得他表面是友善的、但做事効率就一般。　我提出的事、還未回覆。　但其他職員、我覚得是有心做好的。 Again can't expect every one is the same.  Some are less hard working and friendly than others.
学術方面、我問過女女、以前勤力D,定EE家勤力D,女女話以前、原因係同学之間没有以前個種[向上]圧力、是好是壊、見人見智了。　PREP時間只是一個鐘左右、真係不足的。　我個女就吾会主動WEEKEND読書個種材料。
AMONG STATE BOARDING SCHOOLs, 如果本身読書不錯、又想継続向上的話、可能WYMONDHAM不是太適応、另外有間叫Hockerill Anglo-European College, for that purpose, seems better.  

RobertPaPa

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Can stay in college over Exeat day, but have to pay an International Student Supplement Charge

wmyeung

My daughter just confirmed for Year 7 for this year Sept... is there any parents joining the school this year? By the way, can student stay in the exeat house during half term or they must leave the school?