Call the Admissions and ask if you can be put on the waiting list for Lam Tin / Sai Kung? They probably don't know if all current Sai Kung K2 will stay for Y1 next year yet but they need to reserve places for them.
We got the offer but it is Tai Tam campus - very far from us .. Just wonder can we reject Tai Tam offer but wait for Lam Tin / Sai Kung campus... a difficult decision to be made ....
thomastaxi 發表於 18-1-14 13:58
It is so good. I guess a lot of ESF kids should move to the school, but not vice versa.
Thanks nicolelaiyy. Indeed my comments about higher Chinese standard is a relative term. I guess parents of IS kids are pragmatic about the Chinese education the schools can offer. Nobody will dare to say that an international school's Chinese curriculum is at par as a LS.
As I stressed before, I am choosing a school that I think is more suitable to my kid. All I can say that I have no regret I made the choice to switch from ESF to NAIS. I know there are tonnes of parents wanting to get a place at ESF for whatever reasons but that's their choice. I think it's not up to us to judge whether they should move from one school to another.
I think the OP didnt say NAIS has a very high standard of Chinese. But comparing with the offers that she has ie. GSIS & Kellet, NAIS has the highest standard without doubt. They have daily Chinese class for 45mins/lesson. They stream kids in 5 levels. If your kid is in the native stream where most of mainland Chinese kids in, their standard are quite high.
I feel odd when I see the replies here. NAIS’s ultimate parent company is a listed company and bringing biggest return to shareholder is one of is its mission if I am not wrong.
The parents are indeed very rich and quite some of the expatriates enjoy subsidies in their company packages. This matches with what I know.
The most surprising is it’s Chinese curriculum. It is the first time I have seen people commenting on its high Chinese standard.
May I know How many chi lessons per week? I went there before and I rarely saw any student’s work in chi. It looks very attractive to transfer kids from ESF there. Haha good to know more information!
mimi613 發表於 18-1-13 09:26
Hello, may I know why you chose Kellet over NAIS? We planned to send our kid to UK boarding schools ...
Kellet is great British school but to us NAIS is more international and their Chinese program is better. That's the reason why we prefer NAIS. We were impressed by school tours by a number of schools but ultimately have to pick one that seems to be more suitable for our needs.
siubotze 發表於 18-1-11 21:13
We were very lucky that we got offers from a few schools including GSIS, Kellet and NAIS when we co ...
Hello, may I know why you chose Kellet over NAIS? We planned to send our kid to UK boarding schools and we quite like Kellet after the school tour. Grateful if you can share more, thanks in advance :)
pinkmania 發表於 18-1-11 23:05
you call urself a customer. that's interesting.
User, customer, client, stakeholder....whatever you name it. I don't give a fuss. It is just a word to describe the service provider providing educational services to your kid. After all, we all need to pay for the schooling.
貝珠 發表於 18-1-11 14:45
Let me guess ......
Harrow: too far away and expensive
Kellet: not easy to get a spot if u didn't ...
We were very lucky that we got offers from a few schools including GSIS, Kellet and NAIS when we considered moving out from ESF. As we intended to send my girl to UK boarding school at around year 9, I wanted her to have more Chinese learning before leaving HK. NAIS is more suitable for us in that sense. Apart from that, I also considered the school's offerings on all-rounded development for students. I would say NAIS offers a better art curriculum and my girl has strong interest in art.
Harrow is never our choice because my hubby graduated from Harrow UK and ironically he hated the school (for being too restrictive).
964000 發表於 18-1-11 11:16
Switching to ESF kinder you need to know what you want, frankly it’s for its priority to primary r ...
You’re right! Its priority to ESF Primary is the thing that attracted me to switch from Victoria during the mid term. But the few months experience in ESF kinder makes me hesitated with the school and am thinking about if I should continue with this school for primary though my son feels very happy with the school. How could I actually know if IB is suitable for my kid? At this early stage of Kinder?
Sorry, my apologies for diverting the topic but this is the exact concern I have now.