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bjdadishe

原文章由 hjm 於 08-7-31 20:09 發表
Yeah, probably you're right...so it's around $400 a day...but you see, if I need to put them to swimming lesson, badminton lesson everyday, it could easily be $200 per day already!  I really like day camps because then they can spend a long time there (really no body to look after them at home! we cannot depend on helpers....) and do whatever!  Afterall there is sports and other activities so I still believe $400 a day is OK.  I sent my boy to ESP sports camp last year and for one week, it was $4400.  ...

$4400 for one week is very expensive.  There are other holiday day school choices at around $1500-2000 per week.  Check out ESF or ELC(HK).

puikiufriend

Hi,

I agreed with you all that the school should arrange summer course or summer day camp to the students. Actually, PTA had urge the sport company to provide summer course or day camp to PKC student. However, when PTA received the first draft, they found the price is very expensive and the course design is not planned. Also, there is no any description on the qualification and experience of the Trainer who deliver the Art, Music and Dance. So PTA request the sport company to redesign, to reduce the price and to provide the qualification and experience of the Trainer who deliver the Art, Music and Dance. However, the sport company just reduce a little bit on price and a little bit change on the course design but can not provide the qualification and experience of the Trainer who deliver the Art, Music and Dance. So PTA decided not to support and not recomment our student to attend.

bodadami

綜合看來, 家長們提過 英語.游泳.羽毛球.圍棋.話劇 , 這類暑期班  可能較受歡迎.

費用不必比坊間同類活動便宜, 但不能比他們貴, 考慮到交通問題, 校車仍是最有需要的配合.

Pulmma

其實.......我都好失望, 學校硬件咁好, 唔知點解咁多年都攪唔好課外及暑期活動!!

好多活動都判晒出去, 仲咩都要錢!!!

好彩今年唔駛加學費!!

mummom

其實校長說過, 學校已有足夠的 "課內"活動, 所以不希望家長安排太多課外活動給小朋友. 另外, 很多學校的課外活動都要付款的.  除非那些被老師選定的比賽戓表演項目．　我已習慣了.

原文章由 Pulmma 於 08-8-1 12:45 發表
其實.......我都好失望, 學校硬件咁好, 唔知點解咁多年都攪唔好課外及暑期活動!!

好多活動都判晒出去, 仲咩都要錢!!!

好彩今年唔駛加學費!!

lfcdhsbc

原文章由 Pulmma 於 08-8-1 12:45 發表
其實.......我都好失望, 學校硬件咁好, 唔知點解咁多年都攪唔好課外及暑期活動!!

好多活動都判晒出去, 仲咩都要錢!!!

好彩今年唔駛加學費!!

失望我就沒有失望, 學校硬件確是比很多其他學校都好, 記得自己讀書的時候, 課外活動如 棋藝, 球類, 辯論, 體操, 很多雖說有老師負責, 但老師並不在行, 也不一定在場.  

如今外判出去, 雖是要錢, 但活動的素質就我所見還算不錯.

lfcdhsbc

原文章由 mummom 於 08-8-1 14:52 發表
其實校長說過, 學校已有足夠的 "課內"活動, 所以不希望家長安排太多課外活動給小朋友. 另外, 很多學校的課外活動都要付款的.  除非那些被老師選定的比賽戓表演項目．　我已習慣了.


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你說的都是事實, 但如果有些課外活動的安全性要求不高, 而旨在讓學生參與, 並不乎於把素質提高至專業水平, 學校或家教會也不妨考慮安排一些免費的課外活動, 如棋藝, 乒乓球, ...  如技術性較高的, 也可考慮由高年級學生或義工家長幫幫手.

這也不失為體管公司提供範疇外的另一種選擇.

父母如要孩子在體藝各方面得到較專業的訓練, 付鈔一般來說也是願意的.

iamgiuliano

It appears to be a little bit too late to discuss Summer activities.

honglish

暑期活動是太遲了, 但課外活動則什麼時候開始都可以, 我也認為多些英語及體育活動較好.

也不妨多元化地向學生提供, 有校車更好.

hjm

原文章由 honglish 於 08-8-1 23:04 發表
暑期活動是太遲了, 但課外活動則什麼時候開始都可以, 我也認為多些英語及體育活動較好.

也不妨多元化地向學生提供, 有校車更好.

Yeah, in fact because of school bus arrangement we just CANNOT participate in any afterschool activities as school bus does not take the students to the normal drop off places, but only to Tai Wai or City Hall so my helper will have to take my other kid to pick up my kid if he participates...so have to give up!

Pulmma

如棋藝, 乒乓球, 還有tennis 呢, 學校有tennis court 的, 唱歌, 科學實驗咁!!!

或者種下花(e + 學校有, 但只係好少數同學仔有得參加)

我仍然覺得很不足law

honglish

原文章由 TINGLONG 於 08-8-3 17:38 發表
是否普通話&英語要講得好...才有機會取錄呢????

普通話&英語要講得好的學生全港也沒有幾個, 但普通話&英語都聽不懂就影響機會.

話說回來, 誰知今年怎樣面試收生取錄呢????

iamgiuliano

ENGLISH SPEAKING Group

I remember decades ago in University there was an English Speaking Group.  A group of 10 or 12 students were sitting together in a circle to talk about some common and easy topics, like favorite ball games or food etc.  There was a foreigner tutor sitting with them.  He did not actively participate in the talk.  When there was dead air, he used his body language or simple questions like "What do you think, Jenny?" to start up the discussion again.

It was not so much about teaching pronounciation or skills in speaking English.  It was designed to help students to speak up in an unfamiliar foreign language.  Once they get through that psychological hurdle, they can speak freely in English, rightly or wrongly, broken sentence or not.

I think the exercise for about 10 sessions each for 1.5 hours could build up confidence of kids.  Once confidence to speak is there, other learning paths like reading and listening more are relatively easy.

PTA may consider this for PKC student activities, if parents support.

mummom

but my kid speak quite a lot english at school.
The english teacher always asks the students to speak at least one hour english at home during holidays.

原文章由 iamgiuliano 於 08-8-5 17:35 發表
ENGLISH SPEAKING Group

I remember decades ago in University there was an English Speaking Group.  A group of 10 or 12 students were sitting together in a circle to talk about some common and easy top ...

iamgiuliano

原文章由 mummom 於 08-8-5 18:21 發表
but my kid speak quite a lot english at school.
The english teacher always asks the students to speak at least one hour english at home during holidays.

It was just a suggestion.  

You are right.

My observation is that kids in primary school are more comfortable speaking English when given the environment.  When they are in their teens, they will be more concerned about their appearance, the way they speak, possibility of mistakes, chance of being laughed at ...

If they don't keep speaking a lot all the way, there is a chance of their getting shy on the way of growing up.

bjdadishe

你們的討論也許點出了問題所在, 孩子們在幼稚園開始有膽講英語, 越大越怯, 他們長大了不難發覺自己雖有膽講英語但畢竟講的就是港式英語, 跟電視電影聽到的有很大距離, 甚至雖會講但卻聽不大懂電視電影的英語.

就我觀察, 那些會考英文拿A的學生和那些補習天皇也沒法脫離港式英語, 究其原因, 就是一般人都不覺得港式英語有問題.

既然不覺有問題, 又怎會响應攪什麼English Speaking Group.

另一觀察就是, PKC學生的英語膽和英語語感都比一般其他學校學生好, 原因也許是如MUMMON所說的學校鼓勵, 另加上老師的水準高, 更有一個不便說出的原因, 就是生長環境.

不是賣花讚花香, PKC學生的普通話真的比一般其他學校學生好得多, 也許因為是較早接觸普通話語言環境.  PuTongHua Speaking Group 也不會有人响應的, 因為在校接觸已夠.

ptherbal

很多家長都在說, 孩子學些較偏的樂器或體藝技巧, 最好是拿些獎項, 對將來升學十分重要, 學術成績已是次要, 真的嗎?

lfcdhsbc

請問一下, 網站theenglishpal.com是否不再經營??

bjdadishe

原文章由 ho_fish 於 08-8-11 00:38 發表
請問書本要唔要貼名牌, 要唔要包好架???

課本的質素本來就不錯, 我記憶中, 學校並沒有要求把書包好, 我孩子的書也沒包好, 也沒有毀壞或問題.

要唔要貼名牌?  我認為貼了較好, 因為小朋友很多時把課本錯放在同學的書包, 貼了名牌就方便同學把書交還.

mummom

小兒告訴我, 他有時在小息也跟同學說英語.我問他原因. 他說因為有同學不是中國人(其實也能說廣東話), 另外有幾個同學在外國出生.  最有趣是, 他說有時上完英文課忘了轉台.    真惹笑!

原文章由 bjdadishe 於 08-8-6 23:35 發表
你們的討論也許點出了問題所在, 孩子們在幼稚園開始有膽講英語, 越大越怯, 他們長大了不難發覺自己雖有膽講英語但畢竟講的就是港式英語, 跟電視電影聽到的有很大距離, 甚至雖會講但卻聽不大懂電視電影的英語.

就我 ...