Anfield International Kindergarten

Cheerfulmama

原文章由 HAYMUM 於 07-10-24 00:18 硐表
My child is 2 yrs old now, I will send him to prep-programme at Anfield, but I am not sure how many classes a week will be better!!
Would you please give me some suggestion?

My son is now studying at the prep-program at Anfield.  He attends the class 3 days a week. I personally prefer 3 days a week because I am afraid the senses of belonging will be weak if only once a week and he might be tired if goes everyday.  No right or wrong, up to you

Cheerfulmama

原文章由 AnpanBaby 於 07-10-23 16:40 硐表
Thank you Cheerfulmama!!!  is your son enrolled in the weekday/weekend programme?  

Hello AnpanBaby,

My son joins the weekday class.

AnpanBaby

Thanks for your sharing Cheerfulmama!  The reason I asked is because I once read from here that weekday and weekend classes are somehow different

原文章由 Cheerfulmama 於 07-10-24 11:20 硐表


Hello AnpanBaby,

My son joins the weekday class.

24112006

Thank you very much.

原文章由 Fattymom 於 07-10-24 10:12 硐表
At Anfield, it's about 35-40% of students are native.  I don't think that they're open.  Let me put it in another way, they are outspoken, outgoings and confident.  Although it's an int. kinder, it's  ...

Tanker

Dear Cheerfulmama,

how old is yr kid?
My son is 2yrs8mths now, can he join next term(Jan 2008) of prep-programme at Anfield?  coz prep-programme accept age is from 2yrs3mths to 3yrs old!

Tanker

原文章由 Cheerfulmama 於 07-10-24 11:17 硐表


My son is now studying at the prep-program at Anfield.  He attends the class 3 days a week. I personally prefer 3 days a week because I am afraid the senses of belonging will be weak if only once a  ...

[ 本文章最後由 Tanker 於 07-10-24 16:17 編輯 ]

elizatyy

They have an open day in Nov.

Cheerfulmama

原文章由 Tanker 於 07-10-24 16:14 硐表
Dear Cheerfulmama,

how old is yr kid?
My son is 2yrs8mths now, can he join next term(Jan 2008) of prep-programme at Anfield?  coz prep-programme accept age is from 2yrs3mths to 3yrs old!

Tanker
...

Hello Tanker,

My son is 2yrs3mths now.  You'd better check with the school.  I personally think it's okay because by Jan next year, your son is still below 3 yrs. old.

BTW, which kindergarten you've planned to enroll for your son after the playgroup?

sks

24112006,
Anfield is IS Kinder, but more than 60% of the students are Chinese (some are BBC, ABC). Others are British, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish etc. The children communicate with each others in English. In addition, parents also communicate with each others in English during school activities.

“Open” character ? To be honest, the children in Anfield are much pure and discipline than some locals I meet. In addition, I think children in kinder depend much from parents for moral education.

Children become easily influence by peer when they are in secondary, therefore, what you consider may be “will the children be more open when they studying in international secondary?” I think this before as mine is girl too. My answer is half and half, just the same as they studying in local, they will be “open” if parent don’t provide moral education by themselves.

Do you know girls in China are “open”? (of course not all, but it is common to have sex or live together). They are studying in traditional school, but they are “open” too. Why? Because they are not in their home town and their parents are not with them to provide the correct moral education to them.

sks

Tanker,
Anfield teaches only very simple Chinese words, really not much.
I think the child could speak mandarin, but they could only recognize a few Chinese words.

sks

AnpanBaby,
The difference between weekday and weekend playgroup is due to the adult.
On weekday, mainly the helpers accompany the child, the child is independent.
While on weekend, mainly the parents accompany the child, the children become attach to their mother/father and be naughtier.

My opinions are if you are full time mom, join Mon, Wed, Fri.
However, if you are working mom, join Tue, Thur, Sat. Then you could know more about the school when you come with your child on Sat, and could have topics with your child about Anfield.

My child has studied playgroup before joining K1 and I found it help her much to have a smooth transition.

1)
19 months : join Sat playgroup (to see if Anfield is good or not)
2)
27 months : rejoin Sat playgroup (decide to let my child to study at Anfield K1 as I think Anfield is quite good)
3)
30 months : join Tue, Thur, Sat playgroup (go to school by school bus, accompanied by helper on weekday and me on Sat)
4)
33 months : join super summer star (3-hrs course, adult could not accompany, take school bus, no crying)
5)
35 months : K1 (very smooth, my child told me “I am big child now, I would like to take school bus by myself”, no crying even on school bus).

Even if you do not plan to study at Anfield, I think my steps 2-4 are still good arrangement as they could learn to be independent gradually.

Tanker

Hi sks,

Thanks for yr info.!

Have little worried to learn Chinese is not enough?

When will the application for K1?


Tanker

原文章由 sks 於 07-10-25 00:26 硐表
Tanker,
Anfield teaches only very simple Chinese words, really not much.
I think the child could speak mandarin, but they could only recognize a few Chinese words.

[ 本文章最後由 Tanker 於 07-10-25 14:25 編輯 ]

Tanker

原文章由 sks 於 07-10-25 00:29 硐表
AnpanBaby,
The difference between weekday and weekend playgroup is due to the adult.
On weekday, mainly the helpers accompany the child, the child is independent.
While on weekend, mainly the parent ...

Tanker

Thanks Cheerfulmama!!

If my son really love this school, I will consider to enroll K1 at Anfield

Your child is enrolled in 08-09 k1? Would you choose to k1 at anfield? What do you think?

Tanker

原文章由 Cheerfulmama 於 07-10-24 21:25 硐表


Hello Tanker,

My son is 2yrs3mths now.  You'd better check with the school.  I personally think it's okay because by Jan next year, your son is still below 3 yrs. old.

BTW, which kindergarten you' ...

AnpanBaby

Hello sks,

Thanks so much for the detailed information and advice!!  As i'm also a working Mom, most probably i need to rely on my helper to accompany my child for weekday classes --- which opens up the transporatation issue which i am now seriously thinking about...:-|

AnpanBaby

原文章由 sks 於 07-10-25 00:29 硐表
AnpanBaby,
The difference between weekday and weekend playgroup is due to the adult.
On weekday, mainly the helpers accompany the child, the child is independent.
While on weekend, mainly the parent ...

sks

Tanker,
If you want to enroll morning session, you better to send application earlier. And it need to pay desposit (2-month tution fee) in around Dec.

On the other, it seems you care much on the Chinese standard. You better think it deeply before making the final decision.

Last year, I also struggle on this issue. Finally, I think I could teach Chinese to my child by myself and my husban prefer the education system of IS, therefore, I choose IS.

Of course, choosing local and IS is not only simple thinking. We consider many things before making this decision.

sks

AnpanBaby,
When I enrol the weekday playgroup, I consider the transportation too since I don't feel relieved to let my helper to bring my child to school by bus/MTR by herself. Therefore, when I know Anfield allow one adult to accompany the playgroup child to take the school bus, I enrol the weekday class too.

However, the school bus fee is expensive (as there are only 4-5 student,  and nannny bus mother is available), similar or even a little bit higher than taxi fee (for 3-day playgroup). Some friends advise me to take taxi but I think school bus is safer than taxi.

If you are working mom, you advise you to enrol 8:30am class, so that you could send your child to the school bus.

AnpanBaby

hi sks,

Thanks so much for the information again!!  so they have schoolbus for playgroups too?  where can I get more information on that?   

原文章由 sks 於 07-10-26 13:25 硐表
AnpanBaby,
When I enrol the weekday playgroup, I consider the transportation too since I don't feel relieved to let my helper to bring my child to school by bus/MTR by herself. Therefore, when I know  ...

AnpanBaby

judging from their website, i think the term is around 4 months (late Aug to Dec).

原文章由 vvnpo 於 07-10-26 15:07 硐表
The school fees are charged on a termly basis, how long is a term please?  2 months or 3 months please?