蘇浙國際幼稚園跟英基有何分別?

lureen

lamsuetwai, there is always pros and cons in these 2 different systems. If happiness is seen as the most valuable thing at this early stage, just let them have all the happiness that they can have. Once they get older, responsibility/discipline/pressure will come gradually and they shall learn to pick these up bit by bit. I suppose as they go to higher grades, they shall have better awareness in those areas.
Indeed some Int'l sch has better discipline training than the others. KCIS, so far, has done well in this area.

Beyond this carefree school life, I will request my kid to get involve with some community activities. Hope that he will learn something from this  experience.  Kids of this generation, mostly, are all living with great protections and wealth from their family. Unfair hardships are not often felt.

Other DDS/private schools is indeed quite difficult to get in. I have heard many who tried applying  and failed. I tried 2, one down and the other win. Still, finally, I gave up because of the location.  

Anyway, I think KCIS is still a good choice at this moment.

xxll

dear lureen,

i would like to know do u plan to put yr kid to KCIS' primary section?  and how abt the secondary school?  does it provide international section for sec school?

do u know any friend study at kcis primary section and what are their comment?  thanks!

lureen

dear xxll,

my kid is in the primary already and may stay for the secondary.  The overall comment is good. Student quality is good and well disciplined, especially those who grew from the kindie. KCIS has the shadow of the main chinese section, though not that strict. I like the serious studying atmosphere in the school area. There is always some even better school in the area but at this moment, I think it suits my kid and that he is also enjoying.   Comments are more or less the same for most of the parents I met. Some even have all their siblings studying in this same school.

xxll

lureen 寫道:
dear xxll,

my kid is in the primary already and may stay for the secondary.  The overall comment is good. Student quality is good and well disciplined, especially those who grew from the kindie. KCIS has the shadow of the main chinese section, though not that strict. I like the serious studying atmosphere in the school area. There is always some even better school in the area but at this moment, I think it suits my kid and that he is also enjoying.   Comments are more or less the same for most of the parents I met. Some even have all their siblings studying in this same school.

hi lureen ,
thanks for yr reply.  do u mean there has international section for secondary school?  what is the tuition fee for secondary school?
thanks a lot!

lureen

xxll, KCIS has the secondary section. Fee is 7K/m. For details, you may go to www.kcis.edu.hk

lamsuetwai

lureen,

just receive the e-mail from KCIS that they can organise IB programme.  This really give me more confident for the secondary school.

We still can investigate for 4-5 yrs.  HAHA

What's your comment?

lureen

lamsuetwai,

I saw the mail too. It's good news, indeed. Only that it is at the diploma level and not running from the primary level. Some int'l sch and even some private local sch are running such dip. plan too. IB is popular these days. Personally, I like the philosophy of this approach. Let's see how well they can handle this.

xxll

想問下 kcis 係唔係好難入? 請問有沒有"秘訣"?
已替阿b申請kinder, 但佢地話讀nursery及有兄姐正在讀會有優先!

lureen

xxll, isn't difficult at all. There is space for expansion. Go and have a visit at the school first to see more.

xxll

lureen 寫道:
xxll, isn't difficult at all. There is space for expansion. Go and have a visit at the school first to see more.

thanks lureen.  may i know yr comment abt kcis? yr kid is happier after studying in kcis (if she /he has studied in another school before)?  Thanks

junmom

lureen,

Can you tell me if there is any exam or dictation in the primary section? Do they teach simplified Chinese or tradition Chinese?

My daughter will go to local school this Sept., but if she can't cope with the local edu. system, I will transfer her to IS. Is it too late to do so? Is it difficult to get in?

I know they will have interviews for P. 1 applications, do you know what they will ask?

lureen

xxll, my kid has never studied in any other school so can't compare. He has always been very happy and so is his other classmates. From my observations since kindie, his classmates  are all very nice, well behaved kids. All came from beloved families. Kids often go play at their classmates house after school. Teachers and asst teachers are all very caring and responsible. Of course, 1 or 2 of them may seem to be  more outstanding. Some teachers are more like friends to us. Parents are welcomed to raise your concerns about anything and the office will often try to resolve. The office ladies are friendly too. I am quite comfortable with the environment and the practice of the school so far.

As I said once, there is always some even better school which has proven themselves academically. However, I am also quite concern about the language balance that the school can give to the kids. Also, the workload, the fees, the location, sch history, kid's comments are all concerned factors. I finally come to a conclusion of letting my kid stay in this school.

lureen

junmom, there is no exam in P1 classes.  The only thing tested so far is the simple spelling test, once a week. The thing they practice most during class time is the free writing. They spend a lot of time in reading stories and discussion. It's not tiring and stressful. It's all a learning fun.
Homework is mostly reading and few chinese writing sheets a week. Traditional chin is used.

It's never too late to move to IS. One of my kid's classmates was originally studying in the local P1 but changed over to IS P1 after the Christmas holiday. Kid's adaptive power is strong but at first find the complete freedom inside the classroom strange.

I had no idea what the interview is like but I can help you find that out later.

BBCHU6

lureen,

想請問:

1) KCIS每班的師生比例約多少?

2) 它是否比其他 IS 多功課呢?(因我曾聽聞,不知是否屬實)

3) 如果孩子只讀國際部,不讀本地部,普通話的水準如何?

唔該晒 !

junmom

lureen 寫道:
junmom, there is no exam in P1 classes.  The only thing tested so far is the simple spelling test, once a week. The thing they practice most during class time is the free writing. They spend a lot of time in reading stories and discussion. It's not tiring and stressful. It's all a learning fun.
Homework is mostly reading and few chinese writing sheets a week. Traditional chin is used.

It's never too late to move to IS. One of my kid's classmates was originally studying in the local P1 but changed over to IS P1 after the Christmas holiday. Kid's adaptive power is strong but at first find the complete freedom inside the classroom strange.

I had no idea what the interview is like but I can help you find that out later.[/quote]

lureen,
Thanks very much! I am not worry about my daughter's adaptive power to new environment, I'm only worry that she cannot pass the interview for the english requirement for P2 may be higher.

lureen

BBCHU6,

1) the ratio is 12:1, sometimes 10:1

2) the workload is low, very low. Compared with SIS, it's minimal

3) Putonghua will not be as fluent as in the main section but still be acceptable, extra practice will certainly be helpful, listening and oral. The teachers have divided the putonghua students into 2 groups. One senior level and the other general level.

lureen

junmom, from what I was told, the interview seems quite easy for P1. The headteacher asked the candidate about his/her name, age then do some numerical counting and shapes. Whole oral testing done alone. Then asked parent in for further chatting and inquiring on the parents views to move to IS.  Simple and easy. If the kid tested is attentive enough and will respond when asked, then shouldn't be difficult.

junmom

Dear lureen,

Thanks a lot! That sounds good to me as the interview is quite easy. But will there be any written test for upper primary? And is there any waiting list?
Will they run IB later?

Is it true that KCIS uses local teaching method (as 0002 said previously)? Are the students mainly Chinese? Will they speak in Cantonese when the teachers are not around?

Sorry for asking so many questions. But the comment you gave to KCIS is very good. As the ESF's waiting list is so long, I may consider KCIS instead.

lureen

Junmom, P1 student in IS is just equivalent to K3 local system, so I guess this is the reason why the interview should be made simple. However, once going above the P1, written test would be carried out because this is a skill requirement by P2. I have no idea about the waiting list.

IB, as confirmed officially, will be available only at the diploma level, around F.6 level. Not avail. for primary and lower secondary. KCIS is an IS following the British national curric., teachers may or not be a foreigner, if not they are mostly ABCs. Local teaching system is only found in the main section of KCS. KCIS students are mostly SE Asians (HK, Taiwanese, Japanese etc.) and a few caucasians.

Cantonese may sometimes be heard around the school playground but  not too much as  many of them are keen to use english. Still, this really depends on the batch of student mix and the student himself/herself. Cantonese is not encouraged but is not prohibited because it's an official language in HK. Of course, english is still the only one language to use during class, except mandarin class.

ESF is always attractive to lots of parents. Wish you good luck in both.

junmom

Hi lureen,

If P1 in IS is only equivalent to K3 local school, how come there is only 5 years of Primary in KCIS, P2 to P6? So where is the P.6  of local school?

Anyway, thanks for all the information you gave me. Maybe if they have open day, I would like to visit the school.