RC Parents. Let's share.

JennyL

Kareese,
Do you mind telling where I can get/find information aboutthis simplified or standard/traditional chinese issue in IBD?


WYmom,
If we can confirm that IBD allow the use of both versions of chinese, I would not be worried. As long as my kids can get the qualifications, I am happy which version they are to use.

WYmom

原文章由 JennyL 於 07-10-13 18:37 硐表
Kareese,
Do you mind telling where I can get/find information aboutthis simplified or standard/traditional chinese issue in IBD?


WYmom,
If we can confirm that IBD allow the use of both versions of c ...

JennyL,

I guess you don't need to worry, RC should have considered all these issues when they decide to teach in standard Chinese.  I believe this is their unique selling point among ESF schools.

Wingba, thanks for your sharing.

[ 本文章最後由 WYmom 於 07-10-13 19:36 編輯 ]

chingyu

Hi WYmom,

Thanks for all your previous sharing.  I am glad that I may put my two cents here.

My daughter is studying in RC Year 1.

In her class, I know that it was divided into 5 classes during Chinese lesson.  
(I intentionally say 5 classes instead of 5 categories because I am not sure whether there is any difference between 1 and 2.)
- Advanced 1
- Advanced 2
- Intermediate 1
- Intermediate 2
- CFL (It's an abbreviation.  I don't know the actual meaning.  Anyway, it's for foreigners who know zero Chinese.)

They all are learning traditional Chinese instead of simplified Chinese.  As far as I observe, the Chinese writing of RC is much easier than my daughters' old classmates from local kindergartens if you really want to compare with.

For spoken Putonghua, I find my daughter improved a lot than last year, or I should say at least she showed more interest in learning Putonghua.

From K1 to K2, my daughter was learning from a private Putonghua tutor once a week with a teacher and student ratio 1:2.  Besides, her kindergarten did provide some Puntonghua lessons every week.  However, her progress was not so obvious.  She always begged me to halt the lessons.

After entering RC, she doesn't have much time left behind. My daughter quitted the private Putonghua lesson.  In the contrast, she enjoys very much expressing herself in Putonghua now.

I hope it may help you know more about the real situation of Chinese standard in Year 1 of RC.


Best regards,
chingyu

JennyL

原文章由 WYmom 於 07-10-13 19:35 硐表
JennyL,

I guess you don't need to worry, RC should have considered all these issues when they decide to teach in standard Chinese.  I believe this is their unique selling point among ESF schools.

...

Hmmm. I am just wondering if there would be any advantage or disadvantage (in terms of the IBD program itself) if standard chinese is learnt.

JennyL

Chingyu,
Looks like it is different in Year 1.
Most other years have only 3-4 different classes for chinese.
For your info, CFL stands for Chinese as foreign language and like you said that is for people who does not even speak any chinese.

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chingyu

Hi JennyL,

Thanks for your explanation.

How do you find Chinese standard in RC?  Do you let your kid take any Chinese courses after school?  I have just bought some exercise books for my daughter to practise the writing.

Cheers,
chingyu

原文章由 JennyL 於 07-10-14 01:10 硐表
Chingyu,
Looks like it is different in Year 1.
Most other years have only 3-4 different classes for chinese.
For your info, CFL stands for Chinese as foreign language and like you said that is for peo ...

samanthavikki

我已經同仔仔交左＂０７／０８年度Ｏ既申請表＂，因為心急所以今日打去RC問幾時會收到通知去面試

職員問：你幾時交申請表＆申請year幾？
我：１０月頭交，申請year　１
職員：１０月頭呀～waitting list無咁快～＂（態度唔太好咁～）
我：吓～點解會waitting list？！
職員：係呀！９月２Ｘ（唔記得）日deadline
之後交Ｏ既就係waitting list！交個時同事會話你知係waitting list～（勁燥咁～）
我：交個時無講喎～
職員：咁～可能唔係～（會唔會係未爆quota ）

係呢件事上令我覺得RC個office啲野好亂咁～
我問過職員兩次幾時deadline，佢地都話無deadline，只係話幾時開始收表，我８月頭已經攞左申請表，到佢地話開始收表Ｏ既時間去交，８月頭攞Ｏ既申請表竟然唔update，又填過再交～　而家又話有deadline，令我無所適從～

而家好擔心仔仔連面試機會都無～

如果入唔到０７０８年度year 1，０８０９年度year 1得唔得呢？
仔仔係０３年１２月出世的～
估唔到想同仔仔申請一間理想Ｏ既學校都會令我咁憂心～

[ 本文章最後由 samanthavikki 於 07-11-14 00:38 編輯 ]

jjd

There is really no DEADLINE for admission as they accept applications throughout the year but for years 1 and 7, there is a closing date for 1st round interview.  In the case of year 1, the closing date was 24th Sept.  
http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/content.php?contentid=98

JennyL

原文章由 chingyu 於 07-10-16 20:59 硐表
Hi JennyL,

Thanks for your explanation.

How do you find Chinese standard in RC?  Do you let your kid take any Chinese courses after school?  I have just bought some exercise books for my daughter to ...

chingyu,
Sorry I missed your message.
I think Chinese is OK at RC. I never expect too much anyway.
I know that some more demanding parents think the progress is too slow. However, with the great differences in chinese language levels, I think it is a bit difficult and unrealistic to expect RC to keep up with the local cirriculum.
RC is more "international" than many RC parents (including me) have expected. RC parents would know that there are really a lot of non-chinese kids, or, at least, much more than we would have expected. Then there are also lot of half chinese kids that know very little chinese. Even amongst the chinese kids, many were brought up in western countries and know little or no chinese at all.
(A few parents here have kept saying that RC kids speak mainly cantonese. Now, that is totally not true. All REAL RC parents know the actual situation. I have clarified many times but those few kept repeating the same false comments. I do not know why, and in any case, this is another issue which I do not want to discuss further.)
With this combination, I can imagine the chinese classes (though already splitted into different levels) cannot be really 100% efficient. But I think things cannot be perfect in all ways.
The Chinese cirriculum was not the reason I chose RC. I would have chosen a local school if I was so concerned, or at least I would have chosen one of the more "localised" international schools.
I like the international environment at RC. There are children from basically all over the world. Not only are there western kids from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, etc, but there are also Africans, Indians, Swedish, Japanese, Koreans etc. They have all brought different cultures to the RC community.
My kids are not taking extra chinese classes, but they do extra exercises like your child.

JennyL

原文章由 samanthavikki 於 07-11-14 00:33 硐表
我已經同仔仔交左＂０７／０８年度Ｏ既申請表＂，因為心急所以今日打去RC問幾時會收到通知去面試

職員問：你幾時交申請表＆申請year幾？
我：１０月頭交，申請year　１
職員：１０月頭呀～waitting list無咁快～＂（態度唔太好咁～）
我：吓～點解會waitting list？！
職員：係呀！９月 ...

Are you talking about 08/09 application?
Since the school year of 07/08 has started.

They have all information uploaded on the website in early September. I am sure the information was there quite early on since a friend had asked me to download the form for her.

http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/content.php?contentid=98

samanthavikki

原文章由 JennyL 於 07-11-14 11:12 硐表



Are you talking about 08/09 application?
Since the school year of 07/08 has started.

They have all information uploaded on the website in early September. I am sure the information was there quite ...

係08/09年度至啱, 仔仔係03年12月出世, 如果申請08/09唔成功, 再申請09/10 YEAR 1得唔得呢? 會唔會超齡?

JennyL

原文章由 samanthavikki 於 07-11-14 14:37 硐表

係08/09年度至啱, 仔仔係03年12月出世, 如果申請08/09唔成功, 再申請09/10 YEAR 1得唔得呢? 會唔會超齡?

All I know is that the school group the children according to age. I am not sure if the school is really strict with this policy and do not know if they would allow you to apply for year 1 again for 09/10.
However, even if the school allow you to do so, I do not think it is good for your son. He should be in year 2 in 09 and I do not see why you should make him delay his school life for one year.

samanthavikki

原文章由 JennyL 於 07-11-14 15:40 硐表


All I know is that the school group the children according to age. I am not sure if the school is really strict with this policy and do not know if they would allow you to apply for year 1 again for ...

其實我聽過一個讀RC YR1 o既女仔講佢話班上有5歲6歲同7歲o既同學仔~如果係真我唔太介意仔仔大少少, 而且佢12月出世係細仔...................

只怕唔係真, 就算去申請第二間................
而家又過晒交申請表O既時間...........
唔知可以點打算~

一心想仔仔入讀RC, 我地心目中O既理想學校~

JennyL

原文章由 samanthavikki 於 07-11-14 16:29 硐表

其實我聽過一個讀RC YR1 o既女仔講佢話班上有5歲6歲同7歲o既同學仔~如果係真我唔太介意仔仔大少少, 而且佢12月出世係細仔...................

只怕唔係真, 就算去申請第二間................
而家又過晒交申請表 ...

OK. I do not know much about the admission procedures, but the age criterior is clearly stated on the website. Of course, there would be very exceptional situations when the school is willing to not follow the criterior. However, I do not personally know any student that is one year older (or younger) then his/her classmate.
Plus, why can't you simply let your child enter Year 2 in 09/10.

[ 本文章最後由 JennyL 於 07-11-14 17:14 編輯 ]

WYmom

原文章由 samanthavikki 於 07-11-14 14:37 硐表


係08/09年度至啱, 仔仔係03年12月出世, 如果申請08/09唔成功, 再申請09/10 YEAR 1得唔得呢? 會唔會超齡?

If you cannot enter RC Y1 by 08/09, you can still let your kid study K3 in kinder and apply for 09/10 Y2 by Sept 08.