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Totally disappointed with Kingston

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發表於 09-3-21 23:48 |顯示全部帖子
I had searched here before I let my boy joined Kingston but I couldn't find much information at that time and therefore I had made a very bad decision.  After joining there for almost half a year, we have to withdraw and the experience was very very very bad.  I want to share here to let other parents' know so that they won't repeat my mistake to put your kid to Kingston because after all we finally understand that the actual mission of Kingston is to earn money and they didn't use heart at all to teach your kids.

Here is my experiene.  My boy was originally a very good and gentle boy.  We never hit him and therefore he never learns to hit others.  A few weeks after school started, teacher told us that he hit other kids..it sounded quite strange for us....we asked a few times from teaches if he learned that from school..but the teachers just say nice words saying don't worry, etc.  

Since my boy grows bigger, he started to present himself better and better and we finally understand that he learn to hit others and shut loudly from another  naughty kid in the class.  Since we learned so well about the situation, teachers can't deny anymore...the fact is only that they are fail to control the situation.  In parents day, the teacher even told us it was bad that that naughty boy never got sick?!

Later, I recognize that my boy is not the only one like this.  I agreed with another parents in the class saying that the teachers only try to say nice words to please parents.  The school bascially has NO heart.

In the 2 weeks of Chiense New Year  holiday, my boy suddenly returned back to "normal" and became back a gentle lovely boy and stopped hitting others.  We then confirmed that it was bad to put him back to the Kingston environment where his emtion got upset (cause school was fail to teach the students...all they care is money).  

It is in fact definitely fine to have different kinds of kids in class and we tihnk it is good for our boy to learn.  However, in the whole process, the problem is how the teachers and even the school Principle deal with the matter.  Since we confirmed the environment brought damage to his growth, we had no choice but stop letting him go back to the class immediately.  We also inform school this problem and requesting either to let us go or otherwise change class for us.  

Believe it our not, they rejected us changing class so that they can charge us the $15000 deposit.  We fight back asking them to either change class or pay back the full deposit.  They still insist not to pay us back the whole deposit.  And the execuse they use to reject our request of changing class is that the School principle say there "could be" some people lining up to join the school?!  However, the truth was that a number of kids had withdraw from the schol.  

Anyway, we confrim from the whole process that Kingston is a very very money oriented school with no hearts...

Finally, I waste some deposit money and switched my boy back to another school..we asked him again if he likes Kingston or the newly joined school ... my boy answerd me the new one .. now, he sings more songs and never hit us again! back to normal.


I really hope that the information above could help.  I hope that no parents will repeat my mistake.  Send me email if you need more information.

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發表於 09-3-23 12:47 |顯示全部帖子
How old is your son when he first join Kingston?   Is he going to their playgroup class or pre-nursery?




原帖由 parentsinhk 於 09-3-21 23:48 發表
I had searched here before I let my boy joined Kingston but I couldn't find much information at that time and therefore I had made a very bad decision.  After joining there for almost half a year, we  ...

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發表於 09-3-25 00:08 |顯示全部帖子

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He joined playgroup in other school since 1..we switched to Kingston because of its reputation and because it has primary school...he started to join Kingston in Sept 2008 when he was 2.5 years old.

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發表於 09-3-25 00:09 |顯示全部帖子

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Sorry, forget to answer your question =p, he joined the 2-yr old class (pre-nursery)

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發表於 09-3-26 11:17 |顯示全部帖子
Hi parentsinhk,
I am sorry to hear that and glad that you finally chose the right one.  May I know which school your boy is studying.  Tks.

原帖由 parentsinhk 於 09-3-25 00:09 發表
Sorry, forget to answer your question =p, he joined the 2-yr old class (pre-nursery)

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發表於 09-3-26 16:15 |顯示全部帖子
thanks for sharing your experience...my son has been placed on the waiting for 2 yr programe this year, I will reconsider this school..

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發表於 09-3-27 00:32 |顯示全部帖子

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BeBeZhu, just don't want to make it like an advertisment, let me tell you in email (please give me your email)...it is an international school with similar setting as Kingston (quite obvious)...but to me, is much better!! ...

having said that, we are also considering to change him to St. Catherine later in Sept...definitely not because the current school is not good..only becuase of the experience in Kingston...do want to give a chance to try out the traditional school...

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發表於 09-3-27 00:44 |顯示全部帖子
Can you also pm me?  Actually I also pm you the message before.  

elbb

原帖由 parentsinhk 於 09-3-27 00:32 發表
BeBeZhu, just don't want to make it like an advertisment, let me tell you in email (please give me your email)...it is an international school with similar setting as Kingston (quite obvious)...but to ...

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發表於 09-3-28 00:41 |顯示全部帖子

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PM la, please check

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發表於 09-3-29 16:26 |顯示全部帖子
Really thanks for your sharing!!!!!