In 完SPK

baby-cj

Hi hellou007, as your girl graduated from SPK, are you happy with her English level?  Did the school teach them phonics, and if so, starting in K1/K2/K3?  Also, was there any Mandarin class?  Would appreciate it if you could please share your experience with us :)

原帖由 hellou007 於 10-2-10 11:08 發表
My girl is now in the primary section.  I remembered that the sister in the kindergarten had mentioned that acceptance of siblings was not a guarantee as the school wants to give chance to others that ...

chloewong1211

原帖由 zitaeric 於 10-2-10 10:51 發表
亞女嗰班有八,九成媽咪都返工,
亦有超細仔,超大女...
但個個都好乖..........

請問你囡囡嗰班嘅超細仔係幾月出世呢 ?

eggmama

SPK mommies,

still remember the result arrived earlier or just on time as school mentioned?

bear2233

最細個係九月出世

bear2233

no mandarin class, learn phonics from K2

baby-cj

I see.  Do you take your kid to any mandarin lesson outside of school?

原帖由 bear2233 於 10-2-10 14:32 發表
no mandarin class, learn phonics from K2

zitaeric

Oct...

原帖由 chloewong1211 於 10-2-10 12:59 發表



請問你囡囡嗰班嘅超細仔係幾月出世呢 ?

Bilobi

Haha, 唔好心急 la (過愉快新年嘛!), 睇怕最 critical 嘅 factor 應該是出生月份吧, 我有朋友的女女, 當日表現一般, 想哭想發脾氣, 一月出生, 收咗; 另一位表現出色, 有礼貌, 九月細女, 唔收; 當然, 取錄与否,往往仲有其他故事, 但大家不妨想想, 好的幼稚园多的是啊, 其实, SPK 之所以受歡迎, 只是她有有品牌的小学及中学 back up, 論 kindergarten's "心力", be frank, 真的不敢恭維.

當然"近似一條龍"確实令家長輕鬆一点, 這是現实的問題, I understand, agree and face the reality.

Anyway, the admission criteria is determined by the school, we have no say. Bigger kids really perform better in the medium and long run? I really doubt.

Just wish to cheer up all parents not to treat it as the only one dream school for girls. Providing our kids with a happy and fruitful life is our ultimate goal. Many schools can achieve the same purpose!  HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[ 本帖最後由 Bilobi 於 10-2-11 12:57 編輯 ]

hellou007

There is no Mandarin in K1, K2 and K3, and the school teaches basic phonics that the parents need to practice and extend further with the kids beyond school time. Phonics is important for spelling and is commonly adopted in UK.  School Life is SPK is easy and not stressful.  
The kids can enjoy very much their pre-primary school life although you may find that the curriculum of SPK is very simple and easy, as they emphasis more on the kid's overall development rather than academic performance only.  I do agree that the academic success of kids at primary level relies much on parents while school teaching gives the parents a guideline/direction.
SPK is not the type of school that aim to push kids to attain a high academic achievement. On the contrary, just as what Sr. said, they hope that every student likes going to school rather than scares of school.

one_touch

原帖由 Bilobi 於 10-2-11 11:28 發表
Haha, 唔好心急 la (過愉快新年嘛!), 睇怕最 critical 嘅 factor 應該是出生月份吧, 我有朋友的女女, 當日表現一般, 想哭想發痺氣, 一月出生, 收咗; 另一位表現出色, 有礼貌, 九月細女, 唔收; 當然, 取錄与否,往往仲 ...

我很有興趣知道spk有甚麼地方令你不敢恭維呢?

baby-cj

Tks hellou007.  It's good to know the approach that SPK is using.  BTW, do you know if SPN is the same case.  

Sorry for asking so many questions, as I am planning to let my daughter try to apply for SPN first, and if fail, then will try SPK a year later.  What's your view about SPN?  I would really love to understanding more about the 2 schools.  Tks a lot again for your sharing!

原帖由 hellou007 於 10-2-11 12:27 發表
There is no Mandarin in K1, K2 and K3, and the school teaches basic phonics that the parents need to practice and extend further with the kids beyond school time. Phonics is important for spelling and ...

didikoko

spn 唔係話你交表就有得俾你in架.... 佢都係抽人去in... e.g.: 佢收90個人, 佢可以會揀百零個小朋友去interview...至於係點揀法...就真係只有spn先知囉...

Mollymama

Yes, having incentive to go to school is more important than academic result during KG training!

原帖由 hellou007 於 10-2-11 12:27 發表
There is no Mandarin in K1, K2 and K3, and the school teaches basic phonics that the parents need to practice and extend further with the kids beyond school time. Phonics is important for spelling and ...

Mollymama

You can view this link:

http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/viewthread.php?tid=1704081

原帖由 baby-cj 於 10-2-11 12:51 發表
Tks hellou007.  It's good to know the approach that SPK is using.  BTW, do you know if SPN is the same case.  

Sorry for asking so many questions, as I am planning to let my daughter try to apply for ...

baby-cj

Mmollymaa, tks for your sharing :)

原帖由 Mollymama 於 10-2-12 08:25 發表
You can view this link:

http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/viewthread.php?tid=1704081

zitaeric

Hi Bilobi,

"論 kindergarten's "心力", be frank, 真的不敢恭維."

就你上述的論句,除非間学校真是好差,我才会用"真的不敢恭維"來形容.否則對学校是很不公平的...我想冇一間学校是全好的,一定有空間去改善.SPK新校舍都有成近二十年曆史,有自己的辦学理念...無錯,它沒有深的課程,不等於冇嘢教,就算有很多很深的內容,都要咁細嘅小朋友吸收到;SPK校長,老師等都好好,我個小朋友除了兩位班主任,佢連幾位主任,班老師都做了好朋友,成日記掛在口中...SPK有佢訓練小朋友的一套方法,亦是好多家長稱讚的,SP從少訓練学生"自信"和"獨立".當讀完半個学期,就会從小朋友身上看到,我深深的感受到...

原帖由 Bilobi 於 10-2-11 11:28 發表
Haha, 唔好心急 la (過愉快新年嘛!), 睇怕最 critical 嘅 factor 應該是出生月份吧, 我有朋友的女女, 當日表現一般, 想哭想發脾氣, 一月出生, 收咗; 另一位表現出色, 有礼貌, 九月細女, 唔收; 當然, 取錄与否,往往仲 ...

Nov

囡囡認為自己變左大姐姐, 成日抺枱, 開口埋口叫我著多d衫, 仲要食多d熱野會好舒服, 食野唔好四處望... 等等. 佢只係n1小朋友, 返了一個上學期, 睇住佢變得獨立, 有條理!

學習上的轉變也不少...

Sumyeema1

其實大家認為什麼樣的幼稚園好呢？

有的家長希望幼稚園教的越深越好，K1 讀K2 的課程，K2 讀K3 的課程, K3 讀P1 的課程…依此類推。

有的家長希望幼稚園有良好的語言環境，最好全部老師都是 NET, 再加 PTH 老師就最 perfect.

每個人對教育的理念都不同，但我相信大部分家長都希望給予孩子們最好的教育。 所以每間學校才有各自收生的空間。

最近有時間讀了一些關於教育的書，慶幸幫小女找到一間適合她和我的幼稚園 （對，也包括我）。SPK 的優勢是它有小學和中學作后盾，所以學校可以花更多時間在各方面培養小朋友， 例如自信心，自理能力，社交能力，思考能力，接受失敗的能力，閱讀能力，自制力…等等。SPK沒有把這些訓練打印出來給家長看，但是家長可以從孩子們每天的發展中觀察到。

有的家長覺得 “從孩子們每天的發展中觀察到“ 太抽象，不如孩子會默/ 背 了多少個中英字來的實際，所以有了"論 kindergarten's "心力", be frank, 真的不敢恭維."的評論。

[ 本帖最後由 Sumyeema1 於 10-2-12 11:35 編輯 ]

hippofant

作為現任SPK學生家長, 絕對同意SPK致力訓練學生成為獨立、自信、有禮、懂得表達及有獨立思考能力的小朋友。我們認同這方面的培育比知識的傳授更為重要。

我們十分慶幸小朋友能在這所學校就讀, 小朋友亦喜歡學習及喜歡上學。

學校沒有最好的, 只有最適合的。但願你們為子女找到適合你子女的學校!

peggywpk111

it is hard to believe that such a famous school has no mandarin class

I think nowadays, Mandarin class is a MUST for a kindergarten

I have heard that there is no NET too