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We just moved to hong kong last year from Canada. Originally, we planned to put our son into ESF, but the waiting was so long. Therefore, my son ended up studying at Korean International.
At first, we chose Korean International because 1. they have spaces available 2. they are British- curriculum based 3. they have a very strong Canadian background too - the principal is Canadian and many of their teachers graduated in Canada as well. 4. Although KIS is an international school, it seems more "traditional" compared to other IS. 5. Resonable school price 6. Swimming lesson every Friday 7. Mandarin lessons every week 8. Provide a very comfortable, interactive and "stress-free" learning environment 9. Teachers are in fact very friendly and helpful 10. My son likes this school at the first place (Very important!)
From my observations, I can say that KIS is a pretty good school. As a parent, I would rate KIS as a B+ school. After studying at KIS for a year, my son was quite happy and has enjoyed learning very much. Maybe we are Canadian, my son feels very comfortable studying at KIS. (some teachers are from Vancouver, UBC) Therefore, we feel like KIS is a place where we belong to, even though most of the students are Koreans. Of course they have chinese students, but they do speak English. (most of them came from overseas instead of locals) The other thing that i like about KIS is that they have a low teacher-student ratio. In my son's class, they only have 17 students + a teacher + an EA. (I consider this as a very important factor because low ratio means the teacher will better understand my child's need) Moreover, my son has to do homework every other day, like math, English, science and social studies. He also has to practice hand-writing and write about his experiences in his journal. Furhter, they have spelling test every week (10 words) and projects (either an essay, a model or a drama, etc)once awhile. Most importantly, my son made academic progresses after a year studying at KIS. His spelling, comprehension, hand-writing, Mandarin and oral skills are much better now. He used to hate doing homeworks, but now he is able to do his homeworks independently without my help. Academically, he is more focused now. Socially, he made alot of friends, including Koreans and Europeans. In fact, his best friend came from Swiss. Interestingly, my son also learned some simple Korean words and was able to surprise his dad with a Korean birthday song ( )
I've heard some of you commenting that KIS students are quite naughty and "wild". Well, I can only say, there is a big difference between the Korean and English section students. Since my son is studying in the English Section, I can say that his classmates are very polite, hard-working and naive compared to the Korean section. (Even Koreans in the English section are quite hard-working since Korean parents are quite traditional and they place a high expectation on their child.) Due to this type of positive peers influence, my son suddenly realized that "oh, i need to work harder from now on, just like "XXX" "
From my observations, KIS is a low-profile IS that is making progresses every year and is working hard to promote happy learning but at the same time, to motivate students to meet certain academic expectations. I believe IS will gradually become one of the popular IS in hk, because they are now working hard to motivate their primary students to become active as well as competitive learners.
Compared to local schools, KIS of course is an international school since English is the teaching medium and all students speak English in the English section. All KIS teachers are native English speakers. However, compared to other IS, KIS is more "traditional" in a way because 1. they do expect students to meet certain academic results 2. they do give out homeworks and students do need to finish them on time. Compared to an IB school that provides progress reports, KIS do give out reports that have actual ratings, such as S--, S, S++, etc. Therefore, my son have to meet certain academic requirements before he got promoted to the next grade.
If you are looking for a high profile, popular international school that has a long-term good reputation, then KIS may not be your first choice because it is still developing and yet making academic progresses steadily.
But if you are looking for a potential international school that is able to provide your child a happy, multicultural learning environment as well as to motivate your child to make steady academic progresses, KIS is a very good choice indeed.
As a KIS parent, I only believe in "there is no good or bad school, there is only the most suitable school for your children!" I can't really comment on anyone's behalf whether or not KIS is a good school for your children because it is always unfair to comment "this school is good for everybody", or "that school is bad for anyone". However, I am glad to say that KIS best suits my son's need.
Hope this help you a bit ^^
[ 本帖最後由 JennferT 於 11-6-19 03:45 編輯 ] |
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