Tutor Time (Suffork Road) vs. Woodland (Sai Kung)

ekhc

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"fantastic"!  u must be very satisfied with TT!  which campus is your kid in?

md23

Woodland Sai Kung is pretty good. No complain except limited Chinese exposure.

ekhc

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xie xie no bad news is good news.  

joyceyyk

My girl studied playgroup since last Sep, then promoted to PN this January in TT Suffolk, she just finished her PN in July. I am extremely happy about the school, in PN she attended classes twice per week, I think she is lucky to have teacher Ben as her English teacher in playgroup, who's very patient and I can tell he loves kids.

For PN, I think this is a good start for her in her study life because she really loves school, loves the teachers, loves the activities, e.g. the summer concert performance in July, it has almost been a month but she still wants to watch the videos we took on that night, and she still sings those songs.
Regarding the price, yes it is expensive, 7.5k per month, but really no additional charge. The only charge I remember is the concert ticket charge, a photo taking (the pictures are very professional, and it is completely optional). We need to buy food for parties, the schoolbag, uniform is all provided when she started her playgroup. So I think it is ok ~~

cppc20

One nice thing about TT is that you can actully see what is going on in the classroom thought the camera.  You can also talk to the teachers directly before or after the class.  

ekhc

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It's really important to let the kid to study in an environment that she loves    Thanks for your sharing  

ekhc

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look through the camera?  can u elaborate more?  PG, PN or N class?  sorry that i have no idea on this

cppc20

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There is a camera in each of the classroom in TT.  You can use your own computer to log in TT's website and then get linked to the camera.  As such, you can see your kids in real time whereever you are. I don't know if you could get a passwork for PG.  But it is a sure thing for N and K1, K2 or K3.  

ekhc

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OIC.  thx thx.  Sounds good   But if it's the case, I'm afraid that I'll stick to watching the class, and not concentrating in work BTW, I'm too 弧陋寡聞  

Vianna33

PG does provide the online camera monitoring.

My husband will watch my girl I'm class through th camera at office.^^

ekhc

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oic.  thx thx

cppc20

Referring to the high turnover rate of the teacher in TT.  I talked to some of the teachers who were going to leave soon.   Some of them are looking for a 5-day job in some other KGs.  It is hard for TT as PG is held on Saturdays as well.  Maybe, TT needs to pay and treat the good teachers well to keep them.  To be honest, who will work for a private company for a very long time....
TT just need to hire better to give more confidence to the parents.  Anyway, with such high fees, most parents will have high expectations.

ekhc

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Higher pay to retain good teachers may eventually lead to even higher good school fee ...   hope it will not be the case la!  

cppc20

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It's hard but it is true!  If we choose the IS for our kid or kids, then we need to prepare more money la....  Even for ESF, the fee will jump up after suspension of subvention.

ekhc

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saikungmom

I actually just took my son out from Woodland Sai Kung and put him in TT. Reason being Woodland only offers classes 3 times a week and 2 hours each time to pre-K kids. As my boy is getting older and almost ready for kindergarten, I like him to be in school more often.

ekhc

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Thx, saikungmom.  
May I check with you some more info?  How old was your boy when he shifted to TT?  Is it quiet far away from Sai Kung to TT @ Kowloon Tong (guess that u r living in Sai Kung from your net name)?  Travel by bus, school bus or driving by parents?  Sorry for asking so many questions    

saikungmom

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We just switched him about a month ago, so he was slightly older than 2 yrs old. He unfortunately travels by mini-bus and then MTR to TT's Suffolk campus with our helper, given I cannot find any school bus for him.

ekhc

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icic.  thanks a lot.  needa think think sin, as we are also living in Sai Kung.  Travelling is really my big concern.   
My mother-in-law brings my gal to school.  I don't want her to travel too long or she, as a 老人家, will be too 辛苦

龍鬚糖妹妹

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Which campus your kids go to?