international Christian School

readymama

Comparing to ESF, ICS is not that many ppl talk about but very keen competition. It is popular one in NT area

Julie_HongKong

My guess is the following: 1. It follows American curriculum which people are less familiar with compared to the British one or IB; 2. It's a Christian school which is rather niche; 3. The size is quite small especially compared to ESF… Anyhow, I like his school very much (from campus visit) and would definitely love to hear more discussion on it.

woodyma

My son (K1 now) joined ICS summer program in last summer and he enjoyed it very much!  The course was led by the teachers as well as the ICS secondary students, they impressed me so much cos those big brothers n sisters were so nice, polite, caring and 樸素，that's what I am looking for in IS.  I know it is very difficult to get a seat there, need to try my luck

c200

You also need to prepare Transferable Debenture 190,000 for the first child

Starrynite

Would like to know more about ICS too! Are there any ICS parents who can kindly share? How's the school in terms of academics, disciplines and extra-curriculum activities? How difficult / easy is its Chinese program? Is the school very difficult to get in? Millions of thanks!

bbdmami

It's very keen.  And kids from their kindergarten get priority too.  If you really like this school, better start from K1.

md23

Starrynite 發表於 12-12-7 14:06
Would like to know more about ICS too! Are there any ICS parents who can kindly share? How's the sch ...

They teach bible daily from K1. Just so you know. Not everybody is ok with that.

C-Line1127

Wonder: Do they teach 繁體 or 簡体? 廣東話, 國語 or 普通話?

Julie_HongKong

If I remember correctly, they teach Mandarin in simplified characters. What's the difference between 國語 and 普通話?

hoeve

ICS provides daily Chinese class, use simplified characters and conducted in Mandarin.
Chinese dictation once per week from Grade 2

Starrynite

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How long is their Chinese class? Thank you!

Starrynite

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Thank you for the info. We're Catholic; so we're glad to hear that!

hoeve

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It's 40-45 mins in G2

JTmom

Chinese in

Starrynite

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Thank you!

Starrynite

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Thank you!

luplup

Actually weekly Chinese dictation begins in Grade 1.  Their Chinese program is still evolving.  In fact, they just change the whole Chinese syllabus this year.  So if you want to find an IS with very strong Chinese, ICS may not meet your expectation at this stage.  Other than this, it's a very good school.