ESF parents interview(worried)

Giyo

Preparing for year 1 application in the coming summer time. I have confident in my boy if he was offered a chance of interview. What worried me is my poor command of English during the parents interview. And my hubby cannot speak in eng at all. May you share with me what is discussed during the parents interview, so that we can better prepare for it. Many thanks!

Giyo

Sorry for duplicated posting. But there may be some bugs in my previous post. I note somebody replied me but I cannot read the content. That's why I posted it again.

Giyo

Thx Irisban, for the only reply I could read. You said the performance of dad n mom won't count.  Thx god if that's the case. So what is its purpose. Solely a communication?

lui

原帖由 Giyo 於 15-03-18 發表
Preparing for year 1 application in the coming summer time. I have confident in my boy if he was off ...

I went through second interview for my gal who applied for year 8. Don't know if the experience applied to lower form. The interview was conducted to let the principal tell us more about the school and curriculum. Of course we had prepared a few questions to ask. Hope this helps.

Taicce

I have just been through the 'parent interview' while I can't comment for all ESF primary schools, for the one I went to, it is really for the school to understand the child from the parents' perspective.
There is no right or wrong within this discussion, it is afterall your child and you are the best person in the world to talk about him/her. I see no real need to intentionally prepare for it, bearing in mind that this interview is all within 10mins..

OJL

原帖由 Giyo 於 15-03-18 發表
Preparing for year 1 application in the coming summer time. I have confident in my boy if he was off ...

Hi Giyo.....I have just gone through the year 1 parent interview this year.  It was just a causal talk between parent and vice principal to understand the child more.  It was last for 20-30 minutes.

Giyo

Thx, taicce and OJL!
It sounds better to me as the interviews should be a causal talk. But it's before the admission result, isn't it?

Taicce

Parents are interviewed when the children are having theirs, so yes it's before admissions.
If your child is in ESF kindergarten, there will be information, timelines, and reminders given when he starts K2.

cytjulia

they did not talk to me and my husband at all in the play visit...but we got the offer..

luckyveronique

原帖由 cytjulia 於 15-03-21 發表
they did not talk to me and my husband at all in the play visit...but we got the offer..

I think you mean the K1 interview

cytjulia

原帖由 luckyveronique 於 15-03-21 發表
I think you mean the K1 interview

oh sorry

bomani

No worries Giyo. My wife doesn't speak English at all, either. She and I went for the interview together for our kid and.........................we got the offer.

Giyo

Thanks much for your encouraging response.  Would you mind sharing whether your wife kept silence or you did the translation for her?

bomani

Giyo 發表於 15-4-29 19:07
Thanks much for your encouraging response.  Would you mind sharing whether your wife kept silence or ...

I translated for her. The staff that we met was very kind and encouraged my wife to ask anything that she concerned about the school.

Giyo

原帖由 bomani 於 15-04-29 發表
本帖最後由 bomani 於 15-4-29 20:22 編輯

Thx much!