First Round Interview for ESF Year 1

滑蛋河

原帖由 lativ 於 15-11-25 發表
Is there any successful case for a candidate who is not an ESF kidner student and not too fluent in  ...

They don't require you to speak in an English accent but you must be able to speak in complete long sentences. E.g What do you do last weekends? You cannot answer 'go to park, play, read a book, go to the beach' etc. Must answer in complete sentences. If your kid is able to speak in long constructed sentences then will sure pass the interview. The interviewers are usually principal and V.P. and they can make your child talk.

lativ

Thanks! Which means my girl could hardly pass the interview

滑蛋河

原帖由 lativ 於 15-11-25 發表
Thanks! Which means my girl could hardly pass the interview

You still have time to train her. If you cannot meet their English requirement at first interview but still show some proficiency in English, they may ask you to  go home and polish her English and then go back for a second interview one month later. I knew it happened to quite a lot of my son's classmates last year. The school also invited parents for a formal discussion about their children weaknesses and helped them to improve. I knew some of the kids went for intensive English lessons and took the Cambridge tests to prove their English proficiency. At last, all of them got an offer from the school.

lativ

Thanks a lot for your valuable advice! Seems my girl is not hopeless to a certain extent

She has no problem at all about following instruction but I don't think she would answer question in full sentence in every scenario

Activehealth

原帖由 lativ 於 15-11-25 發表
Thanks a lot for your valuable advice! Seems my girl is not hopeless to a certain extent

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I have a friend (Indian) whose girl did not pass the interview because of her mispronunciations of certain words, poor grammar and incomplete sentences. She had to go for a second interview and got in.

Try to emphasise the school community. They are looking for families who can contribute to the school community like volunteering at school. As parents, should let the partner with better English be the speaker, just in case....

lativ

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Thanks for your information! That's right, let the one who speaks fluent English to talk more given they have the part of interviewing parents.  Just wonder what kinda kids could have failed the interview?  Your Indian friend is lucky I would say.

Similar to the other school, parents' commitment to school counts?

c200

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其實學校真係好吾想Fail小朋友,佢地會比second in 機會,佢地啲interview吾係考試又吾係考Smart 吾smart
我自已相信interview父母個part影響超微,校長只問了兩條questions, less than 5 minutes

lativ

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Thanks c200!  Since my girl is not from ESF kinder, her English is not as fluent as a native speaker and is on reserve list only (if pass the interview), I'm quite worry about her.

potter1127

I got an interview chance from DC, but no interview from RC. Also I got an interview for reserve list from QBS. I don't know why but the interviews from DC and QBS are on the same date.

lckfwylyk

原帖由 potter1127 於 15-11-26 發表
I got an interview chance from DC, but no interview from RC. Also I got an interview for reserve lis ...

is your kid from ESF kindy? thaz

potter1127

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Not ESF kinder

jenntang

My younger daughter has an interview next week and received an email today saying that they send a form to my daughter's kinder asking for her performance.  Did any of you get that?  My daughter's kinder won't disclose any information as they give out the assessment already.  I didn't get that for my elder one.

Bunnygirl

Is this real?  No one mention that they will send letter to the kinder directly.  Are you from ESF kinder?  tks

玫瑰野獸

RC doesn''t expect students to write and read during the interviews and in Year 1.

arthur.lam.hk

Me too. I got interview on DC and BHS on the same day😩

Saboc

Is your kid from ESF kindergarten ?

arthur.lam.hk

No

jenntang

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No, not from ESF kinder

Bunnygirl

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that's strange never heard about this arrangement.  also ask a couple esf parents and teachers and no one heard about this.  
is your target esf school from kln side or island side?  Tks.

jenntang

HK side, Bradbury.  It's my first time as well