CAIS Interview (今個星期!!)

raccoonmy

My son will attend the interview this Sat, any mama can share the interview details ie what will be asked, format.....anything we need to pay attention to
Our school refused to provide 'reference form', does it significantly affect our application : (?
Know that there will be a 400K ICN, do we have to pay upon acceptance of offer?

Thanks for all the info in advance!

workmama

It will be a group interview which is different from long ago that was individual interview...
The school need the full set document include the reference form ,may be collected in later stage

raccoonmy

Thanks workmama...
yr kid in CAIS?

yinichanwang

回答簡單個人/家庭問題, 聽故事答問題, 玩遊戲之類互動活動。學校應該是想看看小朋友對英語的理解能力及待人接物。

raccoonmy

CAIS will interview everyone

raccoonmy

Thanks yinichanwang
Seems like we dont have much to prepare at this stage .... most kids (appplicants) speak good english today, very competitive!

c200

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What you need to do is just tell your kid you will go to have a play date in coming saturday that's all

Natemama

Do you know if they will interview the parents too, like some of the other IS?

ritz_ng

In the last year, no interview for parent. All qualified applicants were invited for interview.

ritz_ng

原帖由 raccoonmy 於 16-01-05 發表
Thanks yinichanwang
Seems like we dont have much to prepare at this stage .... most kids (appplican ...

Yes it's competitive, esp for local passport holders.

raccoonmy

gd luck everyone!

yinichanwang

yes, i think preparation is not needed. you may remind your kid to answer questions in full sentence, be polite, be confident... those are also considerated by school

good luck

workmama

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Hi raccoon my, yes my daughter is studying in CAIS but I know the competition is keen and there is a queue for sibling

raccoonmy

Thanks yinichanwang & workmama!

U guys know if there is a gd chance for waitlist kid?

raccoonmy

Can share what you like about the school?

yinichanwang

i am not sure about the chance for waitlist kids.

i like the school because their class size is small, teachers are caring. They can almost finish the homeworks at school, and all homeworks are meaningful compare with some of the homeworks issued by local schools.

happy116

We are lucky to have an offer from wait list last year.

I really love the school, particularly the small class size and the transparency of the school.  Teachers upload many pictures of the class each month.  My kid's presentation skill has been improved a lot after attending the school.

There is bible lesson every day.  It's good to develop kid's positive mindset.  My son told me yesterday what he learnt from the bible lesson.  He said everyone has "jealousy" in their heart....but we can't let the jealousy grow.  Because when jealousy becomes bigger, love will become less.  I was very happy to know that my son understand this.  Big thanks to the teachers!

annayu

原帖由 happy116 於 16-01-07 發表
We are lucky to have an offer from wait list last year.

I really love the school, particularly the  ...

Sounds really great!

ritz_ng

原帖由 raccoonmy 於 16-01-06 發表
Can share what you like about the school?

Small class size (1 teacher 1 TA ~20 students). Traditional Chinese. Show and tell monthly. Address discipline with rationale explained. Prep class in full day with in-school lunch. Class work / Homework finished in school. Reading programme, cope with diff reading level. Library class once a week. Daily reading time in class. Only English is allowed in school. Several recesses and snack time a day, facilitate socialisation and independent development