ESF foundation schools

elsathomas

diablo3 發表於 17-2-15 13:03
你小朋友係咪mixed呀？另外想問下。。你覺得小朋友講既英文口音係咪一個好重要收唔收Y1既因素呢。。。 ...

No we are local parents, but my kid can speak almost native english.
我相信唔關口音事, 係主要睇fluency, vocab, how well they can use english to express..

Esf year 1 interview info session 講過話係睇小朋友適唔適合用英文去學習同接受esf小學課程.(呢樣我覺得好重要)
當然exactly咩level真係唔可以好precise咁話到比你聽,同埋係咪個個老師一樣期望要求真係冇人知,但一個4歲日常生活會識既中文,英文都要識同講到,就應該唔會pass唔到個interview!

Add oil!

Moonlight819

elsathomas 發表於 17-2-15 13:33
No we are local parents, but my kid can speak almost native english.
我相信唔關口音事, 係主要睇flu ...

Actually I see every students can speak fluent English in my son's class. I know a case that the child can pass the English assessment in the kindy before and the teachers said he performs well in class, but he got rejected by a ESF primary!

elsathomas

Moonlight819 發表於 17-2-15 13:54
Actually I see every students can speak fluent English in my son's class. I know a case that the ch ...

I think in this case he should call esf primary and find out why. Hope they will explain.

Moonlight819

Can anyone share about the cases of last year?

貝珠

Last year, many waiting cases got offers from foundation school or RC may be 2 months later .

some waiting cases ( from wks ) got offer from cwbs and beacon hill finally . Both of them applied SJS. They got the offers very late .

1-2 cases have no offer from any IS, 1 case went to Victoria k3

nintendo

little-pig-pig 發表於 17-2-15 10:45
最後，係到溫馨提醒某人，做人唔好咁大鼻，一日未考入英基小學，都唔好當正自己係英基代言人，英基有幾多學生拎IB 45分其實關我地幼稚園生既家長條鐵事，唔洗咁樣周圍去攞彩，又踩人地讀寶校，其實呢到好多人都記得呢件事。

你指邊位？
其實，好似有好多個 ESF kinder 家長都係咁。
作為 ESF 中學家長，我以往提過，叫大家唔好太在意 IB 排名。

ciaochibi

comel 發表於 17-2-15 09:48
esf kinder students shouldn't have any problem in english speaking, right? i wonder why esf primary  ...

My kid is in ESF kindergarten, she was rejected by RC.  Her eng proficiency should be up to standard, the only problem is she is not the outspoken one and needs time to warm up.   For this kind Of mechanical interview process, my little one definitely cannot impress the interviewer.  But is it kindergarten or my little one problem? The reality is, due to keen competition, they could only seek for those they so called "readily developed " kids.  Nowadays don't blindly believe there is less competition in international schools,the competition takes place at 4 and may be from 2 (for entering kG)

little-pig-pig

nintendo 發表於 17-2-15 19:21
你指邊位？
其實，好似有好多個 ESF kinder 家長都係咁。
作為 ESF 中學家長，我以往提過，叫大家唔好太在 ...

廢事開名啦，始終係溫馨提示，我相信某人自己亦心中有數，佢亦都無謂對號入座，搞掂入小學先講。

nintendo

little-pig-pig 發表於 17-2-15 19:25
廢事開名啦，始終係溫馨提示，我相信某人自己亦心中有數，佢亦都無謂對號入座，搞掂入小學先講。
...

No problem. I probably know who you are talking about.

nintendo

Moonlight819 發表於 17-2-15 13:54
Actually I see every students can speak fluent English in my son's class. I know a case that the ch ...

In that case, can we legitimately conclude that it is not only English fluency ESF is looking for?

hillywind

nintendo 發表於 17-2-15 19:21
你指邊位？
其實，好似有好多個 ESF kinder 家長都係咁。
作為 ESF 中學家長，我以往提過，叫大家唔好太在 ...

May I know why? IB ranking is really a clear clue for outsiders... Do you think it cannot reflect the true academic level of an ESF school?

hong0706

nintendo 發表於 17-2-15 19:29
In that case, can we legitimately conclude that it is not only English fluency ESF is looking for?
...

When you see multiple cases of native english speakers needing a second chance interview or rejected, and many of them were not selected to attend enrichment courses, you know they also require the kids to sit properly and be willing to speak up. Didn't they, in the admission briefing, emphasis again and again that they can encourage kids to speak up? And many of these kids have no problems in classes, just that they may be shy in new environment with strangers.

nintendo

hillywind 發表於 17-2-15 19:50
May I know why? IB ranking is really a clear clue for outsiders... Do you think it cannot reflect t ...

What "true" academic level do you want to know?
Say, one school "School A" has IB average 39, another school "School B" has average of 37.5.
Which one will you choose?
Are you sure School A is more suitable for your child?

nintendo

hong0706 發表於 17-2-15 21:37
When you see multiple cases of native english speakers needing a second chance interview or rejected ...

人地 interview 問問題，一個有問必答，一個唔出聲，
如果收了唔出聲那一個，可能到時鬧人的，是有問必答的小朋友家長。

nintendo

申請人多，一定有人名落孫山。
ESF 點選擇，都會比人鬧。

cytjulia

little-pig-pig 發表於 17-2-15 10:45
睇完咁多 post，今年有 rumor 話英基收好多外校生唔收自己生，我想分享下我知道既野

1. 收外校生多既 ESF  ...

十分同意, 入英基前我已經盡量做資料搜集OK先訓身報佢既幼稚園, 我報哂3間(DC, KJS, RC) 全部waiting, 事已至此, 大哭一場之後只能承認自家小朋友唔夠運(KJS by random純講運), 同唔夠人叻(RC擺明係selective, DC相信亦一樣), 講真內心好徬徨, 又冇報其他IS, 見到其他同學仔報喜心中真的不是味兒, 但無法已經發生左, 而家可以做既就係等, 同埋睇下仲有冇其他IS可報, 試多幾間, 再怨落去實在於己無益。



作為一個未有著落既家長, 我始終冇後悔讀ESF, 既然知道遊戲規則, 揀左冇得怨, 自家小朋友唔夠人鍊, 唯有以後比心機好好準備。


共勉之, 希望最後大家都搵到學校。

Petitechien

U r right! 同做人一樣，有運條路就易行，我地in 都冇得in, bad random number. 不過只係一個細路，仲有大把路行，仲有大把樣要選擇！I also see some outsiders got places but there is nothing I can say now. We are also from esf kinder

貝珠

Petitechien 發表於 17-2-16 00:37
U r right! 同做人一樣，有運條路就易行，我地in 都冇得in, bad random number. 不過只係一個細路，仲有大 ...

你K2 才插班，真係同outsiders 一樣，冇priority

comel

cytjulia 發表於 17-2-15 23:59
十分同意, 入英基前我已經盡量做資料搜集OK先訓身報佢既幼稚園, 我報哂3間(DC, KJS, RC) 全部waiting, 事 ...

esf kinder都無得in, 點解呀？

little-pig-pig

cytjulia 發表於 17-2-15 23:59
十分同意, 入英基前我已經盡量做資料搜集OK先訓身報佢既幼稚園, 我報哂3間(DC, KJS, RC) 全部waiting, 事 ...

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