Vic Kindy to IS?

mandy_ng207

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Congratulations on your girl's achievement. I'm just curious, why didn't you hire a Filipino maid after your girl is 2.5 years old? Did you switch to be a full time mom?In fact I tried to speak more English to my son after I decide to switch him from local to IS when he was 2.5 years old...but I failed, because when I need to be serious I tend to use Cantonese, and he was quite used to reply to me in Cantonese indeed.
Though a bit delayed in speech when compared to his peers, my son is finally talking in Cantonese sentences now. And he's going to IS K1.
We did hear him speaking some "inaccurately pronounced" English, and also Japanese(!!), probably learnt from Youtube...I hope by sending him to a true IS, he can learn how to pronounce those English properly.
Guess every child is different and a method that works for one may not work for all. Anyway it's good to share our experiences on this platform and to wisely take the advice that suits our own children.   

mandy_ng207

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oic. Thanks for your reply.
I was quite scared of the difference in culture before I apply for IS but I've been actually looking forward to it after I decided to switch from local to IS. I think my family does not teach in a "local" way, although I was brought up in a traditional girls' school also. Do you enjoy getting along with parents from IS?

mandy_ng207

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Oh it's nice to know that ESF schools do focus on training self-care skills.
I think this is more important than the academic achievements.
What I want my kid to learn from the kindergarten is self-care skills, socialising with others, but not difficult words or maths.