Harrow K1

yunxi

yankiyan 發表於 21-3-10 14:38
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Is the Chinese program at Harrow stronger than ESF?

The time for Chinese learning at these 2 schools does not differ much: ESF 45mins each day vs Harrow 8 hour every two weeks plus some CCAs in Chinese.
But from what I have learnt, each Esf primary school implements its own Chinese program with different text books so quite depends on the Campus and the teacher. Kennedy and Bradbury are quite good but unfortunately the school in our school zone is not.

Also according to existing Harrow parents, Harrow got more structured Chinese program with native Mandarin teacher with higher education qualifications.

siuta

yunxi 發表於 21-3-10 13:46
Have not made the final decision yet. But for now prefer Harrow over ESF although ESF is so far so  ...

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yankiyan

siuta 發表於 21-3-10 14:56
we have the same concern last year. But it turns out not a problem. My kid learn many new things in  ...

May I know the student mix and playground language at Harrow?Because I heard that most of the students are from China

yankiyan

yunxi 發表於 21-3-10 14:52
The time for Chinese learning at these 2 schools does not differ much: ESF 45mins each day vs Harrow ...

Thank you so much.I would like to join the school tour but due to the pandemic, all tours are cancelled.

siuta

yankiyan 發表於 21-3-10 15:08
May I know the student mix and playground language at Harrow?Because I heard that most of the studen ...

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yankiyan

siuta 發表於 21-3-10 15:15
According to my kid, everyone speaks English at school. I think roughly 2/3 of students in his clas ...

Thank you so much.Their campus is really attractive.
And I wanna ask..is there only simplified Chinese at Harrow?
Because I heard that its optional to choose between simplified and traditional
Thank you.

cheekyhc

yankiyan 發表於 21-3-10 16:59
Thank you so much.Their campus is really attractive.
And I wanna ask..is there only simplified Chin ...

Only Simplified chinese for new comers

yunxi

siuta 發表於 21-3-10 14:56
we have the same concern last year. But it turns out not a problem. My kid learn many new things in  ...

Good to know:). Think being a big B is definitely not a problem for boys but somehow a little bit awkward for girls who tend to be more mature than boys at the same age. But my daughter is very social and sporty so think she would enjoy Harrow more given the fantastic sports facilities/programs provided and much longer school hours

siuta

yunxi 發表於 21-3-10 18:28
Good to know:). Think being a big B is definitely not a problem for boys but somehow a little bit aw ...

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yankiyan

cheekyhc 發表於 21-3-10 17:49
Only Simplified chinese for new comers

Thank you.Do you know how many students per class?

siuta

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yunxi

siuta 發表於 21-3-10 22:38
I'm sure she will love it. There're much more opportunities for outdoor play. And I hope the swimmin ...

Thanks for sharing. Actually very useful info...so your kid transferred to Harrow from ESF last year?

siuta

yunxi 發表於 21-3-11 18:07
Thanks for sharing. Actually very useful info...so your kid transferred to Harrow from ESF last year ...

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yankiyan

siuta 發表於 21-3-11 15:44
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18 for K1

And what do you think are the main differences between ESF and Harrow?Sorry for having lots of questions and thanks in advance

siuta

yankiyan 發表於 21-3-12 10:33
And what do you think are the main differences between ESF and Harrow?Sorry for having lots of quest ...

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yankiyan

siuta 發表於 21-3-12 14:33
- longer school hours (so your kid learn more in school)- higher standard, more demanding (now my ki ...

But some JMs mentioned that there are 8 hours Chinese class every two weeks?
or it just starts from Year 1?

nerochar

siuta 發表於 21-3-12 14:33
- longer school hours (so your kid learn more in school)- higher standard, more demanding (now my ki ...

Thanks for sharing
So u mean there’s no Chinese class in Harrow for early year classes?

siuta

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Iloveu520

siuta 發表於 21-3-12 17:31
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no chinese for K1 and K2

Thanks for sharing useful info， my son is now K1 in esf and we are really lucky to have offer from Harrow, may I know how was the school arrangement during the pandemic? Zoom lesson during the whole school hours before? Was there any discount on tuition fee and was the school bus fare waived? Thanks

siuta

Iloveu520 發表於 21-3-13 15:44
Thanks for sharing useful info， my son is now K1 in esf and we are really lucky to have off ...

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