ESF Beacon Hill School vs CAIS

yesucy

We got offers from both schools, Which one would you choose?

mobei852

CAIS

babyjujudy

梗係CAIS
beacon 升中要過港

mmc8

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CAIS calls waiting?

粉紅布丁狗

beacon school 去kgv?

mmc8

ESF: uk curriculum, sound track record on IB, larger class size, non-religiousCAIS: Canadian curriculum,  no IB track record, smaller class size, Christian

yesucy

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Why?

yesucy

mmc8 發表於 22-8-14 12:57
ESF: uk curriculum, sound track record on IB, larger class size, non-religiousCAIS: Canadian curricu ...

How would you choose?

yesucy

粉紅布丁狗 發表於 22-8-14 12:02
beacon school 去kgv?

Island school

yesucy

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Not sure, we are not on the waiting list, just applied and got interview and admitted

yesucy

babyjujudy 發表於 22-8-13 22:42
梗係CAIS
beacon 升中要過港

Other than this, any other reasons to choose CAIS over BHS?

964000

yesucy 發表於 22-8-13 18:53
We got offers from both schools, Which one would you choose?

Generally speaking I will choose ESF over CAIS, just personal preference. My friend in CAIS (just transferred from another IS) commented that the vibe there is more like a local school than IS, maybe due to more local parents and local school managers, eg IS parents got more  sleepovers/playdates and socialising but less common among locals,and IS got more parental involvement of school activities. CAIS got more homework than ESF during online lessons (for some may consider an advantage). Having said that, BHS  also got predominantly locals. On the other hand CAIS got 繁中 and ESF only 簡中（which I don’t mind) but many local parents prefer the former. CAIS still Canada curriculum (? Planning for IB) but I haven’t planned to study in Canada in future. Nevertheless I knew parents from both schools all are happy with happy kids.

gerrard1234

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計埋校園設施，cais比BHS好好多，加埋island school新校舍就唔知，但bhs校舍同cais就爭好遠cais老師比較有要求同嚴，但亦關愛，多功课，中文要求較高

yesucy

964000 發表於 22-8-15 10:03
Generally speaking I will choose ESF over CAIS, just personal preference. My friend in CAIS (just t ...

Thanks for the detail information

yesucy

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係啊 所以好難抉擇

JKLhome

我鍾意beacon hill 多啲，CAiS 感覺有點太local了，esf 有track record, 學費又平d, 性價比高中學都大個啦，到時去Island School都唔係太大問題，而且Island School新校舍都唔錯吖

snowlaw

JKLhome 發表於 22-8-17 00:26
我鍾意beacon hill 多啲，CAiS 感覺有點太local了，esf 有track record, 學費又平d, 性價比高中學都大個啦 ...

Beacon Hill 升ESF中學IB成績間間ESF branch都有返咁上下
CAIS就係要做頭幾屆IB試果批人……

v369234

在重温CAIS 資料既時候，有點迷失。
跟據星島資料，茘枝角宣道國際學校成立只有5年。但網頁內寫學校1992年成立，理應慶祝30年，一家國際學校已經成立30年!
而九龍城區馬頭圍國際學校(小學)就用翻宣道劉平齋紀念國際學校，但2間學校現沒有任何升學聯繫。

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993rs

由1992創立既係「宣道會劉平齋」，只有小學。而 「CAIS」 則於 2017 創辦，系荔枝角，year 1-12，行Alberta，明年先有第一屆 IBDP 生，未有 IB track record。我於 IS fair 問過 CAIS，佢地同劉平齋除左辦學團體相同外，冇任何連繫。

個人視 CAIS 為一間 5年既新 IS。實際上2017 新校舍完成、有非常好既 facilities，新 head of school、 Richard 帶領 CAIS 成為一所真正既 IS （劉平齋時代更 local），我覺得整體發展好正面。老師對家長、學生都好 supportive，尤其 Richard 俾我既印象相當好。

冇 IB track record、 相對 local （dont confuse it with "local school"，佢既 curriculum 完全唔係，playground language 都係 eng），係佢既缺點。不過呢5年間，我估大部份 IS 收既就算 foreign passport， 都係 local families 為主。

我小朋由 LS 插中學，由被動人生變得主動：主動學習、主動爭取（eg 做 MC、辯論）、主動去學校 gym room work out。我冇報過其他 IS，無法 compare、無法vs，但 CAIS 俾到我想見到既作用

gerrard1234

利申,我一個小朋友之前讀過一年CAIS,而家兩個小朋友係esf,個陣係因為妹妹細B要再等一年先入CAIS,為左方便先一齊轉ESF.....如果你而家問我,其實我prefer留CAIS....
以下純個人經驗供參考
妹妹由esf kinder讀起,睇得出底子比哥哥差好多,認字寫字都麻麻,哥哥係CAIS讀左一年,無論性格主動性同學習態度都好左好多.,完全超出預期....好多人話CAIS local,但其實esf大部份family都好localCAIS比好多機會小朋友, 人人都有上台機會,同學之間感情好好,學校有好多活動比家長參與,每個禮拜好多相同video update家長

而家ib high school唔難轉,我會focus小學邊間比較適合小朋友,將來出國讀或轉其他學制都未嘗不可

esf比cais好我覺得係師資,純正英式英文老師佔多,cais部分老師可能口音唔太純正, 仲有學費教平,歷史悠久,學生多,校友多,辦學經驗豐富