漢基和 ISF的問題

eit2003

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對，中英文都好不容易。
不過我都係鍾意CIS多啲ISF 聽聞好chur，好多功課，請問是否確實如此？

Kim2000

eit2003 發表於 22-10-14 18:39
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對，中英文都好不容易。

同意你所講，正常個個鍾意 CIS 多啲，不過真係好難入！

sumyau1012

isf2月中出小一offer,想問下留位費是多少。謝謝

菠蘿媽媽

SISian 發表於 22-10-11 14:13
我嘅意思係只係看重難入程度CIS / GSIS因為篩選原因所以難入
至於級數，我覺得其實普遍香港嘅國際學校間間 ...

GSIS 會prefer邊類型考生呢？

MandyLam22

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ISF Chinese curriculum is extremely tough and some may say unnecessarily so! There are not many schools, let alone IS, that run equally demanding Chinese curriculum that makes lateral transfer to ISF feasible. If you want your kid to be mainland level proficient in spoken and written mandarin since primary, ISF is probably the only choice.
Another key reason why students may eventually want to switch to CIS, GSIS and HKIS in more senior years is that these last 3 schools are much more established and have better channels to place students in the Ivy leagues. Despite the IB results of ISF/CIS/GSIS being quite similar, you stand a much better chance of getting into Ivy Leagues with CIS HKIS and GSIS. That said, with the US universities now running policies that are restrictive in terms of taking in students from China/HK and this situation is unlikely to ease in the foreseeable future, query the decision to bank on Ivy league admissions unless you're a US passport holder.


There are also key differences in the characters of students from CIS/HKIS/ISF and GSIS. GSIS students are generally the most academically oriented. HKIS/CIS students especially those from senior years are more loud and brash whereas ISF students are generally more modest and reserved. You notice that behavior especially at places like the AMC where you normally see congregations of these students and they behave very differently. Good and bad, depends on how you want your kid grow up to be. As a joke, if you are a Huawei user, ISF. If you are an Apple supporter, CIS and HKIS, both being very American styled institutions. GSIS for the academically strongest and has an European incline.

73662710

MandyLam22 發表於 23-9-30 06:57
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ISF Chinese curriculum is extremely tough and some may say unnecessarily so! ...

ISF students are strong in both English and Chinese. But only 70 are bilingual graduates. May I know which types of students will take either Chinese B or English B in their IB exam?

eit2003

MandyLam22 發表於 23-9-30 06:57
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ISF Chinese curriculum is extremely tough and some may say unnecessarily so! ...

There are really slim chances for those HK Students (LSs Especially) who are targeted in Ivy Leagues or Top-Tier US Schools. Compared to UK Unis such as Cambridge

964000

eit2003 發表於 23-10-3 07:46
There are really slim chances for those HK Students (LSs Especially) who are targeted in Ivy League ...

Part of the reason is due to the different requirements if you target UK vs US top unies. For UK you just need to focus in academic and maybe one or two related ECA.
For US you need to be really all round in sports, charities, leadership etc and being presentable, which are not the strengths of HK LS students.
If you have only 24 hr a day, you need to decide which way to go and how to allocate your time. My friends in US who target Ivies are all spending a lot of time in sports and charities, science projects etc rather than just attending tutorials and academics.

Youweird

我又要多嘴了：双母语几乎就是伪概念。如果从小致力于培养小朋友双母语，长大后99%的结果就是无母语：两个语言一个都学不到母语的程度。

sxd

ISF比較不那麼國際，太過重視學術，我個人覺得有點壓抑，當然它依然是非常優秀的學校。

peter1

Youweird 發表於 23-10-3 10:42
我又要多嘴了：双母语几乎就是伪概念。如果从小致力于培养小朋友双母语，长大后99%的结果就是无母语：两个 ...

Interesting. May i have more sources to check

Adiezz

Youweird 發表於 23-10-3 10:42
我又要多嘴了：双母语几乎就是伪概念。如果从小致力于培养小朋友双母语，长大后99%的结果就是无母语：两个 ...

香港的雙語學校是母語外語並重，而不是以雙母語以目標。除非家庭有長期用兩種語言，一般不能做到雙母語。如果家庭語言不是英語但過份側重英文，的確有可能影響母語發展

73662710

Adiezz 發表於 23-10-3 21:57
香港的雙語學校是母語外語並重，而不是以雙母語以目標。除非家庭有長期用兩種語言，一般不能做到雙母語。 ...

說得很對的，親歷其景！

73662710

sxd 發表於 23-10-3 19:23
ISF比較不那麼國際，太過重視學術，我個人覺得有點壓抑，當然它依然是非常優秀的學校。
...

請問ISF容許學生考Chinese B嗎？我見每年有大約70% bilingual.

poonseelai

73662710 發表於 23-10-3 22:38
請問ISF容許學生考Chinese B嗎？我見每年有大約70% bilingual.

https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/learning/ugc-mission-statement/school-profile/

yes, Chinese B HL, please check course offerings

73662710

poonseelai 發表於 23-10-3 23:05
https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/learning/ugc-mission-statement/school-profile/

yes, Chinese B ...

Thank you very much your reply.
It only mentions English A and B, but neither A nor B is mentioned about Chinese.
As 70% are bilingual graduates, therefore either English B or Chinese B should be allowed.

As Chinese B HL is offered, is Chinese B SL offered too?

https://academy.isf.edu.hk/index.php/learning/middle-years-programme/diploma-programme/#1615451947310-bf8003af-b3e0

poonseelai

73662710 發表於 23-10-3 23:41
Thank you very much your reply.
It only mentions English A and B, but neither A nor B is mentioned  ...

"language acquisition"means language B

"language and literature" means language A

The profile only shows Chinese B HL.
Bilingual MYP Certificate

I just noted in the school profile that "73% of all students received the Bilingual MYP Certificate".  This could be something new as I have not heard of a bilingual MYP certificate.

Erminator

MandyLam22 發表於 23-9-30 06:57
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ISF Chinese curriculum is extremely tough and some may say unnecessarily so! ...

I cant agree more with this AMC observation. By the way, I tend to find kids behave differently at HKJC.  

kfy

poonseelai 發表於 23-10-4 07:04
"language acquisition"means language B

"language and literature" means language A

Bilingual MYP Certificate 是考 MYP eAssessment 的證書：
The IB MYP Bilingual Certificate is awarded to candidates who also achieve an IB-validated grade 3 or higher in:• two language and literature courses or• a course in any MYP subject group (other than Language acquisition), or interdisciplinary learning, or the personal project, in a response language that is not the same as that chosen language and literature.

ISF G10 學生都會考 MYP eAssessment，只要是 MYP 時修讀 Chin A 和 Eng A, 都會有這證書。

poonseelai

kfy 發表於 23-10-26 04:54
Bilingual MYP Certificate 是考 MYP eAssessment 的證書：
The IB MYP Bilingual Certificate is awarde ...

thank you.

for those who don't have bilingual cert, do they take eng B?