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作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-6 15:24 標題: Think Int'l School (Primary)
I'm considering to enrol my daughter to TIS reception class. I'm interested in its IB approach and small class size.
Any comments from the parents of TIS (reception class to Yr 6)?
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-17 05:10
Any comments please?
作者: elysion 時間: 12-4-17 11:57
ILBC 發表於 12-4-17 05:10 
Any comments please?
I also wonder why there is little comment about this school...
I would also put my kid into this school...but PN only...cause due to the IB PYP.
Are yr child studying from PN ? What's yr comment?
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-17 12:38
我講的是界限街小學部，由預備班4歲開始，沒有PN班。林肯道校舍才有。
作者: elysion 時間: 12-4-17 13:46
ILBC 發表於 12-4-17 12:38
我講的是界限街小學部，由預備班4歲開始，沒有PN班。林肯道校舍才有。
For sure I know u are talking about Reception Class at Boundary Street campus. The Lincoln Road campus allows/choosees parent who intends to opt their children at 4 to study Reception class, don't it?
For me, I am talking about to place my kid in PN class at Lincoln Road...
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-17 14:15
Not only the Lincoln Road campus but students from all other Think campuses are asked if we want to study IB PYP at 4. For me Think KG is good, especially the language environment. As the primary section is really small and the IB system is newly developed but the school fees are as high as other IS, I have to think twice and get some more information or comments about it before making decision.
作者: elysion 時間: 12-4-17 14:42
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ILBC 發表於 12-4-17 14:15
Not only the Lincoln Road campus but students from all other Think campuses are asked if we want to ...
u are right. TIS is still an IB candidate school not yet accredited by IBO. The teacher told that not sure when IBO will accredit TIS.
So, I hardly find substantiated comments/info. from existing users on evaluating the course...
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-17 14:51
I think it's because the number of students in TIS is small that around 10+ students per class per year! And some of them are not Chinese, so... 
作者: elizatyy 時間: 12-4-20 19:55
班主任都是外國人嗎? 是否來自歐美?
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-23 16:31
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這個不清楚，只知一英一中（普通話）雙班主任，教繁體字，每日一小時普通話、半小時教寫中文字。代我25/5去過Open House後，再分享多點。不過可以肯定校舍非常細，星期一至四無課後活動，無Excursion！
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-4-25 21:51
I am a grade six student in TIS
we like english here
all of the teachers are from other countries, mostly from Canada, they are very enthusiastic towards their job
Heep Yunn Secondary accepted me as their student
we adore our school life, we welcome students from all around the world
we could learn to pronounce English correctly
my sister is going there next year
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-4-26 11:10
Hi, Melody! 很高興聽到正就讀TIS學生的意見。我女兒現就讀朗思幼稚園K1, 之前聽過蔡校長講今年有一位畢業生考到協恩中學，原來就是你！恭喜！
我相信TIS是一所好學校，英普語境佳。只是有點擔心它的規模太細，學生人數太少，互動火花少。請問功課是否很少抄寫，多做寫作和project？沒默書、測驗或考試？中文要出外補習嗎？
多謝你的回覆，預祝你來年中學生活愉快！
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-5-9 21:00
We have a lot of fun activities here! I know almost EVERYONE in my school, because the amount of people here is less comparing to other schools, we are like a big family here in TIS
We believe that the best teachers are the teachers that let their students to equip to think for themselves.
My Chinese is fine, as you know Heep Yunn Secondary respect Chinese as much as they respect English, because it is hard to survive in Hong Kong without good Chinese.
Our teachers know us very well, they know our attitudes and ability, the more students there is, the less the teachers understand us.
We have tests and dictations here!
I am having a display on 25/5 at the Grade Six classroom with my partner Recco, hope that you could see us there!
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-12 17:38
Thank you so much for your sincere reply! I will visit TIS and look forward to seeing you and other students' great works there!
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-5-12 17:49
I really hope people would get the message we want to send on 25/5.
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-5-12 17:50
I also hope that people would like Earth
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-13 15:55
You're so lovely, Melody!
作者: BearBearMummy 時間: 12-5-23 15:30
Always love a student to speak up for his/her school! Melody, good job!!
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-5-23 21:55
Thank you your reply!
I am going to represent Hong Kong (again) to go to France to join the World Mind Sports! Last year I went to Wu Han for the China Mind Sports, I played checkers.
I am REALLY excited to the tournament in France, I hope that I do good there!
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-24 16:13
I know, Melody. I saw you in Think Newsletter. You're pretty and smart! It's great that kids always have positive learning attitude, enjoy their lives and love our planet! Wish you all the best in France! And see you tomorrow. I'll come with my daughter as well. 
By the way, why don't you continue your studies in an international school or IB pathway but a conventional local sec school instead?
作者: elizatyy 時間: 12-5-28 10:15
ILBC, 有無去briefing session? 覺得間學校點呀?
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-28 16:30
有，坦白講校舍真係超細，整個學校規模都好細！每級得一班，去到高班剩低6-8個學生！可想而知互動火花少，你可以話相對發言、參與機會多，但變相嚟嚟去去都係嗰幾個人互動！沒有什麼校隊、合唱團，課外活動只限星期五1:30-4:30或六早上，屬自由參加，學生話五、六年級要學多一種外語。可以話每年$75000學費可以有其他更好選擇，但我都睇到佢仍然有佢優點。學生有自信，英文普通話都幾好，presentable，不過唔好期望個個都講得好native！
有一個同學好怕羞，睇得出佢好努力去present佢份project（口窒窒），佢班主任就走過嚟搭一搭佢搏頭，鼓勵佢，仲讚佢進步好多，我感覺良好。
我見佢哋中文程度都好好，所以有啲畢業生都可升上本地英中。
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-5-28 23:08
我都有去，來的家長唔少 。學校小且舊，活動場地很小。優點是中文好，學生少，關注應該多的。local同is stream 都適應到。我地仲十五十六，唔知Think或是搬到麗瑤的Cais.
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-29 10:36
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同意。今年我會試RC先，如果有幸被取錄，就未必讀Think. 不過現在還是十五十六選活動教學的直資定IS!
作者: elizatyy 時間: 12-5-29 19:41
我見CAIS 好多日本人讀， KJS 就好多印度小朋友。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-29 22:41
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CAIS我負擔唔起喇！THINK只係學費+每年幾千蚊書簿費外就冇其他雜費，總算可以應付。RC亦只是一次過俾二萬幾加萬幾deposit，是我的極限！
依家諗住睇吓RC收唔收，唔收就一係讀THINK，一係讀埋K3試吓in啟思小學/港大同學會類似嘅活動教學嘅小學。分別在於我想用中文定英文做第一教學語言。
作者: winnietingting 時間: 12-5-30 00:26 標題: 回覆：Think Int'l School (Primary)
我囡囡今年9月會入think Mos pn班，亦考慮緊4歲時會否入tis, 大家討論吓呀。覺得tis好唔好呀？
我驚囡囡讀完入唔到好中學，我亦影了tis升中派位讓大家參考呀。覺得派得好唔好呀？
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作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-30 10:48
我諗有部分家長由4/5歲俾小朋友讀TIS做back-up，再考小學，考到好就走。我自己就未好認真諗到中學，希望阿囡能夠喺活動教學嘅模式下，培養自學，熱愛學習、生命，開朗敢言就滿意了。所以係唔係IB定IS都冇所謂，因為我都覺得中文好緊要，都會有啲擔心IS嘅中文唔夠。
正正TIS都合乎我嘅要求（除了硬件配合不太理想！），佢都係我選擇之一。
作者: elysion 時間: 12-5-30 11:36
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Hello, winnietingting,
I've also attended last Fri. briefing session. May be similar to yr situationand concerns, I will put my son in Kln Tg PN 12-13 and so have interest in the future path of TIS.
Talking about the TIS, I would the teaching-crew is really enthusiastic and the presentation made by the students is up to the standard. I can see that the students love to learn and are enjoyed and good in learning.
However, I still have concerns:
the campus(may be the facilities are not much) is really not big. I worried that the scope of learning would be narrowed withing the small size of class;
the IBPYP was just started in 11-12 and the effects of secondary school promotion is not an indicator of IB course itself. It really depends on further statistics results;
Last, the school fee is not cheap but some would say similar choice could be found within the budget. But I would say that it depends on the school chooses the child not the child chooses the schools(at least in my case)
作者: elizatyy 時間: 12-5-30 19:33
点解小學畢業後会升上KJS？
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-5-30 23:15
因為這張表是升小學及中學的畢業生去向。
多謝影低呢張表，那日我搵唔到。 畢業生去向似乎不錯。local直資與is中學都有。
我想問下究竟界限街有冇K3,因林肯道錄取我仔仔的是叫preparation class
. 是否行local同is的區別？
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-5-30 23:19
Cais都錄取着，行Alberto system,中文就好差。唔似Tis仲可以適應到直資中小學。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-5-31 09:33
林肯道我唔清楚。至於界限街，校長話以前係行加拿大制（Alberto)，所以K2=reception;K3=preparation. 依家行IB，嚟緊2012年度會改為K3=Year 1，好讓跟其他IB學校一樣。
作者: dumbdonkey 時間: 12-5-31 21:02
Think international School
I think the owners should think a little harder on the school name.
作者: cakids 時間: 12-6-3 01:04
CAIS 同TIS 學費差不多, RC 貴成千蚊喎! ILBC, if CAIS is expensive for you, Please check that RC is even more expensive. Good luck!
I think TIS's chinese standard is quite good and many parents like it using the traditional chinese characters. EVen the school is small, this is why the kids are happy because they receive a lot of attention.
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-3 13:31
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Thanks for your advice, cakids!
As I know, the annual school fees of TIS and RC are more or less the same that is around $75000. The difference is TIS doesn't have the annual levy/debenture, but RC has an one-off payment around $25000 while CAIS $25000 EVERY YEAR or a debenture of $250,000 (information of CAIS is from BK threads, pls clarify if I'm wrong)! I know pretty well about TIS as my daughter is studying THINK KG K1 now. My girl will surely get the offer from THINK as an existing student.
Yes, I believe THINK's Chinese level is relatively high as compared to other int'l schools. Same as RC, THINK teaches traditional Chinese characters that's what I like. Some may consider their English is not really that native as most of them are Chinese, but for me, I love to see THINK's students are really biliterate and trilingual, they speak fluently and confidently. The Chinese projects displayed on Open Day were really impressive and meaningful. Some were about Hong Kong history, Chinese history, the Great Wall, Bruce Lee, etc. which made boring topics interesting to students and at the same time knowing more about our country.
You're right, teachers know every student very well since the small class size. As I said, TIS is still good though it's too small!
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-3 23:29
Cais's debenture($25000,$250000) will begin to charge from year 2016 after new campus begin in use. So in current years no need to pay.
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-4 08:41
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多謝你的正確資料！
我仲有個細嘅，即每年$50000/$500000？！頂唔順！
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-4 23:36
Think費用唔便啊，除$75000，prep year呢學年仲要交$8800多雜費，仲未計lunch,校巴。Cais如果唔是搬太遠，我會揀它，費用差唔多。我都是2個Bibi.
請問林肯道幼稚園部是否很難入，听講學費漲到$9000幾一月。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-5 09:59
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係呀，但係其實同我依家洗費差唔多，因為我個女喺THINK讀緊全日班齋學費都要$7000左右，加埋書簿費3千幾一個學期（約7千一年），車費同午膳費，真係同讀TIS差唔多！如果細佬第時讀埋TIS仲有弟妹減免學費添，好似減兩成。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-5 15:07
I think it's not difficult to get a place from Lincoln Campus, especially the whole-day class since $9100/month! Around $2000 more than that of other campuses of THINK. It's probably because it's in Kln Tong!
Interesting to notice that Yr 1 of TIS is just $7500/month!
Warmwind, now you choose Lincoln Campus UK(=K3) for your kid or CAIS Prep class?
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-5 23:15
My son nearly finishes his k2 in Anfield intl kinder, was accepted by Cais prep and Think (boundary) prep class. I intend to choose tis because more mandarin and Cais moving to 麗瑤。
I heard Tis Lincoin Rd charges so high wondering hard to enter as considering my 2nd boy apply it or not.
You mentioned Boundary campus has reception class, means prep class(year 1) or lower grade?
As your opinion, I m satisfied with Think except the 學校規模和活動
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-5 23:58
I see.
If your elder son studies TIS, the sibling will get the offer from Lincoln campus for sure! But true, it's too expensive. Half-day class is $5000 while WD $9100. And may be even higher years later! Or he can study Anfield or other KG first that the school fees are cheaper instead and then go back to TIS at Reception if you want.
At TIS (Boundary Street), youngest class starts with the Reception=K2, then Yr 1...
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-6 00:05
Warmwind, seems that you just target IS and only TIS/CAIS? Why?
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-6 23:39
Because Anfied my son attent is intl kinder, most kids interview for primary from early k2. So do we. We also interviewed RC, but late for 30 mind and no chance.
We like 直資 dss/private schools too, that's why select Think for more mandarin and more close to dss schools. And we plan to let our son try 1 year here and see. What primary schools you choose for your daughter?
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-7 01:49
What did you mean by "late for 30 mind"? You meant you were late for 30 minutes?
I'm going to apply RC this Sept for 2013 entry as my daughter is just 4. But since the competition is very keen I'm not sure if she can get an offer among numbers of applicants!
Creative, HKUGAPS and SMC are my choices. But my concern is that Creative and HKUGA (far from my home, my daughter may have to wake up at 6am!) are Chinese primary schools while SMC turns to be a bit traditional from higher grades according to the existing parents' information. It's not easy to get accepted from these good schools, she'll be so lucky if she really gets any offer from one of these anyway!
Yes, that's what I like about TIS as you do. But its school fees are much more expensive than that of DSS/private schools!
If you choose TIS for your son in the end, can you please share more info and valuable advice as an existing parent?
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-9 14:55
Yeh, it was 30 mins late.
Yesterday we had parents meeting at Anfield, my boy got high appreciation from his teacher. His teacher thinks my son suits IB program very much as he is always inquiring with enthusiasm. So we are glad to try Tis and Its IB program. Hope it is a nice school.
The schools you choose all are nice and hard to enter schools. Although DSS schools are fine, they are still under local teaching system, if choose RC or other IS schools, the system is really different.
作者: joanthony 時間: 12-6-9 15:07 標題: 回覆：Think Int'l School (Primary)
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作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-9 17:02
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我囡囡就同你囝囝有啲唔同，佢其實好多主意，能言善辨，但比較被動、要多鼓勵，要小組、小班上課時先可以表現出嚟，所以唔適合傳統教學方法。
我考慮直資私小係因為我冇打算送小朋友出國讀書，有時諗其實係咪讀返本地課程好啲囉。讀完IB，我驚到時兩頭唔到岸！
作者: joanthony 時間: 12-6-9 22:01
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作者: warmwind 時間: 12-6-9 23:33
有朋友在2間都讀過，話funful好谷好填鴨，像傳統私小。think教學就很不同，啓發式。而且前者老師質素不及后者，聽講多是印度同菲律賓老師。
請問Think界限街Y1同林肯道UK都是5歲相當於K3的小朋友，是否只是行local同is的不同？學習standard唔知有冇唔同。
作者: angela11 時間: 12-6-10 01:28
ILBC,
My daughter is also in K1 at Think Kowloon Tong- is she in the same class as yours :)? I was also interested in the IB stream for K2. But at the end of the day I didn't enroll her in any whole day class (IB and non-IB). The major reason is that the little one would probably still need a big nap in the afternoon.
I didn't make the IB Open House as I was out of town then. Would you mind sharing more about what you think of the KIS teachers? (So far I am happy with the Kindergarten teachers).
Thanks.
作者: joanthony 時間: 12-6-10 08:09 標題: 引用：有朋友在2間都讀過，話funful好谷好填鴨，
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作者: angela11 時間: 12-6-10 17:40
Yes. I am interested to know more about the teachers at its Primary School as it would be one of the options I would seriously consider for my daughter. Thanks.
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-11 11:38
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我囡囡唔係讀九龍塘嗰間。
最後都係決定唔轉過去TIS reception，留喺度讀K2全日先。嚟緊會考RC，因競爭非常激烈，信心不大，唔得就再考慮TIS Yr 1定繼續K3考直資私小。
正如我之前話，TIS學生兩文三語好、自信、愉快學習，但唔好要求所有都好native。而老師都表現得好關愛學生，好清楚每個學生嘅長短處，但係呢啲都係我從Open House觀察得嚟，唔夠全面。真係希望有現家長或畢業生家長分享吓意見。
我小朋友依家放假都唔瞓晏覺，夜晚早啲瞓，佢冇問題。反而瞓咗晏覺，夜晚唔肯瞓，朝早唔願起身！
作者: angela11 時間: 12-6-11 14:57
I see. Thanks for sharing!
作者: MelodyLam 時間: 12-6-11 18:59
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Thank you for coming!
I chose to go to Heep Yunn Secondary is because that I want to know more about different people and the other school I applied to is Tsung Tsin Secondary, I am pretty sure Heep Yunn is a school that could discover the protential in me. International Secondary Schools isn't bad, but I believe Heep Yunn is a school, because I could learn under pressure, because I would work harder.
作者: joanthony 時間: 12-6-11 21:46
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作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-12 13:45
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I was so impressed by all the great job done by the students, teachers and you of course! You're pretty smart that no wonder you can get a place at HY. I really consider TIS as one of my choices for my little one.
By the way, does the class teacher teach every subject? Are there any Arts, Music, PE teachers for example?
Wish you all the best to your new sec. school life and the competition in France!
作者: winnietingting 時間: 12-6-16 13:08 標題: 引用：回復+MelodyLam+的帖子
I+was+so+impresse
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I was so impressed by all the great job done by the students, teachers and yo ...
到中學時若入不到好的傳統中學，又要讀返is,中學學費又要一個月7xxx。入得中學is, 又要預埋入外國U(在英國4年錢大約120萬）。
計唔掂，應讀唔起tis 雖然有政府教育津貼（中小學一個月3200）。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-18 00:34
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Yes, It's a dilemma indeed! Your situation is better than mine as you are CS and we're not.
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-6-18 01:37
Just noticed RC's school fees increased to ~$8000 and $50000 for the one-off non-refundable building levy for 2013-14 entry... 
作者: joanthony 時間: 12-6-18 08:54 標題: 引用：Quote:原帖由+ILBC+於+12-06-12+發表回復+M
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作者: gigilaw806 時間: 12-6-25 12:40
唔好意思，想問吓，Think點對學生做平估？一年有幾多次考試？
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-7-3 11:50
THINK行IB，以我所知係冇考試，有評估，有quiz同默書。至於點樣做就最好問返學校老師喇…
作者: gigilaw806 時間: 12-7-3 12:43
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ILBC, thanks!
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-7-4 23:52
听講學校各科沒咩書單，都是老師worksheet, 唔知academic level點樣，都冇咩考試。下月開學，十五十六，希望小朋友適應得好。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-7-5 13:02
揀得IB，就係鍾意佢冇多餘嘅抄寫，冇課本規範住要學乜學物，訓練探究思維，老師會引導學生學得更廣更深。我只係諗相信學校，更相信自己的孩子可以做得好！
祝你的小孩有一個愉快校園生活！
最後揀了THlNK，不是CAlS嗎？
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-7-9 23:39
謝謝！我們選了Think. 希望遇到好老師。老師對孩子影響好大.朋友說Think老師唔錯嘅。期待一起努力下孩子有很棒的新校園生活。
作者: ILBC 時間: 12-7-10 08:58
因為學校細，我相信Open House嗰日已經見晒佢嘅老師同P5、6嘅學生，感覺很好。
不過當日只見過一個PE老師，不知道有沒有音樂及美術老師？定班主任教全科？很可惜沒時間請教普通話老師關於中文科嘅問題。
希望介時你可以再跟我分享更多THINK嘅第一身資料，謝謝！
作者: warmwind 時間: 12-7-13 00:05
應該是班主任教幾科，好似其他國際學校咁。
好嘅，大家一同分享the time in Think.
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