ICS P1 interview

lenglengma

Dear tommyzoe,
Then ICS is definately the place to be!  It provides a wonderful Christian environment for kids while their academic level is very high and I also think kids there behave better than other International school kids.
Lenglengma

CherylMum

Re: ICS P1 interview

[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-17 16:00 編輯 ]

tommyzoe

Oh it is so good to meet a parent of my son's classmate here. I don't know how many class they have in R1 & the class size is?
Pls. give me more info if you can.

CherylMum 寫道:
tommyzoe,

My daughter has been accepted by ICS R1 for the coming August.  Maybe our kids will be classmate!!  But not sure which class she will be in at this moment.

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tommyzoe 寫道:
I sent application to ICS when my son in younger than 2 years old. He attended interview for R1 in age of 2 years and few months. He will be just 3 years old when he starts R1 study in August.

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tommyzoe

Your daughter will attend am session or pm session?

tommyzoe

Your daughter will attend am session or pm session?

CherylMum 寫道:
tommyzoe,

My daughter has been accepted by ICS R1 for the coming August.  Maybe our kids will be classmate!!  But not sure which class she will be in at this moment.

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tommyzoe 寫道:
I sent application to ICS when my son in younger than 2 years old. He attended interview for R1 in age of 2 years and few months. He will be just 3 years old when he starts R1 study in August.

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CherylMum

Re: ICS P1 interview

[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-17 16:00 編輯 ]

tommyzoe

I got a reply from Mrs. Hoy that is same as you said. They will inform us soon. Maybe we will know the arrangement in 2 weeks. CherylMum, we all ICS parents move to the forum "ICS Parents", ok? You are welcome to join it.

What do you prefer your daughter to wear to school? uniforms or not?

CherylMum 寫道:
The school said they have tentatively put my daughter into the am session, but it's not confirmed yet.  They have to wait until all students are enrolled so as to make a decision.  They said they will usually place those kids living far away in the pm session.

How about your kid?  Has the school informed you yet?

heratang

I've sent an application for P.1 2007 a few months before. My girl is studying at Tsing Yi ESF at the moment. ICS office said that an interview will probably be held in next January. Can any ICS parents give me some suggestions on what to prepare in these few months. My girl is quite shy, I'm afraid that she'd say nothing and fail the interview. We're Christians and really want the kids to enter a Christian school...

Thank you!

Sandrine

Please check PM

Sandrine

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tommyzoe

I think, if your daughter is studying at TY ESF at the moment she must be OK in attending ICS interview. ESF is not good? We are also a Christian family so we choose ICS. But academic performance of ESF is better than ICS, right?

heratang 寫道:
I've sent an application for P.1 2007 a few months before. My girl is studying at Tsing Yi ESF at the moment. ICS office said that an interview will probably be held in next January. Can any ICS parents give me some suggestions on what to prepare in these few months. My girl is quite shy, I'm afraid that she'd say nothing and fail the interview. We're Christians and really want the kids to enter a Christian school...

Thank you!

CherylMum

Re: ICS P1 interview

[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-17 16:00 編輯 ]

lenglengma

tommyzoe and cherylmum,
ICS has a higher academic standard than ESF I personally think.  I know that ICS student, starting from 3rd grade...will have lots of homework to do.  They have more homeworks than any other international schools.  They emphasize a lot on academic performances while ESF is more lay-back.
You also have to learn at least one music instrument starting from grade 3 or grade 5 (I don't quite remember).  I know some kids, they learn 2 instruments too!  I think one of the reasons why is because they want our kids to at least have something (musical) to serve the church...
Sports and Arts are very important at ICS also.
Some parents whom I talk to actually are concerned that ICS has too much homeworks for their kids.  I personally think that homeworks are okay as long as they teach in an interesting and inspiring way.  You guys agree?  Besides, I definately agree that ICS kids are more independent, and well behaved than other kids.  ESF secondary school kids are quite "scary" ...because I heard too much about them taking drugs etc...but with ICS...high school kids there know what they need to do, but are not "nerdy".  I met some of the ICS high school kids at my church and they volunteer to play guitar and drums at the praise and worship team...and have to admit that they are very talented but humble.  Also, they are willing to come to church every Friday nite to rehearse.  No one forces them, they do it by their own wishes.  I mean...it is Friday nite!  For other kids, they would definately go do something else on Friday nite!  I wish my children will be willing to do this when they grow up!

lenglengma

heratang

tommyzoe 寫道:
I think, if your daughter is studying at TY ESF at the moment she must be OK in attending ICS interview. ESF is not good? We are also a Christian family so we choose ICS. But academic performance of ESF is better than ICS, right?



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ESF is good, but we want a Christian school

tommyzoe

Pls. check PM

tommyzoe

Pls. check PM.

CherylMum 寫道:
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tommyzoe 寫道:
We are also a Christian family so we choose ICS. But academic performance of ESF is better than ICS, right?

I heard that ICS places more emphasis on academic performance than ESF.  Like in K2, ICS teaches phonics systematically while kids in ESF kindy is still "learning through play" and no phonics is taught.[/quote]

TinaMummy

Hi CherylMum

May I know how old is your daughter now ??  I see there is R1 & R2 in ICS, does it mean K1 & K2 or something else ??

I want my daughter to study in int'l school too and she is now 3.5 years old.  Please share your experience.   

CherylMum 寫道:
tommyzoe,

My daughter has been accepted by ICS R1 for the coming August.  Maybe our kids will be classmate!!  But not sure which class she will be in at this moment.

[quote]
tommyzoe 寫道:
I sent application to ICS when my son in younger than 2 years old. He attended interview for R1 in age of 2 years and few months. He will be just 3 years old when he starts R1 study in August.

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CherylMum

Re: ICS P1 interview

[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-17 16:01 編輯 ]

TinaMummy

CherylMum

Thanks for your detail reply.  Can you tell me more about the curriculum ?  How's the standard of Mandarin and the ratio of English and Mandarin lesson ?

How long does the interview to your daughter ?  Do you know the content ?    

Sorry for so many questions.  Million of thanks.

CherylMum 寫道:
TinaMummy,

My daughter is three years old now.

Yes, ICS R1=K1 while R2=K2.  Its R1 admits students who are three years old on or before 31 August of the admission year.

When deciding whether to let your kid study in international schools, you should consider the following issues carefully:

(a) whether you like the teaching philosophy of international schools (they don't have much, or even no, homework, and you might not know what they are learning at school);

(b) their Chinese standard is low, especially for ESF and ICS;

(c) the discipline of many international schools might not be as strict as local ones.

CherylMum

Re: ICS P1 interview

[ 本帖最後由 CherylMum 於 09-11-17 16:01 編輯 ]