Two kinders (Local & IS) at the same time??

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OKmom | 2007-11-06 11:20
We (including the helper) speak mainly cantonese at home, and we want our 2-yr-old girl to become bilingual. At the beginning, we put her to a Bilingual (English/Cantonese) prenursery but found that the class size was big and all classmates are local, although there was a native speaking teacher, the classmates were communicating in cantonese. Now, we switch our girl to an IS prenursery, and sometimes I speak to her in English.

For Kindergarten, we're planning to put her to two schools, morning in a local kinder and afternoon in a IS kinder (or the other way around), this is because we want her to have a good foundation in both languages and I don't think bilingual school can make it. But we worry it may be two much for her, and wonder if she can really become good at both languages with this arrangement. Any moms here could share your experiences?:-?

For primary school onwards, we have to decide either local or IS school. Is it better to put her in an IS and improve her chinese by doing additional course, or the other way around? Pls share your experience.:-?

Thx..
hoeve | 2007-11-06 16:27
OKmom
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Quote:原文章由 OKmom 於 07-11-6 11:20 硐表
We (including the helper) speak mainly cantonese at home, and we want our 2-yr-old girl to become bilingual. At the beginning, we put her to a Bilingual (English/Cantonese) prenursery but found that t ...
OKmom | 2007-11-06 18:27
Hoeve,

Thanks for your sharing. It is happy to hear that your girl is doing well in both streams. I understand that there is a tradeoff with this arrangement, it means less time for both leisure and extra-curricula, and the school fee is expensive. So I would like to hear any sharing to see if it is worth doing so and how to make it effective.

May I ask what language your family speak to your girl at home, putongua or English? Do you provide bilingual environment at home as well? And what is your plan for primary onwards? Local school or IS?

Thx
OKmom
owenmami | 2007-11-07 12:28
OKmom,

Be very cautious and not too aggressive, I would say.
It's better if you provide bilingual environment at home first and see how the child adapts to it.
Moreover, it only works if the child study in the same kinder, i.e. half-day local class and half-day international class.
I know some kids cannot adapt very well in International Kinder (in PTH and English class, but the family speaks only Cantonese) and eventually, the child need to attend speech therapy and switch back to a local kinder.:-|
Quote:原文章由 OKmom 於 07-11-6 18:27 硐表
Hoeve,

Thanks for your sharing. It is happy to hear that your girl is doing well in both streams. I understand that there is a tradeoff with this arrangement, it means less time for both leisure and ...
[ 本文章最後由 owenmami 於 07-11-7 14:41 編輯 ]
OKmom | 2007-11-07 13:16
Owenmami,

Thx for your feedback. Yes, I agree we have to be cautious in doing so. As our mother tongue is Cantonese, we'll consider to put her in a local kinder (cantonese instead of PTH) and an English kinder.

Quote:原文章由 owenmami 於 07-11-7 12:28 硐表
"Moreover, it only works if the child study in the same kinder, i.e. half-day local class and half-day international class...

But, do u know any kinder which has two streams (cantonese and English)? At the moment, we are planning to put her in two different kinders which are in the same district.

BTW, how old is your child? And which school is he going to? A local or IS? Pls share.

Thx
OKmom [ 本文章最後由 OKmom 於 07-11-7 13:37 編輯 ]
owenmami | 2007-11-07 14:14
OKmom,
I only know "THINK" have got both streams. But they'll switch from Cantonese to PTH at K2 (or K3, don't remember).
"Victoria" kinder is also a good choice for bilingual school. You may also try CCKG at K2. For CCKG, all subjects are taught in English except Chinese lessons.
I do have stronge reservation in studying at two different kinder even they're in same district. The child will be exhausted everyday.
My elder child is in Y.1 of a bilingual school.
Another child in a local nursery.
Quote:原文章由 OKmom 於 07-11-7 13:16 硐表
Owenmami,

Thx for your feedback. Yes, I agree we have to be cautious in doing so. As our mother tongue is Cantonese, we'll consider to put her in a local kinder (cantonese instead of PTH) and an Engl ...
hoeve | 2007-11-07 16:46
OKmom
我在家中與女兒說廣東話，工人姐姐說英文，其實學多種語言對大部份小孩並無困難，有研究話小朋友20%時間接觸一種語言已可達native程度，我都唔係諗住女女要native咁犀利，可以一般聽、講，亦唔抗拒就ok了。


Quote:原文章由 OKmom 於 07-11-6 18:27 硐表
Hoeve,

Thanks for your sharing. It is happy to hear that your girl is doing well in both streams. I understand that there is a tradeoff with this arrangement, it means less time for both leisure and ...
mosesdaddy | 2007-11-07 18:08
Dear OKmom,

Hi, I have started a thread in Baby Kingdom on whether it is advisable to put the child in two kinders. The weblink is as follows. See if you are interested in sharing your views there:

http://forum.baby-kingdom.com/vi ... age%3D2#pid19764182
mosesdaddy | 2007-11-07 18:22
Dear owenmami,

I am also planning to put my child to study in two kinders., but receive many negative comments from other BK users (pls see this thread started by me: http://forum.baby-kingdom.com/vi ... age%3D2#pid19764182).

Our kid is now 2 yr 3 mth. At home, my wife (full-time mom) speaks mainly Cantonese and English with him, while I speak Putonghua and English. As I observe, our kid broadly understands the three languages. Hopefully I wish he can adapt well in his K1 in Sep 2008.

However, you mentioned some kids might not adapt well and evetually required speech therapy. Could you pls elaborate a little bit more on the background of such kids, e.g. whether these kids attended bi-lingual playgroups before, at what age, etc?

Fyi, our kid has attended bilingual (PTH/Eng) playgroup since he was 6 mth old.
OKmom | 2007-11-07 21:04
Quote:原文章由 owenmami 於 07-11-7 14:14 硐表
OKmom,
I only know "THINK" have got both streams. But they'll switch from Cantonese to PTH at K2 (or K3, don't remember).
"Victoria" kinder is also a good choice for bilingual school. You may also try ...

Owenmami,

Thx for your info.....

How is your elder child doing in bilingual primary school? Like the fluency of both languages (in terms of oral, reading, writing). It seems to me bilingual (cantonese and english) school only works for those english-speaking children who want to learn chinese, as most classmates are chinese. But for chinese-speaking children, they can't benefit much. Pls share your view. [ 本文章最後由 OKmom 於 07-11-7 21:19 編輯 ]
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