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| wcllks | 2005-03-29 23:54 |
| Hi Jennie: Quote:同埋你都見到宏福外籍老c, 唔係native o個隻, 所以我唔多鍾意讀international class. In fact, I don't very mind whether the teacher is a foreigner or not. As long as her English has no accent, I am fine. The English of the interviewer was good enough actually. Quote:話我個經驗你知, 我都好心急想個囡學好d 英文, ... I was on the opposite that I was not rush enough to teach her English and so the teacher said she did not understand! I believe that it is very easy for small children to pick up a language and so I did not talk to my daughter in English very often. I think that when she starts school, she can pick up English easily with her peers even she does not understand a lot at the beginning. However, the teachers in Tivoli obviously did not share this thought. They focus on what my daughter knows now instead of her potential. That's the reason why I think they are not professional. Quote:講返宏福, international class 無廣東話堂啵, 一係英文, 一係普通話, 個普通老c 就好prof. 好北京土話風味. 但怕唔怕銜接唔到小學呀?? I am going to send my daughter to international kindergarten and that's the reason why I was interested in Tivoli's international nursery. I want her to develop different language habits with different groups of people. For example, use English in school but use Chinese for grandparents, etc. I want her to have the sense that both languages are important and hopefully, she will be motivated to learn both. |
| tcj | 2005-03-30 01:06 |
| I have attended the playgroup in Tivoli with by BB, to my surprise, I think the playgroup was quite well organised and the teachers were quite nice too. I once asked the teacher about their international and local class and she said that international class students will have problems entering local primary school. The international class were mainly for those who wish to study at international primary school or English primary school. The teacher said that they would always stress this point to the parents before accepting their children to international class. I think if the teacher who interviewed wcllks's daughter was trying to explain this point, she obviously didn't handle it very well. Originally, I was keen to put by BB at Learning Habitat as I quite like its campus and bilingual environment. But after speaking to the principal and listening to her introductory speech during the interview, I decided not to send by BB there. I want to say that the following is only my personal feeling: I think LH is very commercial and I have some doubts about its teaching method. My view is that every kindergarden has its good and bad comments. In the case of wcllks, she dislikes Tivoli after her interview with the teachers, and I don't think anyone can convert her negative feelings now. In my case, I dislike LH after speaking to its principal eventhough the school was highly recommended to me by a friend. So I think in the end, it is really your very personal feeling and judgement which leads you to choose the right kindergarden for your childern. Opps, I didn't notice I wrote so much already! |
| wcllks | 2005-03-30 10:54 |
| Hi tcj: Thanks for your sharing. The Tivoli teachers did not mention anything about the primary school problem. In fact, if I remember correctly, Tivoli does not offer international K1-K3, am I right? I did not have a chance to talk to the principal of Tivoli but from your comments, it is possible that the principle and other teachers are better. I really hope so since we definitely need good teachers to nurture our kids. Quote:I think LH is very commercial and I have some doubts about its teaching method. Well, the teacher in Tivoli did not tell us their teaching method. The teacher told me what they would do when typhoon signal no. 3 is hoisted! (You see one more reason why I think the teachers there are not professional.) Can you share your opinions of the teaching methods of Tivoli and LH? This is the area that I do not know how to judge... |
| tcj | 2005-03-30 13:35 |
| Hi wcllks, I remembered once browsing through Tivoli's website and it had Anglo-Chinese Section and English Section, so all along I presumed it had English/Int'l Section from nursery thru to K3. But I could be wrong. I'm not sure about Tivoli's teaching method since I didn't like Tivoli's nursery campus at Tsing Yi Garden, so I didn't even bothered to ask about its teaching method. But based on my observation at its playgroup, I think the teachers are nice and patient. As for LH, two parents told me that some of its students had discipline problems as the teachers were not strict enough. Actually, on the day I collected the application form, one of its class was out playing in the open area, the kids were running around in all different directions, shouting out loud etc... To me, it felt like a little mad-house, but then again, some parents may prefer this type of 'looseness' and 'liveliness' in kindergarden. And you ever visited an overseas kindergarden, this type of senario is never a surprise. I then visited LH again during its open day and had a chance to talk to the principal. My personal feeling towards her altitude was too commercial. Then, during the interview, she stressed that their teaching method is very "activity approach" and teachers will provide lots of freedom to students to explore and express themselves. Afterwards, both my husband and I decided that we prefer a bit more discipline, we hope to find a kindergarden which is maybe 50% activity approach and 50% traditional approach (not sure if we can find one yet). A 100% traditional kindergarden such as Kentville seems too harsh for little childern, I heard its students have high discipline and they are trained to face dictation on any day without prior notice. Lastly, I totally agree with you that if your feelings towards the Principals or Teachers are not professional enough, then it's difficult to establish a good parent-school relationship for 3 long years. :-P |
| wcllks | 2005-03-31 13:37 |
| Hi tjc: Thanks for your sharing. I am probably that kind of parents that like the style of LH ;-) Anyway, I hope you can find a kinder you like :-P |
| tcj | 2005-04-01 01:17 |
| Hi wcllks, Thanks ! So far, I have visited more than 10 kinders, but if I had to choose between pure traditional or activity approach, I still prefer "activity". So far, LH and Victoria seems the most commercial to me and I also think LH's teacher/student ratio is high which is another reason why I'm worry about the discipline of its students. I am also deciding on local or international class for by BB. How about you? |
| wcllks | 2005-04-01 11:00 |
| Hi tcj: I am pretty sure I am sending my daughter to international kinder, primary, and so on. Therefore, I want to send her to an international nursery as well. However, the only international nursery available in Tsing Yi is Tivoli. As you can imagine, I am not going to let my daughter study there. So, I am struggling between a local bilingual school and a faraway international school. Honestly, I am not very worry about the discipline issue, especially in kinder. I want to give her as large capacity as I can to explore. At home, I let her do whatever she likes as long as it is not very dangerous. |
| joetsang | 2005-05-09 23:41 |
| 對不起! 我想插咀問句我仔仔8月先2歲青衣宏福幼兒園現在可報名嗎? |
| Golf | 2005-05-10 17:25 |
| wclks, I also would like to share the experience w/ U. My son attended the Playgroup in Tivoli and also planned to go to join Nursery in the coming August. Actually there is no interview if I joined the Playgroup before. But coz I selected the International Class, they need to make sure he can understand English so that the baby can adapt the school life. Otherwise, it is quiet difficult for a 2-year boy/girl to adapt a new enviornment. So maybe your daughter did not have any react, she would like to see whether U can select the Local Class first. But of course, U are the only one to know your girl can understand. I and my son was interviewed in Tivoli International Class last week. The interviewer also asked me or my husband to speak English with my son even I sent him to International Class. It is important to strength his communication skill. Also, I have got 2 friends' children studied Tivoli before. Their comments are quiet good. So, maybe U can reassess this school again. Golf |
| Tungmama | 2005-05-29 01:44 |
| Golf, 我的囡囡都是報讀了宏褔international section ,but K1,我未收到interview通知,但我想知佢interview佢地會問乜野,請問你可否告知我?thx~ |
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