I can tell your son and my son are classmates.
My son hesitated to join IB because of the extremely heavy workload in the said school, seniors told him to choose NSS if he can get in stream A~C. From the first 3 weeks, we can tell the difference of the assignments between NSS and IB.
Back to ECA, my son is relative layback and not very focus on ECA in the school. As he is very very good in Maths and Science, we planned together for enrichment programs for long holidays and summer vacations, either local or overseas. He had a few gifted summer programs in US (Stanford University) & UK (Imperial College), summer mission to Watoto in Uganda etc. Most of his ECA covers global exposure, creativity, science, business, volunteer and mission. (As my wife and I would like him to expose more when we can still afford that, I don't want to project a wrong image to show-off). Through these activities, he can expose to wider spectrum and then narrow down his interest in study and his future career.
He shared with me last week end, he will stand for election of Student Council with some of his friends in the school and he will join the school Maths team this year as well. Time wise, he will be fine.
As in Pre-IB, Music is not an elective and your son will learn how to juggle the study, music and social life. But in IBDP, Music become one of his elective. He will have an obvious advantage in the two years time - Music no need for examination, he can only focus on 5 subjects instead of 6, his Music score will be sure 7 under the supervision of Vice Principal - RC.
If your son would like to follow the footstep of RC as music educator or artist. He should talk to RC and see how to reschedule and pritorise his ECA to ensure his study also in flying color.
The last but not the least, what's his plan? Music is his ultimate career...... or as hobby........ If he wants to be a lawyer or medical doctor etc, he needs to plan and polish his portfolio in more specific directions.........
Your son already in Pre-IB (I mixed it up with another parent, I send you the details in pm), from my best knowledge he is no need for English tuition. The IB English teachers in the school are very good from most seniors' comment. Also, the English in IB more focus on Eng Lit and not grammar stuff..... in local curricullum.
[ 本帖最後由 ANChan59 於 10-9-22 17:19 編輯 ]
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