We also got the SMS acceptance yesterday for N class. Is SJS good? The teachers and staff there look very nice and helpful. But we also apply for Victoria and Yan Chai. Have you applied these two as well?
For me, I hope my baby goes to kindergarten with teachers showing care and love. For my husband, he prefers kindergarten can teach my baby with better language skill since she loves to talk.
BTW, do you know how many students are there in N class?
Just to share my thinking: in general, most kg teachers show care and love to kids, else, they won't be there. If language skills (spoken english and some PTH) is really that much emphasized, better choose kg with dual-class mistresses (1 in eng, and 1 in PTH/cantonese). From my friend's experience, Victoria can train students to be out-spoken for both languages. Cos' they've the kind of environment, and peers. You can also try out its playgroup first, and get to talk to the teachers and feel the atmosphere, until you make up your mind.
For non-private kgs with Cantonese as the medium of instruction, pls. don't expect your kid can learn to SPEAK Eng from school with only 2/3 english lessons per week, though taught by NET. The kids will know lots of vocabs, listening skills ok, but just can't express themselves in eng...
Hope the above can give you some idea.
原文章由 aung0528 於 07-12-5 15:54 發表
alialione and tybb,
We also got the SMS acceptance yesterday for N class. Is SJS good? The teachers and staff there look very nice and helpful. But we also apply for Victoria and Yan Chai. Have y ...
Congratulations to get SJS acceptance!
As told by other parents whose kids are studying in SJS, their kids are not stressed much academically, e.g. kids in K1 are not required to recognize Chinese/English characters, but teach by way of "themes" that change every other 3-4 weeks. On the other hand, this school has organized well in extra-curricular activities. I really want my kid to study leisurely...and hence I choose this school for N1.
原文章由 aung0528 於 07-12-5 15:54 發表
alialione and tybb,
We also got the SMS acceptance yesterday for N class. Is SJS good? The teachers and staff there look very nice and helpful. But we also apply for Victoria and Yan Chai. Have y ...
I like SJS too; however, my husband wants to develop my bb's language skill as he thinks she has this competence. She talks a lot now!
Although I also want my baby to have well development, I prefer kindergarten with teachers with care and love. My experience with Victoria is not that good since they are very commercial. And staff there is not helpful too. But my husband prefers Victoria. Third option is Yan Chai.
Since we need to pay deposit in mid Dec, this means that we need to pay SJS first. Do kindergarten usually need around $1000 for deposit?
Nice to talk to you and see if our babies will be in the same class!
原文章由 tybb 於 07-12-5 23:21 發表
aung0528,
Congratulations to get SJS acceptance!
As told by other parents whose kids are studying in SJS, their kids are not stressed much academically, e.g. kids in K1 are not required to recognize ...