Kiangsu & Chekiang Primary School & Kindergarten
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Majority of the international schools (ESF, GSIS, etc) teach simplified Chinese except for CIS and KCIS. I heard some of the classes in Cdnis are taught in simplified.
Beijingmum
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I have students in ISF, they learn putonghua but in traditional chinese, should write very complicated characters for just 5 years old children, its very hard for children,and spend a lot of time on it everyday, they will lose intrest to learn chinese.
howardcoombs
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You need to first decide whether you are looking for mandarin as a first language or second.
KCS : this is a Mandarin school. All classes except for English are taught in Mandarin which translates to around 85% of the time.
KCIS : this is an English school. They have a very decent Mandarin programme with daily lessons in Mandarin which translates to around 15-20% of the time
All 3 of my kids attended KCS. One of my kids has left KCS to join KCIS at year 5. I still have one in P4 KCS
KCS : this is a Mandarin school. All classes except for English are taught in Mandarin which translates to around 85% of the time.
KCIS : this is an English school. They have a very decent Mandarin programme with daily lessons in Mandarin which translates to around 15-20% of the time
All 3 of my kids attended KCS. One of my kids has left KCS to join KCIS at year 5. I still have one in P4 KCS
Most KCS primary graduates will study in other local secondary schools. That said, some of them will switch to KCIS or study aboard.
KCIS primary students will either stay with KCIS, switch to other international schools, study aboard or go to study in the local system.
Hence, there are many possibilities.
KCIS primary students will either stay with KCIS, switch to other international schools, study aboard or go to study in the local system.
Hence, there are many possibilities.
Hi . My son is currently attending K3 at Cks , we still need to wait two more months to see if my son can keep with its mandarin requirement before the school would consider our admittance to their primary 1, they do this to late transferee. We hv been taking tutorial classes and doing a lot of studying. I think he deserve to relax sometimes and just hv friends over. We live beside d school. He is 5.5 yrs old, if any mom is interested to meet up for play. Let me know. I can also speak Mandarin to them sometimes if it is helpful.
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Is it true that a lot of KCS students are local Cantonese speaking, and therefore the playground language is Cantonese? Just wondering how my kid would do there in terms of making friends since she speaks English and only some Mandarin. Also curious about the quality of the Mandarin instruction in terms of accents - I have a friend from Beijing who told me most people in HK speak Mandarin with a strong Cantonese accent; of course I can't tell (and honestly not sure if I care), but would that be an issue for KCS?
Lastly, does anyone know how much the fees are for KCS and KCIS? I find their websites hard to navigate.
Thanks in advance!
Lastly, does anyone know how much the fees are for KCS and KCIS? I find their websites hard to navigate.
Thanks in advance!howardcoombs
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The school population is majority local Cantonese speaking kids along with a very sizable Chinese Expat (Sing, Taiwan, Mainland etc) group. Cantonese is forbidden in school therefore you wont hear it very much.
Only way to tell about the accent is to visit and talk to a few kids. I think this is a non-issue.
KCS primary is around 40,000 per year
KCIS primary is around 60,000 per year
These amounts are from my memory - it would be best to check directly with the school for the latest figures.
Only way to tell about the accent is to visit and talk to a few kids. I think this is a non-issue.
KCS primary is around 40,000 per year
KCIS primary is around 60,000 per year
These amounts are from my memory - it would be best to check directly with the school for the latest figures.