Kids accepted at ESF Sheung wan AM sessions

[mrsdoubtfire]

My daughter also goes to this school. She loves it and we also find the teachers nice and friendly. My daughter has learnt Mandarin songs and seems to have experience new things. We are v happy with this place.

 

[Jojob]

Thank you for sharing.

I would attend the school tour and see which session they offered to my son. As what I say, he is a morning person.
It is also put into our concerns.

 

[Neha]

really they are moving to Stubbs road that would be an issue for some. Well we will come to know soon and anyway we will do K1 there and it is only fOR k2 THAT we might have to move

 

[Sage]

Hi Neha, I sent you a pm. Sage.

 

[Jo Bowd]

Several of the children in my daughters class had tutors to prepare them for the ESF primary school interviews.... personally, we didn't and can't believe people would need to do that. Our daughter got into ESF primary with no problems on her own merit.... although even as a native english speaker I worried about how my daughter would do because of the fact other kids had tutor preparations....

Kiwinoz,

Were the children who had interview prep from native English speaking families or was English their 2nd (or even 3rd) language? I alway assumed that if you were a native English speaker once you managed to get an interview, you were more or less into ESF primary.

Jo

 

[kiwiinoz]

Most of them were second or third language speakers.
However, their everyday spoken english and comprehension in the school is good already. English is the only language (outside of mandarin lessons) that the children speak in the kindergarten. So I was very bemused to hear about the interview specific tutoring. I'm honestly not sure the children needed it. To me, it seems like some parents are just looking for that extra advantage to get their child into the primary schools, rather than letting their child prove themselves on their own ability.