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作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-13 00:09 標題: RCHK Admissions Assessment (09/10 Year 2)

Dear all:

RC has been confirmed the attendance for my kid to the Primary Admissions Assessment which will be held on 14 May 2009 (THUR)

Assessment will last around 1 hour

Anyn advise? Many many thanks.......

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-13 10:48

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-13 00:09 發表
Dear all:

RC has been confirmed the attendance for my kid to the Primary Admissions Assessment which will be held on 14 May 2009 (THUR)

Assessment will last around 1 hour

Anyn advise? Many many ...

I am not a RC parent, so what I can do is to provide you some links for reference in case you have not come across with it, and you will know a bit what happen in RC. Hope other "RC" parents will be wise enough to share their experience with you la.....

http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/uploaded_files/Y2%20Bulletin%20Health%2008091237248000.doc

http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/uploaded_files/3%20Way%20Conferences%2008%20-%20Final1222905600.pdf

http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/content.php?contentid=183

Yr 2. Language requirement

http://www.esf.edu.hk/index.aspx?langno=1&nodeID=1051

And one hint, take your kid to walk around in RC today during school hour if possible, and go play with him inside (hope you can see my message). So he will get familiar with the environment earlier before the interview. Good Luck!

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作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-14 12:34

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-13 10:48 發表

I am not a RC parent, so what I can do is to provide you some links for reference in case you have not come across with it, and you will know a bit what happen in RC. Hope other "RC" parents will be ...

Thank you for your advice.

I think my kid is an experienced interviewee for the last few months, (he has attended few DSS interview before) he appears not only without stress and scare before the interview but also with a clearly describe of the entire procedure and content for the interview.

The interviewer is a foreign teacher , when the kid depart from the reception then start to talk in English, the interview include playing puzzle, reading story books, vocabulary and frank talk.

Anyway, this is the last interview for my kid and completed the entire task for the P1 admission.

Thanks “popolung” for your useful information and kindly assists.

May I know, which Primary School for your kid?

Once again, thanks a lot.

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-14 12:48

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 12:34 發表

Thank you for your advice.

I think my kid is an experienced interviewee for the last few months, (he has attended few DSS interview before) he appears not only without stress and scare before the ...

My daughter is now studying in Abacus, and will go to CWBS in coming Aug.

Good luck, all the best!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-14 12:56

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-14 12:48 發表

My daughter is now studying in Abacus, and will go to CWBS in coming Aug.

Good luck, all the best!

CWBS also an ESF schools? adopted the IB PYP mode?

Thanks your kindly reply.

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作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-14 13:14

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 12:56 發表

CWBS also an ESF schools? adopted the IB PYP mode?

Thanks your kindly reply.

yes, CWBS stand for ClearWater Bay School, also under ESF.

http://cwbs.edu.hk/

Yes they are now also IB PYP already

http://cwbs.edu.hk/pyp.html

I think they switched to IB recently, but RC is using IB since day 1.

作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-14 13:17

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 12:34 發表

Thank you for your advice.

I think my kid is an experienced interviewee for the last few months, (he has attended few DSS interview before) he appears not only without stress and scare before the ...

Good sharing.
This forum need more parents like you to keep it popular.
Just curious to ask will u accept the offer if you have got it? or DSS remains your primary targets?

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-14 13:19

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-14 13:14 發表

yes, CWBS stand for ClearWater Bay School, also under ESF.

http://cwbs.edu.hk/

Yes they are now also IB PYP already

http://cwbs.edu.hk/pyp.html

I think they switched to IB recently, but RC is us ...

Thanks your reply and useful information.
Be frank, if RC accept my kid, I will give up all the DSS.
You agreed?

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-14 13:49

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 13:19 發表

Thanks your reply and useful information.
Be frank, if RC accept my kid, I will give up all the DSS.
You agreed?

Well, depends I will say. IB is not as relax as GCE anymore. They also have certain amount of homework, and they need your kid to have creative thinking to learn and study. If you are a parent that can guide your kid via, it is good.

DSS homework may be tough (depend on school and how you look at the way they teach) but since most parents are from local stream, you may think this is normal, and the local syllabus have certain format and study material to follow. So some parents will think it is good.

For me, if I were you, I will choose RC of course, no doubt!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-14 23:26

原帖由 oooray 於 09-5-14 13:17 發表

Good sharing.
This forum need more parents like you to keep it popular.
Just curious to ask will u accept the offer if you have got it? or DSS remains your primary targets?

Thanks your comment.

Be frank, if RC accept by kid, I think I will accept without doubtful. However, I have another concern: some of the DSS or PS they also alleged establish the IB mode, if compare to the RC (of course, RC is an accredted IB school from Primary to Secondary) with the DSS, PS, the school fee is cheaper than RC,
In fact, we can't to compare the DSS with the IS together, RC is a accredited IB school, another DSS just adopt the IB mode since secondary stage, therefore, my final target is IS. If my kid fail at RC, I still have 2 DSS for selection.

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-14 23:32

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-14 13:49 發表

Well, depends I will say. IB is not as relax as GCE anymore. They also have certain amount of homework, and they need your kid to have creative thinking to learn and study. If you are a parent that ...

Totally agreed with you.
But the school fee for the DSS so attractive to me (alleged the IB mode DSS).

hahaha

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-15 00:14

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 23:32 發表

Totally agreed with you.
But the school fee for the DSS so attractive to me (alleged the IB mode DSS).

hahaha

Can you share which 2 DSSs you have seats already?

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-15 00:35

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-15 00:14 發表

Can you share which 2 DSSs you have seats already?

Of course, LA & EC for final selection stage.
another 2 already give up and release the seats for those waiting list.

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作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-15 00:48

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-15 00:35 發表

Of course, LA & EC for final selection stage.
another 2 already give up and release the seats for those waiting list.

Hope your kid can get in RCHK, good luck!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-15 00:49

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-15 00:48 發表

Hope your kid can get in RCHK, good luck!

Thanks. I hope so.

作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-15 09:56

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-14 23:26 發表

Thanks your comment.

Be frank, if RC accept by kid, I think I will accept without doubtful. However, I have another concern: some of the DSS or PS they also alleged establish the IB mode, if compa ...

According to your description, your child will have a good chance to have an offer.
Personally, I don't believe local school running IB in the first day...
These management (principal, senior) and teachers are running the local mode for a long long time in the local environment, striving for better HKCE result, higher hit rate at University admission. And then one day when they wake up, they are told to switch to IB. What do you think? Local mode : C&C (comparison & competition) has already tattooed in their genes. (or to be polite, their historical burden is huge.) How can they totally adopt the mode of IB and give up C&C immediately?
Of course, all these feeling is only just from my personal experience in an "IB" "international" kindergarten.
[Other parents (esp. DSS parents) disagree with me, pls. feel free to share.]
Yes. If your final target is IS, I agree that RC should be your first choice.

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-15 21:06

原帖由 oooray 於 09-5-15 09:56 發表

According to your description, your child will have a good chance to have an offer.
Personally, I don't believe local school running IB in the first day...
These management (principal, senior) and te ...

Thanks your reply.

I don't think my kid have a good chance to have an offer because I think his performace just fair only. I must say that RC is a higher standard requirement school, and not easy to join them.

I just want to share the IB mode adoptation for local PS and DSS.
GT, LA and CKY also alleged they adopt the IB mode, but of course, they just provide IB mode since secondary stage. Some of the parents said that a large number of teacher under the IB training now (for those alleged adopt IB mode DSS). We can't to suspect which school can obtain the IB accredit first, may be some of the parent they don't care the school is adopt IB or not, they just want a "English" Primary school only. But I'm tired for the traditional education system in HK, force and stress make the student so harsh, learning become without interest...so pity picture..I don't know I can select the right way for my kid or not at this moment, but I can't sustain learning without interesting for my kid.

I'm fully agree your point of view.

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作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-15 22:57

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-15 21:06 發表

Thanks your reply.

I don't think my kid have a good chance to have an offer because I think his performace just fair only. I must say that RC is a higher standard requirement school, and not easy t ...

Yes. that why we are attempting to find a way out in IS.

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-15 23:51

原帖由 oooray 於 09-5-15 22:57 發表

Yes. that why we are attempting to find a way out in IS.

But if my kid fail in RC, LA is my last choice.

作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-16 00:34

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-15 23:51 發表

But if my kid fail in RC, LA is my last choice.

As long as u have tried your best effort, everything will be fine!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-16 08:17

eah

原帖由 oooray 於 09-5-16 00:34 發表

As long as u have tried your best effort, everything will be fine!

Thanks your reply and enchourage, RC is my final task, It is not easy to get offer from this school. I havn't tried my best, successful or not is mainly depends on my kid's performance, I know he can go to interview without scary and handle smoothly, but the interview for IS have a great difference with the DSS, there were many high standard kids together to fright for the very limited seats; Anyway, he can obtain few DSS offer, and have chance to "select" under this "game rule", I think I'm fortune and I still have "rights" to "select" the schools..

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作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-16 10:00

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-16 08:17 發表
eah

Thanks your reply and enchourage, RC is my final task, It is not easy to get offer from this school. I havn't tried my best, successful or not is mainly depends on my kid's performance, I know ...

Maybe you are blaming yourself for not applying Year One a year ago, where the competition may be not as keen as Year 2; or you are blaming yourself not going to an IS since K1 if your target is RC; or you are blaming yourself not providing intensive training in English long before interview.
But please don't do that. Life is fully of "give and take". Be positive. Don't only focus on what you missed but ignore what you have earned after you have made a decision (e.g. studying in local kindergarten instead of Int'l kindergarten). There is no absolutely correct or wrong discussion.That's life.

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-16 14:41

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-16 08:17 發表
eah

Thanks your reply and enchourage, RC is my final task, It is not easy to get offer from this school. I havn't tried my best, successful or not is mainly depends on my kid's performance, I know ...

Don't give up. Hope you can join the ESF big family!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-16 15:27

原帖由 oooray 於 09-5-16 10:00 發表

Maybe you are blaming yourself for not applying Year One a year ago, where the competition may be not as keen as Year 2; or you are blaming yourself not going to an IS since K1 if your target is RC; ...

Thanks for your respond.
hahhaa, I'm not blaming myself, just to share..

In fact, my kid is study in IS kindergarten from K1-K3, even it is not a famous kindergaren, but I have found what have "take' from this school; if not, I'm sure he can handle the English speaking with the interviewer and completed the English worksheet during the interview.

I just want to share that, this kindergarden let him learn more, he starts the reading programe with reading log each week since K2, "show and tell" let him brave to face many ppl. to speak English without fear. Just these 2 points, I think I have the "haverst"..brave to face the stranger to speak English and establish the reading habbit..that's the "haverst", Meanwhile, his Mandarin speaking also well.

One of the DSS, the induction speech alleged no Mandarin speaking in the interview; however, my kid told me when he play the Lego during the interview, the interviewer use Mandarin to ask him all the "English version" question once again; therefore, I never blame myself why don't apply K3 in RC, in fact, the result of the interview for the DSS is a powerful "proof" to let me know what he had obtained and learnt from the school.

I'm relief that my kid can pass few DSS interview and have choice to "select"....If RC accept, it seems a first prize for me and with a perfect full stop for the entire P1 admission task since Jun 2008.

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作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-16 15:29

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-16 14:41 發表

Don't give up. Hope you can join the ESF big family!

Thanks a lot, popolung. RC interview is my final task for the P1 admission, if RC accept my kid, that means a perfect full stop for this task.

作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-16 15:51

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-16 15:29 發表

Thanks a lot, popolung. RC interview is my final task for the P1 admission, if RC accept my kid, that means a perfect full stop for this task.

Cool! Hope you wish will come true soon. But you can only take a short rest, as that's also mark another begiining of 13 years study in RC (if your kid doesn't go overseas for high school)! Work Hard!

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-22 10:46

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-16 14:41 發表

Don't give up. Hope you can join the ESF big family!

Many thanks to your anchorage, in fact, the RC already informed before the interview with alleged that 2009-2010 Year 2 is currently at full capacity, an offer will be confirmed subject to the year level's vacancy availability. Therefore, I'm clearly understood that RC must maintain the current student “benefit". For my information, RC already told me that have received over 80 applicants for Year 2, basically Year 2 is "fit-in" apply, therefore, I think the rate for me to get the offer almost in zero percentage, but anyway, I never blame anyone, this is the fact, all schools must maintain the most beneficial condition to their current student.

Many thanks to all of you kindly reply my question.

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作者: popolung 時間: 09-5-23 01:41

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-22 10:46 發表

Many thanks to your anchorage, in fact, the RC already informed before the interview with alleged that 2009-2010 Year 2 is currently at full capacity, an offer will be confirmed subject to the year ...

still months to go before end of Aug so wait and see. Also of course you need to keep what you have now. Good Luck.

作者: Santa_Maria 時間: 09-5-23 01:57

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-23 01:41 發表

still months to go before end of Aug so wait and see. Also of course you need to keep what you have now. Good Luck.

I know "fit-in" apply will be keen to join the RC.
I think I can't wait until Aug, coz I must apply the local education allowance for my kid, I must submit the application form with the selected school name to Treasury Department on or before Jun.
I msut tell you that before interview, RC already alleged that the coming academic year is in fully capacity right now, they only to offer the seats while the vacanices when available. Be frank, I 'm clear to understand that, maintain the benefit to their current student is the first priority..so, I'm cheer and no worry to face that. I still cheer that I stil have rights to "select" the school...

Thanks your reply and anchorage.

I will select the IBD DSS.
Or let my kid apply Y2 in RC next year again? Will it waste the time?

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作者: oooray 時間: 09-5-23 09:54

原帖由 Santa_Maria 於 09-5-23 01:57 發表

I know "fit-in" apply will be keen to join the RC.
I think I can't wait until Aug, coz I must apply the local education allowance for my kid, I must submit the application form with the selected sch ...

I applied DC for Year 1 last Sep as well. I was told by their admission manageress during a school tour in last Oct that once I paid the application fee, I will be on the waiting list and they may call you later (months, 1 year, 2 years...10 years later) for interview when vacancies are available; unless you declined their offer or request to remove yourself from the waiting list.
That means the whole waiting list will be "promoted" automatically from Year 1 to Year 2,... as time goes by. (At the time, I was told that there were still 70 or 80 applications in their waiting list for Year 1 in 2008/09. Then they will becoming the waiting list of Year 2 in 2009/10 after Sep 09)
Both RC and DC are ESF's PIS. I suppose they are running in more or less the similar way in admission procedures.
So, it is very important to call/email RC directly regarding your application status and what you should do next if you are still considering of their Year 3, 4 ,5 .... in the coming years.
From my perception, you don't need to fill the form and pay the fee again but don't believe me. You must clarify with the school directly.

作者: HaileyChn 時間: 09-10-16 20:15

Wow, your daugther must be very bright!!! I heard that 95% of the Cat 2 kids didn't get an interview at all. My son is now at K1 in Abacus. I am hoping that he could get into CWBS, but it sounds that it's quite difficult. Do you have any clue? Shall I join all school activities or anyway you think would get a better chance? Thanks!

原帖由 popolung 於 09-5-14 12:48 發表

My daughter is now studying in Abacus, and will go to CWBS in coming Aug.

Good luck, all the best!

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