WKS new ESF kinder parents

popolung

原帖由 anpanman 於 09-3-30 01:09 發表
Hello!我都打算比小朋友去呢度讀.我唔係住MOS,而且都幾遠下,我會揸車送BB返學,每次車程要30minsmouth:" />mouth:" />

Dear Alls,

請問你交左contract未?是否K2?
其實想問下我睇ESF個website係話如果今年入讀K2的學生 ...

This is the letter you referred to I believed:

http://www.esf.org.hk/esf_kindergarten/wukaisha/KWKS%20-%20Update%20Feb09.pdf

It said: " It was our pleasure to confirm the good news for parents of 2005 born children [who would be due to start kindergarten as a K2 student]... Those children will have priority for an interview in either an ESF Foundation Primary School, or an ESF Private Independent College. The rule requiring two terms attendance in kindergarten before the January 2010 interviews for Year One will be waived for such children."

"priority for an interview" is not equal to "guarantee for an interview". For example if you are in Cat 2, you will have an priority over those students who are Cat 2 but not studying in ESF Kinder or do not have siblings in ESF. But you priority will be lower than those in Cat 1.

For this year, as there are some many Cat 1 waiting for interview in ESF Primary school, then the chances for interviewing Cat 2 students became very slim. I will suggest if you take ESF WKS Kinder, you should apply to both normal ESF and RC at the same time in coming K2 term, as RC will interview most of the kids in both Category, and ESF kinder students do have priority in interviews (but not admission as it will still depend on your kid's capability)

[ 本帖最後由 popolung 於 09-3-30 02:24 編輯 ]

popolung

原帖由 Mqchris 於 09-4-2 13:17 發表
I live in Sheung Shui....

i still not confrim how to send her to school...
any suggestion??
anpanman, where do u live??

If not school bus, I suggest you ask helper to take your kid on train, but I understand is very tough...

popolung

原帖由 anpanman 於 09-4-3 09:49 發表
popolung,
係喎！我原來誤會左個意思tim,我交左contract了。麻煩哂你

Mqchris,
我住汀九那邊.
試下搵有冇人上水返馬鞍山的學生。夾份call的士得唔得，因我見有d返港島的學生都係.你小朋友K1定2? ...

You are welcome, all the best!

popolung

原帖由 oooray 於 09-4-3 13:24 發表

from www.mtr.com.hk, travelling time from Sheung Shui to WKS is only 48mins. (from Tsuen Wan to Heng On takes 55 mins!).
If I were u, I would have left this job to helper and let her to wait for 3 ho ...

Yes, I agree. If you are not driving, then ask your helper to take MTR with your kid. Taxi is too expensive and dangerous. And ask your helper to wait there for 3 hours.....

popolung

原帖由 play 於 09-4-5 11:23 發表
I also suggest your helper to take your kid from HOME to MOS by MTR.
My example: Now MY girl is studying at Tsing Yi and I live at MOS. MY helper takes her to school by MTR and wait for 3 hours. Two  ...

Yes, PM session is a good suggestion, though a lot parent don't like PM session as they think their babies need afternoon sleep or other classes. But it will avoid heavy traffic in the rush hour of morning time, if finally you really need to travel all the way to ESF WKS.

popolung

原帖由 Mqchris 於 09-4-5 23:04 發表
Hi all Mum,

MY daughter is k1.....  我想都幾難找到人一齊返..因為女女編入了下午班, esf的上課時間係12:30...好像很難夾...
我試過上水係大學下車. 轉小巴入...都要40 MINS到....因為不用在大圍轉..會快少少.... ...

How do you get to Kln Tong kinder now? They have school bus?

I think it is hard for WKS kinder to have school bus serving outside Shatin, but I guess as this is the first year of ESK WKS, I think they should be flexible in some way. Call them when the principal is on board, and good luck.

popolung

just saw a pdf upload in RCHK website about WKS Kinder Philiosophy & Practice (but actually I browse and it is for general ESF Kinder), FYI only.

http://www.renaissance.edu.hk/up ... ctice1235433600.pdf

popolung

原帖由 bread1103 於 09-4-6 22:36 發表


I have checked the homepage of RCHK.  The bus service of RCHK covers almost everywhere in HK.  It takes less than 1 hr for those living in Sheung Shui to RCHK (which is just one station from WKS).   ...

But the bus travel time may not be suitable for primary school (8:10AM-2:30PM) compare to kinder (9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm). Also you are mixing up your baby with big boys & girls. And most important, who is going to bring her down in RCHK and take her to WKS? Or pay one more seat for your helper?

popolung

原帖由 Mqchris 於 09-4-7 12:17 發表
如果真係有校巴咁就好啦......
不過RC的學生多好多.....

Timing will not fit you anyway as they have full day school and kinder is only half day (AM or PM)....

popolung

原帖由 oooray 於 09-4-7 12:43 發表

I sometimes see school buses in ESF TY in the morning session...most of them are "3 or 4 kittens".
The school gate opens on time (8:30am) and the children needs to stay on the school bus and then to  ...

It's the same in Abacus and the kids have to wait for 5 - 10 mins before all school buses are back then teachers will come out to pick up all of them.

And the RC school bus will drop kid at RC, not WKS, which is still two MTR (MOS line) stations away...

Bring out this concern to WKS kinder, I think it may be "negotiable" since this is their first year, just try. Do you know who is the school bus operators now?

[ 本帖最後由 popolung 於 09-4-7 13:14 編輯 ]

popolung

原帖由 oooray 於 09-4-7 13:22 發表

different ESF kinda have different operators. Koon Chung is taking care RC...
Just wild guess, they have a big chance to get the tendor for WKS as long as they have been serving RC.

Maybe true. But RC has 1-2K students as their potential customer, vs WKS will only have 1-200 students, and the turnaround time for the bus will need to count. Since primary school operate earlier so they need to pick those primary kids then kinder one, so may not have enough time to do that all over HK.

Some Abacus school bus is taking both CWBS and Abacus students as they only take care of Sali Kung / CWB / TKO area only.

Hope ESF can make some arrangement for those kid in WKS la.

popolung

原帖由 oooray 於 09-4-7 13:36 發表

Yes. Just check ESF TY web info, the bus contractor can even serve children from Fanling; why not WKS?
Good luck to mqchris!

good to know. mqchris please call ESF WKS and let us know if you have good news la!

popolung

原帖由 oooray 於 09-4-7 13:36 發表

Yes. Just check ESF TY web info, the bus contractor can even serve children from Fanling; why not WKS?
Good luck to mqchris!

This is where the ESF TY kinder school buses will cover, just for reference:

http://www.esf.org.hk/esf_kindergarten/kindergartens/TY%20Bus%20fee.pdf

Kowloon Peninsula

Diamond Hill, Kowloon City, Ho Man Tin, Wong Tai Sin, Hung Hom, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Tong $1,400

Lai Chi Kok, Lai King, Mei Foo, Mong Kok, Prince Edward, Tai Kok Tsui $1,100

Yau Yat Chuen, Tsuen Wan $1,000

Kwai Chung $900

New Territories

Discovery Bay, Tai Po, Fanling $2,000

Shatin $1,800

Tung Chung, Yuen Long $1,600

Tuen Mun $1,500

Sham Tseng, Tsing Lung Tau $1,100

Looks like as long as you can pay (in TY Kinder) they can drive your kid anywhere (even Discovery Bay) to your kinder. Good Luck.

popolung

原帖由 Mqchris 於 09-4-8 11:13 發表
Thanks for both oooray and popolung,
睇青衣的服務...可能有d機會....

其實我之前已經打算留位, 諗住點都留左先, .... 寄票中連埋一封信番去, 信內提及我要求校巴... 因為成份確認信都無一個位表示我地需要校巴服 ...

According to ESF WKS website:

http://www.esf.org.hk/esf_kindergarten/wukaisha.htm

The new principal will on board by end of April. So I guess you can have a better idea what is going on after April, and I will suggest you "feed" her some ideas about what the WKS parents are thinking and what you really need. And she was the Head of Early Childhood at the Australian International School from 2005 - 2007 so should have understanding about HK education pretty well.

http://www.esf.org.hk/esf_kindergarten/wukaisha/Bio%20notes%20from%20Marilyn%20Clark.pdf

popolung

原帖由 mara 於 09-4-13 23:57 發表
Hello~大家好,我今年都會比小朋友去呢度返學,不過上星期特登去望下個環境,真係有d擔心,見外牆d野仲未拆,都唔知9月點開學.....

Can someone take some photo of the ESF WKS Kinder and show here? Put some pressure to them?

popolung

原帖由 mara 於 09-4-15 01:52 發表
我果日影左!  
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http://f20.yahoofs.com/hkblog/PtaqDOWfERpNsu6bXld1gcum_1/blog/ap_20090 ...

where is the kinder?

Aiya this is the whole Lake Silver site that has not finished, then I have some doubt about it. The building frame is still there, it will take another 6 months to finish the interior at least for the whole building..... so will the kinder open earlier than Lake Silver itself, depends on where is the kinder, outside or inside? Good Luck to all!

[ 本帖最後由 popolung 於 09-4-15 13:53 編輯 ]

popolung

just search in Wiki, the Lake Silver is supposed to be finished on end Nov 2009...

http://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index. ... %B0&variant=zh-hant

popolung

see some recent photos of Lake Silver from someone blog

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/monte_vista_hk/article?mid=131

will need to check with ESF if they have any fallback plan once the kinder cannot be hand over on time, I think even they can get it on May or Jun, ESF still have to decorate itself, so hope it can finish soon. Again good luck!

popolung

just saw this in ESF Newsletter for May, may be not a good news.... parents should call ESF and ask if everything is on schedule, including the campus:

"In the last issue of ESF News we announced the appointment of Marilyn Clark as Principal of the new ESF International Kindergarten in Wu Kai Sha. Unfortunately, Marilyn has had to withdraw for family reasons and we are now re-advertising the position."

popolung

Don't know what to say. Keep calling ESF to check on the progress and good luck. I think all BK parents here will keep an eye for WKS parents.