Good Hope School Kindergarten

iantsang

Previously heard next year (2010) will start to admit K2 students.  But no further updates since.  Even though I called the primary section but they couldn't give me a confirmed response.  Just ask me to check their website.  But for sure the primary section has reserved spaces for kindergarten.

原帖由 DeckerCarmen 於 09-8-29 00:42 發表
Does anyone heard about the re-opening of the kindergarten section?
When does the admission start?

iantsang

Hi elmolly,

It's been quite a while since I heard from you, how's it been for your daughter's pn interview?  Which one will she attends?

The only hint that I picked up months ago is a picture of the entrance of the new GHS primary section:



The word "kindergarten" was being mentioned so I assume they have planned for it.

Concerning the way to answer SH's interview, let me pm you.

Ian

原帖由 elmolly 於 09-8-29 14:11 發表


Ian,

I checked the school's primary section site, but didn't see anything, are they really going to have the kinder section?

btw, have heard that SH will ask parents reasons of picking the school, ...

iantsang

Hi elmolly,

It's good to know that you got the call from KM and your daughter will be attending it.  Shannon hasn't started yet at SHCK since they starts school on Sept.1.  Fortunately, she is still very anxious to be back to school after such a long summer holiday and not feeling bad of meeting new classmates.  Both of her good friends at Creative will attend Pui Ching and sometimes I do ask myself why didn't we just go for PC.  But Shannon involved in the decision making and she thinks she feels SHCK suits her better and she can still meet her friends who both live in Tsing Yi.

I think you can call GHS and see if they will have any updates.  See if you can share any updates from them.  I think many parents would also like to know the progress of the kindergarten admission.

Concerning my young daughter, ideally is to follow her elder sister to SHCK.  But with no guarantee to be accepted, will also need to see what other kindergartens will fit her better.  My young one is quite naughty and still can't speak.  I think we spent too much attention on the elder one during her first year while her sister is preparing for kindergarten interview.  Now my wife and I need to catch up on the works!

Good luck to you and let me know if I can be further assistance to your daughter's kindergartens application.

Ian

原帖由 elmolly 於 09-8-29 20:15 發表
Hi Ian,

I do remember you were the one who talked about GH's kinder, but when I search for the updates in these few days, I can't find of anything so wonder if i should call the school for it.

thank ...

iantsang

Hi BabyHilary,

Please check PM.  Hope it helps!

Ian

原帖由 BabyHilary 於 09-8-29 20:49 發表
Ian,

I also need ur advise about SH interview, pls kindly pm me as well. Thanks a lot!

iantsang

Sorry ML_Ngan, forget to reply to your previous question.

The school name in Chinese is 德望.  And the address in Chinese is 九龍扎山道三八三號.

They have the school area entirely renovated so everything are so new!!!  

Ian

原帖由 ML_Ngan 於 09-8-29 23:51 發表
Great!  My daughter will have one more choice for kindergarten.

iantsang

Hi elmolly,

I guess being able to express her own preference is probably the only thing Shannon is good at, haha.  

I think you are right, my wife and I know PC is not our cup of tea.  However, I do suggest you still apply to PC since it is still a good backup option (first choice of many, in fact).  The fact is the options for thru train schools are very limited (around 10 which is consider real thru train), and kids are unpredictable from time to time, so I would recommend to plan for more schools to apply, and decide how many you will interview, so and so.  Of course, this is just a suggestion based on experience.

Good luck!

Ian

原帖由 elmolly 於 09-8-30 01:34 發表


Hi Ian,

I do remember your girl loves SH very much, it's really great that she knows what she wants at such a young age! don't worry so much for your younger one, I guess she'll get accepted very l ...

iantsang

Hi ML_Ngan,

Thanks and yes, the school uniform my elder daughter was wearing is belongs to SHCK, where she will starts K1 next Tue.  My wife and I are non-playgroups believer so we didn't send her to any play-groups at all.  However, I do believe in the value of pre-nursery so we did send her to study there for a year.  However, for pn, we chose one that is convenient and we happen to have a Creative Nursery right underneath our building so that's where we sent her.

For some parents which have read my previous posts during the application process, KV was the original No.1 choice for us.  But as I get more knowledgeable on P1 application, I was lucky that I didn't limit my choice too early and did apply to different types of kindergartens.  It's because from the time you plan to apply, to the time you have got all the acceptance and need to decide, many many months would have gone past and things can change.  So, it's better to leave more options to yourself rather than giving it up too soon by not even applying.  In our case, even for kinder we no longer need to consider, we still send our daughter to interview so just to get more interview experience.

In fact, my young daughter was born in the same month as your daughter.  She also cannot talk yet which is much later comparing to her elder daughter.  I am a bit concern too but won't be too worried since I know the kids can change in very very short time frame.  So, they may suddenly talk a lot in the next few weeks, you never know.  ;)

Ian

原帖由 ML_Ngan 於 09-8-30 08:33 發表
Hi Ian,

Thanks for your reply.

Your daughter is so cute.  Where does she study?  Is it SH? Did you send her to any playgroup or pre-nursery school?

Some BK parents said that Kentville will have its ...

iantsang

Here's the link to the thread in SHCK's forum where we discussed about the interview early this year.

http://forum.edu-kingdom.com/vie ... &extra=page%3D3

I feel bad to occupy this thread for parents who are also interested in SHCK.  Hopefully this thread can give you some insights.  But the truth is the format changes every year.  So the information can only be used as reference.

Feel free to PM me if you may still have more questions concerning SHCK.

Ian

iantsang

Hi elmolly,

That's a good school!  If that's the case, then PC is absolutely not your cup of tea!  SHCK + GHS will be a good combination to consider.  Have you consider Our Lady's in Wong Tai Sin and St. Clare's at West point?  Another options to consider.

Ian

原帖由 elmolly 於 09-8-31 00:37 發表


Ian,

my girl can express her desire too, but mostly on minor things, not sure if she can make such a decision like Shannon

actually, if the gov't lucky draw system remains the same, my gir ...

iantsang

Hi ML_Ngan,

You are welcome and I hope it will be useful for you.

I think it's good that your daughter likes to read.  Shannon (my elder one) likes to read too but she usually would like us to tell her the story, or she just flips the pages herself.  Try spend time to read so some days you will get surprises that she will read it back to you!

Feel free to PM me anytime, no need to ask first ;) since I got a few PM a day to reply anyway so I will check my messages from time to time.  Just excuse me if I reply late when I am busy.

Ian

原帖由 ML_Ngan 於 09-8-31 12:51 發表
Hi! Ian,

Thanks a lot per attached thread for my reference!

You are so kind to share interview experience and I hope your daughter have a happy school life.

My daughter always like to read books bu ...