SMC and TSL

cpcog

I would not mind to let my daughter having those Asean friends! They might be more active and out-going but it doesn't mean they must be naughty in my opinion. I always welcome mulit-cultural life. I have friends all over the world so it would be lovely if my daughter have different friends too. :)
HOnestly, even the best schools would have naughty kids!
So, if you think SMC or TSL are suitable for your kid, don't change your mind!

And, would you like SMC or TSL more?

cpcog

Good luck!
If you live closed to TSL, I think you should choose that. It is good if children can have more time for themselves after school.
Does your kid learn Chinese in Mandarin or Cantonese in kindergarten?

If my daughter is lucky enough, we need to consider choosing SMC or TSL as well.

原帖由 hifriend 於 10-11-3 22:37 發表
I like them both.  I like SMC b/c it teaches Chinese in Putonghua starting from Primary 1.  I also like TSL as I can walk to the school in less than 8 minutes.  

Just hoping that I can get an offer w ...

cpcog

I see. Then you should choose SMC while your daughter needn't learn Chinese in Cantonese suddenly for 1 year.

原帖由 hifriend 於 10-11-4 08:10 發表
my daughter is now in the mandarin/ english stream of her kindergarten.  that's why i prefer having mandarin starting from primary 1, so she won't forget it.

cpcog

Thanks, Laputa. I guess the foreign languages in SMC should be stronger. Somehow I feel the English standard would be higher as well.

原帖由 Laputa 於 10-11-4 22:09 發表


In SMC, starting from P.3, the foreign language lesson increased to 2-3lessons per week, whereas in TSL, it's still 1 lesson per week.  So this is the main difference between the 2 schools in terms  ...

cpcog

TSL uses Cantonese as the teaching medium for Chinese for P1. If the children have Mandarin Chinese lessons in kindergarten, they should choose SMC.

cpcog

For TSL, you can't change the 3rd language once you have chosen in P1.

原帖由 Hbaby 於 10-11-7 13:37 發表
今期親子王有講學第四種語言, 而TSL AND SMC都有介紹少少

http://www.singtao.com/

補充:
TSL: P1-P6 好似要選JAPANSES OR FRENCH, 但唔知是否由P1-P6都學同一種
SMC: P1-P2 要學spanish, french, japanese, 是每 ...

cpcog

but I really think SMC worths charging more while more activities and NETs would be offered.

原帖由 IOUbabe 於 10-11-8 22:20 發表
真係魚與熊掌.........
我想最主要的原因是smc學費貴tsl的一倍, 所以, 如果tsl收, 好多家長都會選tsl, 放棄smc;

cpcog

according to my info, SMC should have over 10 NETs and TSL should have about 5. Maybe some parents can tell us the exact number.
But one thing I am quite sure about is SMC would offer 1 local and 1 NET class teachers for the lower form classes. I like this bilngual system.

原帖由 yuengooluk 於 10-11-8 22:29 發表
cpcog

可否比較一下兩校NET的數目?

cpcog

Agree.
I also found out that the teachers really use English as the teaching medium in SMC. However, my husband heard the teacher used Chinese to teach PE in TSL.

原帖由 G-Ma 於 10-11-8 23:25 發表
SMC學費貴D既原因除左因為NET數目多D之外, 佢地真係行小班, 呢點對小朋友係學習上面有好大幫助.

cpcog

but, maybe there are more non-Chinese studying in TSL?

cpcog

English is easier for children normally. So, once they love English more, they don't want to study Chinese too much.. hehe