RC vs SJS P1

LuckySesame

I wish this was true as I would love for my son (who goes to RC) to be able to understand and speak Cantonese! I literally have to force him to watch Cantonese cartoons at home. He is improving but yeah, I haven't heard his friends speak in any language other than in English and I go to his school several times a week.

LuckySesame

Cara2006 發表於 19-9-20 10:28
我有 nephew 在 RC ，基本上全英語，學校中文課也是普通話。
IB 有 policy ，不能禁止學生說某語言，所以  ...

Agree, knowing more than one language is definitely an advantage, not to mention knowing a language helps a person understand the culture in which the language belongs.
What's really interesting is my son is more motivated to learn Cantonese now that he realises a lot of his friends at RC can speak more than one language. These include Chinese children, biracial children and children whose parents speak more than one language at home whether that be Japanese, Spanish etc.

I think this is very positive and really this is what an IB education is all about, "creating a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect".