青衣宏福幼兒園

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發表於 05-3-24 23:43 |只看該作者

Re: 青衣宏福幼兒園

I did an interview there but the teachers were not professional at all! I had very bad experience.

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sharonman 寫道:
想問各媽媽Tsing yi 宏福Nursery有甚麼意見呢?Thanks

Sharonman︰
妳可參考這網址-------
http://www.kindergarten.edu.hk/profile.html

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Re: 青衣宏福幼兒園

hi,wcllks

可否分享吓妳的經驗，我都打算給囝囝入續.....，希望可了解多d，thx a lot

wcllks 寫道:
I did an interview there but the teachers were not professional at all! I had very bad experience.

Jennie

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發表於 05-3-28 07:59 |只看該作者

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我唔知你地要求係咩, 我個囡e家讀緊就讀得好開心, 而我覺得d 先生都好nice, 係校舍細d. 不過初初吸引我係個校長教學/處事方法.

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發表於 05-3-28 22:44 |只看該作者

Re: 青衣宏福幼兒園

多謝大家的意見,我都覺得地方比較細&洗手間男同女
同一個門口入,但我都係鐘意老師好nice,同教學方法比較識合我但囡,我囡囡會4月中面試.

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發表於 05-3-28 23:38 |只看該作者

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Maybe I expect too much.  However, I do mind a teacher says something like:

Your child is not good at ... What will you do to if she gets admitted?

To me, every child has his/her own development schedule and it is not appropriate to judge a child when he/she is only 20 months.  On the other hand, why focus on "what parents do" but not "what parents and teachers can do together"?

I have visited many schools and the teachers in Tivoli gave me the worst impression.  The interview experience of Learning Habitat was a lot better.  It made more sense and most importantly, the principle said
"Even if we do not give your child an offer, it does not mean that your child is not good, it just means that we do not have enough spaces."
I think this is what real education means.

Jennie

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發表於 05-3-29 11:39 |只看該作者

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wcllks
u do know who is the interviewer??? Would u enrol international class???

my daughter was nothing to play and say during the interview. She only looked at the teacher when the teacher spoke her name. As u mentioned the teacher said your child is not good, I agreed it's really hurt....my daughter was said nothing b4 going to nuresery and now she's talkative and active.

SAHRONMAN
係nursery 男/女同廁, 另外kindergarten 就男女分開, 因為d auntie 容易照顧d 細. 幫佢地/教佢地自理去廁所, 呢樣我個囡又好好喎...但如廁時間會有平風隔開. 大家都唔會睇到.

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發表於 05-3-29 14:09 |只看該作者

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Hi Jennie:

I did apply for the international class.  Honestly, my daughter might behave very differently from your daughter.  She also did not speak but said only hi.  She did not sit quietly on a chair but was attracted by the pen that was in the teacher's hand.  She went to the teacher and wanted to get the pen.  After getting a crayon, she sat down and drew on a paper.  She followed some, but not all, of the instructions that the teacher gave on drawing.  She did not answer any question, or more precisely, she ignored all the questions and was focus on drawing and finding something new to play.

The teacher then sang.  The song was a song that my daughter learned from her playgroup.  My daugther knew how to do gestures with that song.  Again, my daughter stood there and did nothing.  Time was not enough for her to react.  However, the conclusion of the teacher was my daughter did not understand English.

I have been putting my daughter in an English playgroup 3 days in a week in an international kindergarten since September.  My maid is from the Philippines and she watches English TV all day.  I am a teacher myself and I teach in English.  I have to confess that my daughter understands Chinese more since I speak to her mostly in Chinese.  However, I am sure that she knows some English, especially the songs.  My maid also told me that she could follow the instructions given by her foreign playgroup teacher.

After interviewed by the English-speaking teacher, another teacher who spoke Chinese said "Your child seems does not understand English, what are you going to do to accommodate the pure English teaching when your daughter gets admitted?"

As a teacher myself, I would expect something like "Your child seems does not understand English.  Is it because you speak only Chinese to her?  If so, it will be better if you can also speak English to her since it is not enough if she only learns English at school."

I agree that I may have a high requirement due to my own profession.  To me, the teachers I met are not professional.

Sorry about the long story!

Jennie

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wcllks
可能講者無意o既, 同埋你都見到宏福外籍老c, 唔係native o個隻, 所以我唔多鍾意讀international class.

話我個經驗你知, 我都好心急想個囡學好d 英文, 但因為我地唔係native english speaker 同埋好多時都會講中文, 咁樣原來令到個囡好confusing....所以o個屎學講野, 學得好慢同埋我覺得佢有退步.仲book o左協康會做語言評估. 結果, 當我用全中文同個女講野教佢多d 中文, 咁又學快o左好多.  好多野真係心急唔來.  我仲以為佢有自閉傾向添, 因為有時都鸚鵡式講野. 但e家我都好放心.

我同協康會d 人傾過, 佢地話佢地有7成有自閉症傾向, 係睇o左disney 美語世界, 只會不斷重複電視.  不過我又覺得因為電視係單向, 小朋友睇電視一定要有大人同佢地一邊睇一邊講, 咁自會學到...

講返宏福, international class 無廣東話堂啵, 一係英文, 一係普通話, 個普通老c 就好prof. 好北京土話風味.  但怕唔怕銜接唔到小學呀??

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發表於 05-3-29 23:54 |只看該作者

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Hi Jennie:

同埋你都見到宏福外籍老c, 唔係native o個隻, 所以我唔多鍾意讀international class.

In fact, I don't very mind whether the teacher is a foreigner or not. As long as her English has no accent, I am fine. The English of the interviewer was good enough actually.

話我個經驗你知, 我都好心急想個囡學好d 英文, ...

I was on the opposite that I was not rush enough to teach her English and so the teacher said she did not understand! I believe that it is very easy for small children to pick up a language and so I did not talk to my daughter in English very often. I think that when she starts school, she can pick up English easily with her peers even she does not understand a lot at the beginning. However, the teachers in Tivoli obviously did not share this thought. They focus on what my daughter knows now instead of her potential. That's the reason why I think they are not professional.

講返宏福, international class 無廣東話堂啵, 一係英文, 一係普通話, 個普通老c 就好prof. 好北京土話風味. 但怕唔怕銜接唔到小學呀??

I am going to send my daughter to international kindergarten and that's the reason why I was interested in Tivoli's international nursery. I want her to develop different language habits with different groups of people. For example, use English in school but use Chinese for grandparents, etc. I want her to have the sense that both languages are important and hopefully, she will be motivated to learn both.

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發表於 05-3-30 01:06 |只看該作者

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I have attended the playgroup in Tivoli with by BB, to my surprise, I think the playgroup was quite well organised and the teachers were quite nice too.  I once asked the teacher about their international and local class and she said that international class students will have problems entering local primary school. The international class were mainly for those who wish to study at international primary school or English primary school.  The teacher said that they would always stress this point to the parents before accepting their children to international class.  I think if the teacher who interviewed wcllks's
daughter was trying to explain this point, she obviously didn't handle it very well.

Originally, I was keen to put by BB at Learning Habitat as I quite like its campus and bilingual environment.  But after speaking to the principal and listening to her introductory speech during the interview, I decided not to send by BB there.  I want to say that the following is only my personal feeling: I think LH is very commercial and I have some doubts about its teaching method.

My view is that every kindergarden has its good and bad comments.  In the case of wcllks, she dislikes Tivoli after her interview with the teachers, and I don't think anyone can convert her negative feelings now.  In my case, I dislike LH after speaking to its principal eventhough the school was highly recommended to me by a friend.  So I think in the end, it is really your very personal feeling and judgement which leads you to choose the right kindergarden for your childern.  Opps, I didn't notice I wrote so much already!

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發表於 05-3-30 10:54 |只看該作者

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Hi tcj:

Thanks for your sharing. The Tivoli teachers did not mention anything about the primary school problem. In fact, if I remember correctly, Tivoli does not offer international K1-K3, am I right?

I did not have a chance to talk to the principal of Tivoli but from your comments, it is possible that the principle and other teachers are better. I really hope so since we definitely need good teachers to nurture our kids.

I think LH is very commercial and I have some doubts about its teaching method.

Well, the teacher in Tivoli did not tell us their teaching method. The teacher told me what they would do when typhoon signal no. 3 is hoisted! (You see one more reason why I think the teachers there are not professional.)

Can you share your opinions of the teaching methods of Tivoli and LH? This is the area that I do not know how to judge...

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發表於 05-3-30 13:35 |只看該作者

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Hi wcllks,

I remembered once browsing through Tivoli's website and it had Anglo-Chinese Section and English Section, so all along I presumed it had English/Int'l Section from nursery thru to K3.  But I could be wrong.

I'm not sure about Tivoli's teaching method since I didn't like Tivoli's nursery campus at Tsing Yi Garden, so I didn't even bothered to ask about its teaching method. But based on my observation at its playgroup, I think the teachers are nice and patient.

As for LH, two parents told me that some of its students had discipline problems as the teachers were not strict enough.  Actually, on the day I collected the application form, one of its class was out playing in the open area, the kids were running around in all different directions, shouting out loud etc... To me, it felt like a little mad-house, but then again, some parents may prefer this type of 'looseness' and 'liveliness' in kindergarden.  And you ever visited an overseas kindergarden, this type of senario is never a surprise.

I then visited LH again during its open day and had a chance to talk to the principal.  My personal feeling towards her altitude was too commercial.  Then, during the interview, she stressed that their teaching method is very "activity approach" and teachers will provide lots of freedom to students to explore and express themselves.  Afterwards, both my husband and I decided that we prefer a bit more discipline, we hope to find a kindergarden which is maybe 50% activity approach and 50% traditional approach (not sure if we can find one yet).  A 100% traditional kindergarden such as Kentville seems too harsh for little childern, I heard its students have high discipline and they are trained to face dictation on any day without prior notice.

Lastly, I totally agree with you that if your feelings towards the Principals or Teachers are not professional enough, then it's difficult to establish a good parent-school relationship for 3 long years.

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發表於 05-3-31 13:37 |只看該作者

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Hi tjc:

Thanks for your sharing. I am probably that kind of parents that like the style of LH

Anyway, I hope you can find a kinder you like

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Hi wcllks,

Thanks !  So far, I have visited more than 10 kinders, but if I had to choose between pure traditional or activity approach, I still prefer "activity".

So far, LH and Victoria seems the most commercial to me and I also think LH's teacher/student ratio is high which is another reason why I'm worry about the discipline of its students.  I am also deciding on local or international class for by BB.  How about you?

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Hi tcj:

I am pretty sure I am sending my daughter to international kinder, primary, and so on. Therefore, I want to send her to an international nursery as well. However, the only international nursery available in Tsing Yi is Tivoli. As you can imagine, I am not going to let my daughter study there. So, I am struggling between a local bilingual school and a faraway international school.

Honestly, I am not very worry about the discipline issue, especially in kinder. I want to give her as large capacity as I can to explore. At home, I let her do whatever she likes as long as it is not very dangerous.

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發表於 05-5-9 23:41 |只看該作者

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對不起! 我想插咀問句我仔仔8月先2歲青衣宏福幼兒園現在可報名嗎?

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發表於 05-5-10 17:25 |只看該作者

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wclks,

I also would like to share the experience w/ U. My son attended the Playgroup in Tivoli and also planned to go to join Nursery in the coming August. Actually there is no interview if I joined the Playgroup before. But coz I selected the International Class, they need to make sure he can understand English so that the baby can adapt the school life. Otherwise, it is quiet difficult for a 2-year boy/girl to adapt a new enviornment. So maybe your daughter did not have any react, she would like to see whether U can select the Local Class first. But of course, U are the only one to know your girl can understand.

I and my son was interviewed in Tivoli International Class last week. The interviewer also asked me or my husband to speak English with my son even I sent him to International Class. It is important to strength his communication skill. Also, I have got 2 friends' children studied Tivoli before. Their comments are quiet good. So, maybe U can reassess this school again.

Golf

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Golf,

我的囡囡都是報讀了宏褔international section ,but K1,我未收到interview通知,但我想知佢interview佢地會問乜野,請問你可否告知我?thx~