對St. Paul's Kindergarten好失望 - Interview竟然首先問住香港OR九龍

samer

Just want to share my own experience with SPK:

1.  Living location - I was asked living location during the interview few years ago.  SPK doesn't want the little kids to spend too much time on travel.  The headmastress does encourage parents to move to HK side if possible to shorter the travel time.  I told the interviewer we lived in KLN but did consider the travelling issue before applied this school, and thought it should be fine for my kid.

2.  Working mother - more than half of the mothers from my kid's class are working.  As a working mother, I told the interviewer I still could manage to spend quality time with my kid and did care of her school life and learning progress.  SPK has lots of activities needed parents to involve, so the keep point is whether you can still spend time for the kids.

3.  English standard - noted from teachers and primary parents SPK girs have no issue to catch up English in primary section.  The weakest part is Chinese.  So headmastress and teachers repeatly ask parents to shift the focus from English to Chinese.  Some of SPK's teachers have kids studying in SPC, so they should know how to prepare the girls for primary study.

4.  Interview style - SPK prefers independent and mature kids.  In my kid's first school day, only 3 out of 30 kids were crying.  I guess that is why parents and kids are interviewed separately.  Each school has its own preference for selecting students.  If we want to play this game, we should obey the rule.

I think interview provides an opportunity for both parties to understand each other and gather information.  Everyone is free to make his/her choice.  This is a match game.

sallyfung001

agree!

BabyHilary

Agree your view of point and thanks for sharing.

[quote]原帖由 samer 於 09-2-2 10:54 發表
Just want to share my own experience with SPK:

Minniechung

原帖由 My_Princess 於 09-1-19 12:30 發表
Room 211A ah!

If all bb not live in HK side, arranged in 2/F and asked this question?

Interview at 1/F, more chance?

我住香港區的,  但IN 2樓的,  真係甘分架.

wttcly

我想問下, 幾時出RESULT呀?

BabyHilary

我唸唔係, 我住kln in 1/F, 老師冇問我住邊。
我反而覺得老師好注重小朋友係咪獨立,
因為老師問我小朋友有冇返學,
我話未正式返學, 上緊playgroup,
佢問我自己上課定家長陪, 我話家長陪,
跟住我話囝囝將會上一個音樂課程,
佢又問我係自己上定家長陪, 我都係答家長陪...
其實一般playgroup都係親子班,
我都想搵d唔洗家長陪, 可以比小朋友試下獨立上課。

原帖由 Minniechung 於 09-2-4 01:27 發表

我住香港區的,  但IN 2樓的,  真係甘分架.

[ 本帖最後由 BabyHilary 於 09-2-4 11:09 編輯 ]

jjtseung

原帖由 BabyHilary 於 09-2-4 10:54 發表
我唸唔係, 我住kln in 1/F, 老師冇問我住邊。
我反而覺得老師好注重小朋友係咪獨立,
因為老師問我小朋友有冇返學,
我話未正式返學, 上緊playgroup,
佢問我自己上課定家長陪, 我話家長陪,
跟住我話囝囝將會上一個音 ...

Agree! 我都覺得SPK好注重小朋友的獨立性! 老師都有問我地女女有無返學... 我答完之後, 老師對我的answer非常滿意的樣子! ...... 我女女係果d非常獨立的小朋友, 歲半返全日托嬰都無mud點喊過, 好快就叫得晒同學仔的名... 2歲轉N1, 佢第一日都已經開心到同老師同學講好多野... 我係全職媽媽, even爸爸都好多時間陪佢, 佢天性獨立, 喜歡與同輩相處, so really enjoy school life!

無奈佢實在太細, 係12月尾的小朋友! 出年請早... 今年再試下SPN!

chanhiushan

我係路過,  想問下你地係咪講緊銅鑼灣果間? 若係, 我想問呢間小學係咪女校? 因為我個係仔仔, 我都想佢讀呢間幼稚園, 若小學只收女生, 我咪要再諗其他小學囉!

iantsang

Yes, this is the one in Causeway Bay.

Although they accept boys for kindergarten, primary section is a girls-only school.

原帖由 chanhiushan 於 09-2-8 23:03 發表
我係路過,  想問下你地係咪講緊銅鑼灣果間? 若係, 我想問呢間小學係咪女校? 因為我個係仔仔, 我都想佢讀呢間幼稚園, 若小學只收女生, 我咪要再諗其他小學囉! ...

Chrizy

其實我覺得都係以平常心對待學校收唔收自己個BB, 請大家看看那些長不大,身體有缺陷的小朋友(新聞透視/鏗鏘集),我地都好好彩,有一個健康的小朋友,又請大家回想當初有了BB時,每次去做checkup都害怕醫生會告訴你BB不正常...etc. 連做check唐氏test,result 是1/6000機會,都會質疑是不是準確.

我地唔係話對仔女冇要求,但如果比自己太大壓力就唔開心,你自己個小朋友一定可以feel到.

名校,當然人人都想入,入左係咪一定好?

我個女考真光,聖心,SPK(100%入唔倒)都唔收,我都係咁面對,至少我try過呀..但靈糧堂am收了她.還不錯啊! 我老公不喜歡SPK,他去交form時,個校工唔係咁友善問佢來做咩.因為佢個樣唔似交form.去interview時係8:46,D老師冇笑容,冇heart,好似死老豆甘,佢更唔鐘意,但如果SPK真係收,我諗我都冇乜骨氣!!

老公反而鐘意啟思同靈糧堂,至少啟思interview見到個校長,校監仲講talk,呢D係有heart,靈糧堂個校長更出來和小朋友唱歌,可見他們都很認真,重視,尊重家長,小朋友

都係個句,唔係叫你做阿Q,而係做人放鬆D,開心係自己搵返來的.positive一D,以後仲有更多操心的事啊!

iantsang

Well said!  And 靈糧堂 is a very good kindergarten too!  Faith will bring you to the right place for your children and your family!

原帖由 Chrizy 於 09-2-13 20:42 發表
其實我覺得都係以平常心對待學校收唔收自己個BB, 請大家看看那些長不大,身體有缺陷的小朋友(新聞透視/鏗鏘集),我地都好好彩,有一個健康的小朋友,又請大家回想當初有了BB時,每次去做checkup都害怕醫生會告訴你BB不正 ...

sallyfung001

在我來說，我都是希望女兒入到的學校是那裡的家長會着緊及管教自己子女的，那麽同儕間的影响會較正面！
而且，為子女報各種不同的學校是因為自己不肯定哪種學校適合她，最後收不收就由天父決定吧！起碼作為父母都盡了力啦！

原帖由 Chrizy 於 09-2-13 20:42 發表
其實我覺得都係以平常心對待學校收唔收自己個BB, 請大家看看那些長不大,身體有缺陷的小朋友(新聞透視/鏗鏘集),我地都好好彩,有一個健康的小朋友,又請大家回想當初有了BB時,每次去做checkup都害怕醫生會告訴你BB不正 ...

sallyfung001

March 18 according to the notice given by the interviewer teacher.

原帖由 wttcly 於 09-2-4 10:35 發表
我想問下, 幾時出RESULT呀?

Kim08

I am preparing for Next year's interview. Can someone share what would they ask (both the kid and the parents).

and what is a good answer on "why do you choose our school?

Thank you!

no32

原帖由 Kim08 於 09-2-27 16:06 發表
I am preparing for Next year's interview. Can someone share what would they ask (both the kid and the parents).

and what is a good answer on "why do you choose our school?

Thank you!

其實你又會點答呢 ? 我覺得呢 d 問題係需要自己認真思考過, 就好似揀結婚對象一樣, 因為佢外貌同外型都好吸引 ?  因為佢係我需要既時候係我身邊 ? 因為大家性格夾得埋 ?  因為佢好鍚我 ? 咁到底邊一個先係好既答案呢 ?

iantsang

My suggestion will be to think of an answer that is special and unique.  So, don't expect a good standard answer you can used.  The reason is the interviewers are asking the same question over and over again and they will only be interested to answers that keep them interested.

I hope this help!

原帖由 Kim08 於 09-2-27 16:06 發表
I am preparing for Next year's interview. Can someone share what would they ask (both the kid and the parents).

and what is a good answer on "why do you choose our school?

Thank you!

ErZhi

Hi, where's SPK?
Is SPK = SPN?

iantsang

SPK is in Causeway Bay, next to St. Paul's hospital, opposite of Regal hotel.

SPK = St. Paul's Kindergarten, K1-K3

SPN = St. Paul's Nursery N1 - N4