Kornhill Int'l

yame

Did you go to their interviews?  How do you find the school?

After the interview, I found that they only have 44 seats for N1.  So the chance is a bit slim.  But I take them as my first choice.  Hope my child can get a seat there!

yame

原帖由 dadabb2009 於 10-11-21 23:14 發表
turtlelau, yame, oh how do u find the school? was the teachers nice? we did not like the school too much after the campus visit as the teachers did not look too nice, maybe i was wrong... just want to ...

I think the school's administration was quite smooth.  I was quite impressed as I went to another school the other week and that school was a bit messy in terms of administration.

When I was waiting for the interview, I saw a few teachers and they looked nice.  The one interviewing my son was an Asian (but not sure of her nationality).  She asked us a few questions and gave us the chance to ask her questions.  The teacher was nice, as she liked to smile.  However, we were not shown around the school.  So, I am not sure how the school really looks like.

dadabb2009, can you recall who interviewed you?

yame

原帖由 dadabb2009 於 10-11-22 08:13 發表
Yame, actually we gave up interviewing after the campus visit in oct, since the teacher did not look too nice n i was told the interview was conducted in english plus it expects the kid to talk n resp ...

Yes, the interview was conducted in English, so both my husband and I had to speak in English.  The teacher did ask my baby to follow her to the interview room and to stack the blocks etc.  She mainly looked at the baby to see if he can follow some simple instructions or understand other's body language.

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-22 11:31 發表
The teacher who interview my son called Shirley, she is quite nice. I like the environment, spacious and fresh air. Since my son is 0909, if it accepts him, we may take this offer.
By the way, anyone ...

My niece studied in St. Anna's N1.  She liked it, I think.  Although I don't know much about her school, I can see that she is quite smart.  And luckily, she was admitted to the K1 of Sacred Heart!

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yame

原帖由 twllc 於 10-11-22 22:50 發表
The teacher who interviewed my boy is also an Asian. I think she was not very nice. The teacher spoke politely to my son, but her face seems not much smile compared with other western teachers and ass ...

what's her name?  can you recall?

yame

原帖由 小小mami 於 10-11-24 12:53 發表
你地好呀, 我都有帶我小朋友去見N班, 比起我去見既另外兩間學校, 佢真係較簡單, 但老師就好似不太認真, 只係好似卷問調查咁, 可能太多人見啦~
不過我見到佢剔晒"OK", 唔知"OK"係最好既分定係最差呢!? 因為我近視都 ...

When the teacher interviewed my son, I did not see her holding any paper / pen at all!  How come...  
So far I have been to 2 interviews: Kornhill Int'l and North Point 合一堂陳伯宏.  Both said that the result will be announced by end of Dec.  However, I will have interview with 躍思 on Dec 21.  According to the letter, we will know the results on the day of interview and we need to pay 留位費 immediately.  I just hope that I can receive the confirmation from Kornhill Int'l before Dec 21, so that I can make better decision on Dec 21.

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-24 15:15 發表
I only know 躍思 on the way to Kornhill int'l. So, you think Kornhill int'l is better than 躍思?

I think both are good in the area.  However, Creativity did not ask us to go to their 1st round of interview, so I think they prefer other candidates.  I also heard that their school is a bit small.

yame

原帖由 twllc 於 10-11-24 15:24 發表
Yame, I can't recall her name, but she looks like Japanese.

Was it Ms. Jina?  I did feel that the Western teachers looked more friendly.  But as long as they do not show a "black" face, it is good enough!  : )

yame

原帖由 twllc 於 10-11-25 08:54 發表
I can't really remember, but seems like Ms Jina.

Yame, are your bb small b? As my son is super small b, it is difficult to find a school. I've also applied the Creativity but no any response till now ...

My bb is 0908, not too small, but just marginal.  So, what can you expect from a 14-month old baby during the interview?!  :)

I will go for Creativity interview on Dec 21 (but not sure why it falls on a weekday)...

yame

原帖由 LittleVal 於 10-11-25 10:14 發表
We had interview yesterday afternoon (I was told we applied late, so Sat interview time slot was full, so we have to do it yesterday).

I think the chance is slim too.... given the interview time fell ...

What did she ask your child to do?  The teacher did not ask my baby much.  Seems that she wanted to speak to the parents more.  So you have paid the 留位費 + school uniform fee at Creativity???

BTW, how is Munsang in North Point?  I did not apply for it and I only learnt about it recently...

yame

原帖由 LittleVal 於 10-11-25 11:27 發表
my b is 0905 b, so i guess they expect her to know more!

she was asked to do puzzles, walked up a small slope, n jumped down the steps (my girl does not know how to jump yet, so she just walked down) ...

wow, it sounds like the interview was really difficult!  they only asked my boy to stack some blocks and recognize some numbers or pictures.

Munsang seems to be good.  Too bad that I did not apply for it...

So far I have only interviewed at 北角合一堂 and Kornhill Int'l.  No news from Ming Wai.  The Creativity interview upcoming.  北角衞理堂 will be in Feb 2011 (just learnt from Web site).  I have also applied for 寶寶 which they will announce results in Jan.  Seems that I don't have many choices...  Just hope that Kornhill can accept my boy.

yame

原帖由 LittleVal 於 10-11-25 18:45 發表


I guess luck plays an important role for an interview, if we meet a harsh interviewer, have a bad time slot, it makes it very difficult for the kids, anyways, i m not too optimistic about getting th ...

Victoria (middle-Kornhill) is the closest to my home.  However, as my boy is 0908, they require us to send someone to accompany the boy and stay at the school for the first 2 months!  It is totally ridiculous for me.  I want my boy to learn independence.  

So I did not apply for it.

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-26 12:20 發表
I applied Victoria, becoz I think it has the best reputation around my home. If it accepts my son, I'll ask my mother or mother in law to accompany him to class. I think it is by law that for child un ...

Hi TurtleLau, my niece is attending Victoria N1 this year.  She was a 0808 baby and there was no requirement to have an adult to accompany her in class.  But Victoria just changed the rule for next year's N1!  

I won't have a close family member to go with my boy.  I only have a jeje, but I don't want my boy to rely on jeje all the time.  So, I am not going to apply for Victoria.  You are so good that you can have your moms to help you!  My mom or mother-in-law are both old or live far away from me.

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-26 16:35 發表
Hi Yame, I see. Then, what school did you applied? I have applied the followings, but so far I didn't receive any offer.
1.Victoria
2. Ming wei
3. Rosaryhill
4. St Anna
5. Man Sang
6. North point meth ...

Hi TurtleLau,

I have applied these N1:

1. Kornhill int'l2. Creativity
3. Bobo
4. Ming wei
5. North Point Hop Yat Church
6. North point methodist church

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-28 22:45 發表
Yame, why don't you apply St. Anna?

Oh my niece studied there as she lives in TKS.  I live in Kornhill and St Anna is a bit far for me.  Also, my father-in-law always compared my son with my niece.  I do not want them to go to the same school as my father-in-law is so biased on my niece and he always "praised" how good my niece is.  I don't want him to say anything bad about my son in front of my son or the family.

What a complicated reason!  

yame

原帖由 turtlelau 於 10-11-29 17:54 發表
Oh, I understand now. Then, what is your 1st choice? Do you think BoBo is as good as St. Anna?

I think Bobo is quite local.  St Anna has international stream.
But I guess both schools are good, as I have not heard any bad comments of them so far.

yame

原帖由 LittleVal 於 10-12-1 22:39 發表

jellycheng,
咁你大仔無繼續係kornhill 讀k1, 介唔介意分享吓點解？

I want to know, too!

yame

BTW, I am so happy to tell that I received the acceptance offer today!  But it is for PM class.

yame

duplicated

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yame

原帖由 angelanala 於 10-12-2 15:29 發表
registration period : 04/12 - 09/12

Hi Angelanala, do you live in Kornhill?  I wonder if Kornhill Int'l gives priority to people living in Kornhill?
To mommies not receiving the offer: Don't give up yet!  I suspect they will send a few rounds of letters, as not everybody will go pay the registration fee!  LittleVal, good luck!
Hi TurtleLau, yes, I think we can bring our babies out together!