How is Norwegian International School in Tai wo?

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devgunrk

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Hi everybody! Pls let me know anybody have a experience in Norwegian international school in Tai Wo?

Thanks
 
it's not in tai wo... it's in tai po. i've been to the campus and it all looks great. considered sending my kids there. what stopped me?
1) price
2) waiting list
 
I know it's a Christian school, but does anyone know to what extent they integrate christianity and biblical teachings in their everyday classroom lessons? Some such schools are little more than religious in name only...how about NIS? My preference would always be for a secular school, but I have heard some good things about NIS and wanted to keep it in mind as an option.

Carang - I thought it was relatively cheap for an international school?
 
still out of our price range. that's why we've chosen a local gov't school that is designated a school for non-chinese speaking children. my kids will have a choice of cantonese or mandarin for their chinese lessons, and then everything else is conducted in english. we are quite happy with the school we've chosen as we've met quite a few other expat parents who have also chosen this school and not a "brand-name" international school.

best part? the school is FREE!
 
Lee Siu Yam Memorial Primary School. It is right on the waterfront beside the public swimming pool in Sai Kung.

walnut, i notice you are in DB. I have met expat kids that attend Wei Lun in DB. They said it was VERY difficult for a few months, but the longer they were there, the easier it became. I believe they were from Lebanon...
 
Carang - fair enough. I didn't actually know that there were local schools for non-Chinese speakers!
 
Also Carang, does this schools work in 'zones' for admissions? Are there others in HK? We are not in Sai Kung but we are in the NT. I'm not totally keen on ESF as I'd like to continue along the road of a bilingual education (my son is at a kindergarten where they speak Chinese - canto & mandarin - and English).
 
yes, these schools are found throughout hk. Of course, some will have "white folk" and others will not...some of them have more south east asians and nepalese etc.

There is actually a list on the edb website...i have posted the link before, but will see if i can find it again when i'm not posting via mobile phone.
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Thanks...I have actually found the link by myself on the govt website. Looks like LSY school is the only one anywhere near us. Won't hurt to check it out when the time comes.
 
our kids' kindergarten helped us with the application process and introduced quite a few schools to their students. as i said, there are quite a few kids from their kindergarten that will go onto LSY. by no means is it a "perfect" school, but there are many good things about it. LSY offers an "after-school homework" programme and i think we'll be making good use of it, especially if it cuts down the amount of time we have to slog through the homework at home!
 
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