Question about kindergartens

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arumum

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Can anyone suggest a good kindergarten in the Kowloon Tong area 9or nearabouts) that charges around 4000 a month. My daughter is 2 and I want to send her to a kindergarten for 3 hours a day, five days a week. It needs to be a school that accepts 2 year olds. It also needs to be an English one. Thanks
 
Hi

U could try to check Creative kindergarten,Cannan Kindergarten,Kentville Kindergarten also Kingston Kindergarten. All these schools uses English as medium.
 
our son went to anfield and really enjoyed it. the class sizes are small and the children get to experience a lot of different things without the pressure. there is an outdoor play area in the front as well as back of the school. this school is primarily an english speaking school. they have somebody sing songs to the students in mandarin for 20 minutes once a week.

some of the other schools mentioned in the previous response are primarily chinese speaking with english influence. it really depends on what you want and whether or not you want native english speakers to tutor your children. at this age it is mainly learn by playing. our son went on to the tsing yi esf kindergarten.

good luck.
 
bellybuttons said:
our son went to anfield and really enjoyed it. the class sizes are small and the children get to experience a lot of different things without the pressure. there is an outdoor play area in the front as well as back of the school. this school is primarily an english speaking school. they have somebody sing songs to the students in mandarin for 20 minutes once a week.

some of the other schools mentioned in the previous response are primarily chinese speaking with english influence. it really depends on what you want and whether or not you want native english speakers to tutor your children. at this age it is mainly learn by playing. our son went on to the tsing yi esf kindergarten.

good luck.
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Hi bellybutton,

which class did your son attend? Do you remember name of the teacher? There is very little info around on Anfield. I've visited the school, although it is a bit old for the fees it charges, the staff seem quite friendly and the principal is very experienced.

would appreciate any comments from moms who have attended the school. :thanks
 
Nicmum said:
Hi

U could try to check Creative kindergarten,Cannan Kindergarten,Kentville Kindergarten also Kingston Kindergarten. All these schools uses English as medium.
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Cannan KG is a local KG, they use Cantonese as medium.
Kingston KG charge much more than HKD 4000 per month.
 
Kentville, St. Catherine, Yorks and St. Nicolas are only accepting 3 yrs old. They are using Cantonese as medium and very local, which means homeworks everyday. Tutor Time, Kingston, Anfield and Yew Chung are English Medium. They accept 2 yrs old, and IB concepts. Cannan, Keenmind and creative accept 2 yrs old but cantonese medium. You must check with each school about enrollment dates because they fill pretty quickly and enrollment starts a year earlier.
 
It really depends on your budget. A lot of good international kg in KLN Tong area.

For Keenmind, please check the news for this school recently. The school has accepted too many pre-nursery school students in AM class and have to move some of them to PM class.
 
Gabriel Ma,
Can you direct me to where this 'news' came from? Is it in the SCMP OR local chinese newspapers? Please pm with info as I would like to read the article on this news. Thanks.
 
From local chinese newspaper. Fortunately, I have chosen aother pre-nursery school for my kid.

劍鳴幼園超額收生遭警告


劍鳴幼園超額收生遭警告


【本報訊】位於九龍塘區的劍鳴幼稚園上午校涉超額收生，引起不少家長擔心學童未能獲得適切的照顧。育局證實，九月中旬接獲投訴後，已即時向該校發警告信，並重申學校超收學生屬違法行為，要求學校在一個月內處理有關情況。校方回應稱，其中一個活動課室曾超額容納一至兩名學生，但接獲警告信後，已安排有關超額學生轉讀下午校。

有家長指出，得悉該校本學年於部分班級超收學生，不但擔心學童未能獲得適切照顧，更擔心因幼兒班學生太多，未能確保他們能原校升讀幼稚園低班。

家長擔心影響原校升讀
劍鳴幼稚園姓朱校長解釋，本學年九月該幼稚園上午校高班的其中一個活動課室，曾出現超額容納一至兩名學生的情況，校方接獲育局發出的警告信後，已即時跟進，並安排有關超額學生轉讀下午校。至於被指幼兒班的學生未能原校直升幼稚園低班，朱校長解釋，每年均會為幼兒班學生設評估作篩選之用，約有七成學生可原校升讀幼稚園，校方將於明年一月通知有關家長。 育局發言人表示，當局於九月中旬接獲投訴，指有關學校出現超收學生的情況後，隨即派員到校進行調查，並於個別上午班級發現超收情況，故即時向該校發出警告信，要求學校在一個月內處理有關情況。
 
Gabriel ma said:
From local chinese newspaper. Fortunately, I have chosen aother pre-nursery school for my kid.

劍鳴幼園超額收生遭警告


劍鳴幼園超額收生遭警告


【本報訊】位於九龍塘區的劍鳴幼稚園上午校涉超額收生，引起不少家長擔心學童未能獲得適切的照顧。育局證實，九月中旬接獲投訴後，已即時向該校發警告信，並重申學校超收學生屬違法行為，要求學校在一個月內處理有關情況。校方回應稱，其中一個活動課室曾超額容納一至兩名學生，但接獲警告信後，已安排有關超額學生轉讀下午校。

有家長指出，得悉該校本學年於部分班級超收學生，不但擔心學童未能獲得適切照顧，更擔心因幼兒班學生太多，未能確保他們能原校升讀幼稚園低班。

家長擔心影響原校升讀
劍鳴幼稚園姓朱校長解釋，本學年九月該幼稚園上午校高班的其中一個活動課室，曾出現超額容納一至兩名學生的情況，校方接獲育局發出的警告信後，已即時跟進，並安排有關超額學生轉讀下午校。至於被指幼兒班的學生未能原校直升幼稚園低班，朱校長解釋，每年均會為幼兒班學生設評估作篩選之用，約有七成學生可原校升讀幼稚園，校方將於明年一月通知有關家長。 育局發言人表示，當局於九月中旬接獲投訴，指有關學校出現超收學生的情況後，隨即派員到校進行調查，並於個別上午班級發現超收情況，故即時向該校發出警告信，要求學校在一個月內處理有關情況。
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The reputation of this school has dropped due to this. :mad: Parents are angry.
 
Kentville - very strong at Chinese and Maths. Traditional teaching methods, a lot of homework (Mainly in Cantonese)
St. Catherine - English. Activities base + traditional (Class in English + Cantonese / Mardarin)
Yorks - English (English + Cantonese)
St. Nicolas - ???
 
Yes, more than 4,000 applicants for Kentville and St. Catherine's this year (year 2009).

A lot of good kg in HK. Depends on what you want and your budget.
 
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