各位媽咪俾d意見ar....Thanks in advance...
仔仔上年有一間pre-school收佢,但因為要佢完全戒晒片先入得,如果唔係番咗學都要退學,我地唔想逼仔仔(其實都逼唔到,佢係未ready),咁最後都冇去讀,去返waiting list,我知今年仔仔應該會冇問題,呢間學校都應該會再收佢 以前報呢間係因為近我父母屋企,有咩事佢地可以去湊仔仔,但我父母去年尾搬咗入嚟我樓上,咁如果照去呢間都幾麻煩,因為要轉車,但都叫做近我返工嘅,呢間學費$850一個月,學生9成9係華人,7成係低收入,學校唔收錢,我同事兩個小朋友都喺度讀,佢話師資幾好,又有政府資助,仔仔四歲之後會平一半,sibling discount 20%
一個星期前,收到另一間學校電話通知收仔仔,呢間比第一間近d我屋企,都係要轉車,但車程加埋都係30分鐘度,間學校比第一間大,學生比例又少d (1:7),聽過好多人都話呢間好,我有一個朋友都同佢個女報過名,但waiting list太長,到間學校收佢個女,佢地已經讀緊第二間,我同事個女都喺呢度讀過兩年summer class,對間學校又係有讚冇彈,今日同老公去visit,我同一個家長傾過,佢又係大讚間學校,仔仔去到都好鍾意,因為個front yard 幾大吓,又有好多車仔,slide,佢去到都玩得好開心,只係我去到(之前我有visit過),好似見到有d小朋友周圍行,無所事事,個assistant manager 話佢地啱啱瞓醒食完snack(有d小朋友仲瞓緊),果陣係indoor directed play time,唔知點解我好似覺得有d唔係好妥咁,可能係我自己係香港讀書,慣咗d港式教育,唔多慣dplay-based嘅教學方式,老公同個manager傾完,佢鍾意呢間多過第一間,我地諗住會enroll埋Amanda去呢間,出年佢可以一齊返學, sibling 10%off, 另外仔仔四歲之後都會有政府資助,即使佢唔完全potty trained都收,只係加200蚊一個月,即係一個月$970,算係唔太貴,學生係mix population,家長contribution donation 活動都好似幾多吓,每年仲有兩三次staff development time off, 假期都唔少
點知返到屋企收信,有兩封信係第三間學校寄嚟,佢地收仔仔7月入學讀全日,囡囡9月入學讀半日,呢間係屋企walking distance,只係幾個街口,但間學校好細,只係第二間一半咁大,個front yard只係第二間嘅3份一,冇咩嘢設施,但一般聽到評價係strong academics,學校教小朋友phonics,到上k時,好多都可以識讀識寫,呢個都係我報呢間嘅原因,個校長係香港嚟嘅,但佢好注意英文發音同生字,我去visit都覺得d小朋友幾enjoy,但學費貴d,all the curriculums are teacher-led (typically HK style education), students are well-disciplined, 都唔駛potty trained, 每個月加收$225,即係$1075,仲有每年d material & management fee二百幾,加d雜費,第一期已經係$1500,仲要月尾交$130 registratio fee, but no charity function, 呢間冇政府資助,冇sibling discount,學生好多係中國人,因為大部份來自附近,咁我地呢區係好多華人,學校活動好似少d,但未知佢地假期係幾多, the principal does not believe in bilingual education
各位你地點睇呀? 我老公話第三間近我地屋企,因為我唔揸車,同仔仔囡囡返學方便d,咁我爸媽都可以同到佢地去返學,有咩事佢地可以去湊,而且個校長同有d老師識講廣東話,但我又唔想係因為近而揀第三間,我唔介意辛苦d湊佢地返學,反正都有車去我公司,究竟應該搵間學術性好d架,定係仔仔會玩得開心嘅呢?
[ 本帖最後由 rose-mag 於 09-2-21 07:29 編輯 ]
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