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Visit Shenzhen International Kindergarten to give parents the most objective information
A few days ago, Vivi went to attend the graduation ceremony of Jinsheng Kindergarten, which was really a grand event full of laughter and warm touches.
On the day of the graduation ceremony, the lights poured down on the stage, and the children wore graduation caps and lined up on the stage to receive their first graduation certificates from the principal, while their parents sat in the audience, their eyes flashed with pride and joy, and recorded this unforgettable moment with their cameras.
Applause, cheers, and cheers were intertwined, and Vivi sat in the audience, and his heart was full of all kinds of emotion.
At this time of the year, the children in the graduating kindergarten class are about to say goodbye to the familiar classrooms, teachers and friends they get along with day and night, and embark on a new journey in the first grade.
Every year, at this critical juncture of kindergarten to primary school, parents will plan in advance and consider their children's first-grade education, after all, kindergarten and primary school are too different.
Kindergarten = game mode, focusing on games and exploration, focusing on hands-on operation and sensory experience, cultivating children's curiosity, character quality, and spirit of exploration
Primary school = classroom mode, mainly classroom teaching, with a fixed curriculum and rest time, focusing on knowledge impartation, subject education, and learning habits
Although children are generally happy to be elementary school students, it is actually quite a challenge to adapt to the transition from casual "learning through play" to regular learning classes, so it is especially important to choose the right school.
So what kind of international schools do parents particularly "prefer" when choosing schools from kindergarten to primary school? Today, VIVI will introduce a few schools to you from the aspects of kindergarten and primary school connection and teaching strength, and give you some reference for choosing a school.
Shenzhen Lilin Victoria School
Enrollment range: elementary - high school
Reference tuition: 25 yuan/year for elementary school, 270,000 yuan/year for junior high school
School address: No. 8, Longchuantang Street, Nanshan District
Shenzhen Lilin Victoria School is located in Nanshan District, born in Hong Kong Hujiang Victoria School VSA, how famous VSA is, it is impossible for parents who are a little more knowledgeable not to hear of it.
Hong Kong Hujiang Victoria School is the first IB one-stop school in Hong Kong, which has cultivated a total of 13 IB perfect scores since its establishment, and has become one of the top IB schools in Hong Kong, one of the top 50 IB schools in the world, and the first choice for many wealthy stars and their children.
The Victoria School of Shenzhen Lilin is headed by Dr. Maggie Kong, the principal of Victoria School (VSA) in Hong Kong, which is not a treatment that ordinary international schools can enjoy!
The school specially invited Mr. Lu Dawen, one of the top ten designers in Hong Kong, to design the school building and create this "landscape campus", where the natural oxygen bar allows students to absorb negative ions!
Soccer field, tennis court, golf course...... In addition to the basic classrooms, there are also cafes, black box theaters, and a unique DEAR library.
The school offers the IB PYP course in the primary school level, implements the dual class teacher system, and the proportion of Chinese and English in the school is relatively balanced, so that children can take care of both Chinese and English.
In junior high school, about 70% of the school is taught in English or bilingual to help students better connect with the high school curriculum.
The school uses the Mossflower Reading and Writing Project (formerly Columbia University's Reading and Writing Program) founded by Lucy Calkin to develop students' English language skills in a layered manner, with EAL teachers providing both in-class support and individual English support classes.
VPA also attaches great importance to reading, providing students with two English reading software, RAZ and Myon, which require students to read in English for at least half an hour every day.
In addition to the subject learning, the school has set up psychology classes and mindfulness meditation to cultivate children's ability to face and deal with emotions correctly from an early age, which is very rare in international schools!
After class, children are free to choose from a range of club activities that inspire creativity and imagination according to their interests:
In terms of further education, children in Victoria Kindergarten can interview for direct admission to VPA and continue to receive IB education.
The school will add an IGCSE curriculum to allow students to experience international exams more and earlier, helping them achieve better academic results in the IB DP stage.
The school also plans to add DSE courses to give students in the upper grades more options for further education.
As a nine-year consistent high-quality bilingual school, VPA not only has a good campus environment, but also relies on the advantages of the group with more than 20 years of experience in running schools in both places, and the school implements the "Chinese and English dual class teacher system" teaching, giving children an immersive bilingual language environment, and at the same time giving children more diverse options for further education in the senior grades, which has attracted a large number of Shenzhen parents!
If you want to know more about VPA, you may wish to visit the school in person, there will be an open school day on July 6th, interested parents should not miss out:
King's International School Qianhai, Shenzhen
Enrollment scope: kindergarten - high school
Reference tuition: about 18-220,000 yuan/year for kindergartens, and about 23-310,000 yuan/year for primary and secondary schools
School address: Moon Bay Avenue, Qianhai, Nanshan District
Moon Bay Avenue in Qianhai, Shenzhen, home to King's School's primary and secondary schools, officially opened for enrollment in the fall of 2022. King's School Qianhai is the only branch of King's School Canterbury, a 1400-year-old school in the UK.
The school is designed by Mr. Ye Jia, a master of the School of Architecture of Tsinghua University, and the entire campus adopts a low-density building, large green plant layout, and has all kinds of facilities: a swimming pool, a black box theater, a library, an indoor sports field, a lecture hall, a laboratory, and ...... Very beautifully presented and luxurious!
In terms of curriculum, the curriculum of King's Primary and Secondary School mainly includes three categories: the Chinese National Curriculum, the Cambridge International Curriculum and the King's Specialty Curriculum.
Although it is a foreign school, King attaches great importance to the study of Chinese culture in an all-English immersion language environment, and the school has special courses in Chinese, Chinese studies and Chinese mathematics to help students master Chinese culture and increase a sense of identity with their own nationality.
In addition, King's Signature Curriculum also includes Design & Craft, Drama, Robotics, Coding, Physical Education, etc., giving students plenty of opportunities to explore and experiment.
The lineup of homeroom teachers in primary and secondary schools is even more eye-catching, basically British teachers, as you know, in the UK, it is very, very difficult to get a teacher qualification certificate.
There are also many foreign teachers in other subjects, nearly 90% of whom are British/Irish, with an average of more than 11 years of teaching experience.
If you want to know more about King's School, or if you want to visit the school, please feel free to send a private message.
Coaisai
Enrollment age: 2 years old at the minimum
Reference tuition: 2-4 years old: about 130,000 yuan/year; 5-13 years old: about 216,000 yuan/year; 14-17 years old: about 216,000 yuan/year.
School address: Bitao Club, No. 2-1, Taizi Road, Shekou, Nanshan District
When it comes to the most cost-effective and low-key international schools in Shenzhen, the first thing that comes to Vivi's mind is Keaisai.
With the blessing of cost-effective tuition, Keaisai has quickly become the favorite of parents in the Greater Bay Area, even without media reports and institutional assistance, its degree is still quite sought-after, and the enrollment is very hot!
It is often said that the school is the ceiling of "happy education", but the school is not a simple happy education as everyone understands, and the hierarchical teaching of different courses is very good.
Because of the diverse backgrounds of students, almost every course will be specially designed to meet the basic learning of each student and the refined learning progress of different students, rather than blindly rushing to learn.
It's just that compared with the super volume academic Besaisi, Keaisai seems to be relaxed and free, but there is no less thing that students should learn!
In Keaisai, in addition to Chinese teachers, all teachers in the school are foreign teachers, the school has a strong international atmosphere, in terms of further education, Keaisai won 2 Ivy League schools this year, and many children have entered QS top 50 universities, and the results are very good!
I am very happy at a young age, and I have a good grade in my senior year. Coaisai is definitely a school worth considering, after all, what parent doesn't want their children to be able to enter a prestigious school easily?
Parents who respect their children's individuality and emphasize whole-person education will especially like Keaisai, and interested parents are welcome to send private messages to learn more.
Kindergarten to primary school is not just a simple change of place to learn, but also an important milestone in the growth of children. How to locate a school suitable for your child and what preparations should be made for the transition between kindergarten and primary school...... These are all questions that parents need to consider in advance.
It should be reminded that after choosing the school they are interested in, parents must go on a field trip to get the most authentic feelings and experiences.
If you need to know more about international kindergartens and international schools in Shenzhen, please send a private message to the background.