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jenny02067
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| Post subject: Should we need bring our kids back to US for high school? |
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The accreditation question is an interesting one. In terms of school quality, the benefits of going through an accreditation process are very clear to me. But does graduating from a (international) school that is not accredited hurt a graduate's chances of getting into a top university?
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I like to know too. I think this does not hit parents until their children are at their last year of high school at an int school and actually using their forecast result to get into unis (not just top unis). We all know that once the students get their actual results from IB/AP/A levels of whatever the program they graduate from, then they should be ok provided results are good. But then that would mean they can't apply during their last year at high school to get into unis immediately following the summer after they graduate? |
Do we want our kids get into unis or have better skill in the real world? Does graduating from an intschool that is not accredited hurt a graduate's chances of getting into a top university?
[my oldest is now in her 2nd year of college in the US and her acceptance results were really amazing - much better than if she had graduated from our public high school in the US. ]
Should we need bring our kids back to US for high school?
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hautumncloud
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May 09, 2009 - 10:47 AM |
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No, no need to take that drastic move. If you are from the US and would prefer your children to attend US unis, SAS has a great track record of their students getting into unis. In fact, they have people coming from various unis around the world to recruit their students and these include the top top world unis. They also have excellent school career counselors. If you have a child approaching high school age, it would be most beneficial to thoroughly check what options/assistance does your international school offer for unis applications. |
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tnmom
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Want2knowbetter
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June 11, 2009 - 01:07 AM |
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Hi everyone,
This is my first try.
Any comments about BISS Pudong Campus?
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pingu77
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June 11, 2009 - 03:32 AM |
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My kids love it and the Mrs is happy |
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badabum
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June 12, 2009 - 04:03 AM |
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| My kids love it and the Mrs is happy |
We'll be looking into SAS vs. BISS soon as well - can you tell me 3 quick facts why your kids love it and 3 why your wife likes it?
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pingu77
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June 12, 2009 - 05:14 AM |
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ermmmm...not really a schools expert here just a father who is out too much of the time but here goes
Wife
1) High standards (Behaviour/Academic)
2) Feels friendly and safe
3) Kids can walk to school (well the eldest goes on her bike but you get the point)
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1) Like the teachers they have
2) Have a lot of friends
3) "Everyone is nice (youngest)/cool(eldest)
make sense to you? |
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Want2knowbetter
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June 13, 2009 - 01:22 AM |
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Pingu77 ---- Thanks for your reply.
Could you elaborate more on High Standards (Behaviour/Academic)?
How's teaching and learning there?
Are all your children in the Primary school?
I am more concerned about the Upper Primary as young children (those in reception and below) are generally rather happy in school in terms of friends, teachers and fun play.
Thanks. |
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pingu77
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June 13, 2009 - 07:36 AM |
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wow...sorry I really can't comment in detail. The above was an over the breakfast table coversation more or less on my way out the door!
Really not an expert, kids are upper and lower primary, they are happy, wife is happy (therefore I'm happy) that's as far as I go  |
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Want2knowbetter
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June 14, 2009 - 06:47 PM |
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Thanks pingu77.
Glad that your family is happy with your choice of BISS. Guess as a very busy father who travels a lot, the being ''happy'' part is really important! Coming back home to see everyone happy certainly makes a whole world of difference.
Summer vacation will soon start, here's wishing you and family a meaningful, relaxing and restful vacation. |
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shanghaipatrick
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July 27, 2009 - 08:15 AM |
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Just saw this and would recommend you have a look at Shanghai Community International School. Great community feel and dynamite programs. Our kids are on their Pudong campuses and have enjoyed the school for the last two years. (They have even threatened to stay in Shanghai if the company tries to move us again!)
Anyway, good luck with the process. |
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Shanghaiguy08
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July 28, 2009 - 09:26 PM |
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I agree with the previous post. My children attend Shanghai Community International School in Pudong and we could not be happier. Small class sizes, high standards, and a true community in this large city. I would give them a visit before making a final choice. |
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JAZ
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July 28, 2009 - 10:06 PM |
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Hmm, two glowing posts from first-time posters. I smell...bollocks. |
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StMichael
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tigersfan2468
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Aug 14, 2009 - 08:06 AM |
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Our kids will join Shanghai Community International School (in Pudong) this year and I am curious about realistic travel times from JinQao. Anyone comment on that? |
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ecbaby818
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ecbaby818
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Aug 15, 2009 - 03:55 PM |
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[quote="elainelge"]Hi I actually have an excel spreadsheet with schools (rows) and rating criteria (columns) all ready  must be the consultant in me that just could not resist. Later, I can also share with anyone else that may be interested in a school comparison. (well my 2 cents worth anyway)
can you send me your spreadsheet please? we are moving to SH anytime this year.
As for being behind, yes I am aware, my son is in Prep this year and he is still learning the stuff they already taught him in kindergarten when he was 5 (in Malaysia)! Still, having said that, the schooling system in Australia does great stuff for confidence building and creativity and literacy.
Reason for me preferring a slightly more rigorous system is that I am not sure where they will end up in terms of high school / uni, so better for them to have a good foundation than to be shocked out of their system later in life....
Let's face it, times are changing and even here in Australia, I can tell you, there is serious "nurturing" happening in the suburbs.....not that kids get whipped here, but everywhere you go, there are murmurings of "Kumon", "piano lessons", "private schools", etc, etc......
I think Kumon is good. My son is going to be 6 in Sept, he began Kumon a year ago, he can do double digits subtraction and addition up to 99. We were homestaying at an aussie family this summer for 2 months, her son is 4 months older than my son, he attends private school in queensland. he can't do any addition. |
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wickinshanghai
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Aug 19, 2009 - 08:33 AM |
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Stay away from BISS. We were promised the moon last May and have been shocked by the reality. We'll try to make it another few months before our departure from Shanghai, but I wouldn't wish the experience on any family. Good luck. (I wish I would have known about this web site four months ago!) |
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pingu77
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Aug 19, 2009 - 08:56 PM |
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/\ and how long have you been working for SCIS? (see the posts a few above this for more from the newbies...and other ad's)
all these newbie posters slinging mud just makes this whole forum a whole lot less useful for the people who are really looking for real information and opinion.
Families (like we did) rely on these forums for realistic/helpful posts not thinly vieled ad's or spam postings like the one above and others above that... |
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hautumncloud
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Aug 19, 2009 - 11:57 PM |
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^ agreed.
While I understand and appreciate opinions of posters, good or bad, there has been alot of first time posts from newbies to advertise or mudsling lately - not useful!! |
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badabum
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Aug 20, 2009 - 03:55 AM |
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^ agreed.
While I understand and appreciate opinions of posters, good or bad, there has been alot of first time posts from newbies to advertise or mudsling lately - not useful!! |
Thanks for pointing these facts out to forum analphabets like myself! Pingu77 has been posting a lot of worthwhile stuff here, thanks! |
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jamar
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Aug 20, 2009 - 09:49 PM |
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How, exactly, does bashing BISS translate into advertising for SCIS? Just the timing? |
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pingu77
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Aug 20, 2009 - 10:49 PM |
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just too much of a odd coincidence that several newbies pop up saying SCIS is great and then BISS is dreadful all at the same time...we've seen it with Bensons Salon and it would be a real shame if blatant abuse of this very useful section was allowed to render it meaningless...I did refer to the posts above the one bashing BISS from the newbie in my posting...it seems reasonably clear to me. My wife used this forum when selecting school for our kids...it's not right to destroy it in this way...
If people work for a school and they have a legit point to make that's helpful for folks...then be upfront and be helpful...don't just post we are great, everyone else is rubbish spam all over the boards
sorry for the rant...tired long flight |
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StMichael
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Aug 20, 2009 - 11:01 PM |
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Many of us who have been around in forums (I was in forums back when they were still BBSes on dial-up modems!) know enough to discount somewhat newbies. But you are right, there may be those who are not as forum-savvy... |
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jamar
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Aug 20, 2009 - 11:20 PM |
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I get what you mean there. Sorry if I sounded defensive (in the interest of full disclosure, I'm just a former student of SCIS, graduated 2008, off to Jiao Tong University after a gap year, though this is after my original choice was derailed by some odd events; I would have been going back to the US otherwise). I actually made that connection myself due to an odd trend I've seen as a student at SCIS, but anecdotes don't always help parents make informed decisions (especially anecdotes from students that haven't been there since June 2008), so I decided to ask. |
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