Hi everyone,
We are Indians with no Cantonese background and our son has got an offer for K1 at Hillside, afternoon slot (12:30-3:30). Right now he is attending Woodland Montessori Caine Road Preschool (he started Preschool at dot 2.8 yrs, after having completed the Woodland Playgroup and Stepping Stones).
Now, our main aim is to get him to ESF primary, so ESF kindy seems to be the obvious route, but I am really getting big doubts - we live in Pokfulam, so my son will leave at 11:45 and be home at 4:15...which means daily almost 2 hrs in the bus. Is it really worthwhile to subject a 3 year old to this kind of hardship at this age? Obviously there will be no time left for any activity after school; currently my son goes in the afternoon slot in Woodland (15 mins from home), and he is home by 3:30, very tired, and hyperactive. I am left wondering what will happen when he goes that far from Pokfulam all the way to stubbs road and back, how much will he really learn and absorb with a tired mind. A morning slot would still have been fine, as he would have got a chance to take a nap.
But, if I withdraw him from the ESF at this stage, I know I am diminishing his chances for the ESF primary - esp given the increase in number of applicants each year, you dont want to take a chance.
I am in a fix!