Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

[breezy]

SoBlessed:

Questions:
How disadvantaged, then, are Express students who qualify for and cross over to IB in Year 3?

Advice from any parent(s) with DS who crossed over to IB in Year 3 will also be much appreciated.

Hi SoBlessed,

Crossing over to the IP track @ Yr 3, some boys do find it a challenge picking up Language Arts where a significant amount of Guided Literary Analysis on unseen poems on top of expository essays & 3 Lit books are covered. The rest of the subjects are conducted the same way as the express track.

It's usually the \"frills\" that \"drown\" the boys for the IP track. Besides covering text, they are required to do the following:

2 extra subjects IP boys have to take - eTOK (elementary Theory of knowledge): & IHS (there is a new acronym for this though...)

ISO - Individual Study Option (Project that is done in groups of usually 3 spanning over 3 school terms - & this may require attachment to external institutions for some groups.)

IOP - Individual Oral Presentation based on a Lit book. (happening in term 2)

& Project work for ALL subjects ( a few in groups, majority individual), topics usually out of curriculum, which requires the boys to spend time on research & analysis.) Starting end term 2 submitting by mid term 3.

The frills injected into the IP curriculum are meant to give the boys a mini dose of IB life & to pick up skills like Time Management, how to steer & present a research paper, building bibilography etc.

My 2 cents'. All the best!

[BeContented]

Lab coat - anyone knows if the boys need to use it until which year?

Thinking of passing to friend’s sec1 son if the upper sec/senior years no longer require it.

[SoBlessed]

Thank you, breezy. Yours was more like 20 cents' worth.


Only ex-Express students find Language Arts from Year 3 onwards challenging? IP-from-Year-1 students find it a breeze?

And all the demanding requirements that you mentioned, are you saying that they apply from Year 3?

[breezy]

BeContented:

Lab coat - anyone knows if the boys need to use it until which year?

Thinking of passing to friend's sec1 son if the upper sec/senior years no longer require it.

Hi BeContented,

If it helps, year 3 onwards I haven't seen my son using the lab coat.

[BeContented]

breezy:

BeContented:

Lab coat - anyone knows if the boys need to use it until which year?

Thinking of passing to friend's sec1 son if the upper sec/senior years no longer require it.

Hi BeContented,

If it helps, year 3 onwards I haven't seen my son using the lab coat.

Thanks breezy. You are really helpful and quite a detailed person.

[breezy]

SoBlessed:

Thank you, breezy. Yours was more like 20 cents' worth.


Only ex-Express students find Language Arts from Year 3 onwards challenging? IP-from-Year-1 students find it a breeze?

And all the demanding requirements that you mentioned, are you saying that they apply from Year 3?

Haha! you are most welcome. Glad to be of help to fellow parents.

Not that students from IP since year 1 will find it a breeze, rather, they've been exposed to the \"technicality\" of language arts since yr 1, so they're more familiar with its \"fuzziness\". Not to worry, though the learning curve could be a little steeper, given time, boys from express going to IP @ yr 3 will pick up too.

1) In year 1 IP track, the boys are required to handle Projects (they call it coursework) for all subjects & IOP.

2) Year 2 onwards, they have a taste of ISO & eTOK, on top of coursework for all subjects + IOC (individual oral commentary) instead of IOP.

3) In year 3 IP, a new subject IHS (somewhat covering history, economics & sociology) is introduced, over & above coursework, ISO, eTOK & IOP.

Hope this clarifies.

My apologies for all the acronyms.... Come yr 5, we have even more to digest

[ngbrdad]

Just a question to ask


For year 4 IP student taking normal Chinese, they will sit for the O level Chinese paper this coming June right ?

What’s the latest minimum MOE requirement for this paper to progress ? Is it the same for IB as well ?

I noticed that the school only asked the students to purchase book 4A for Chinese for year 4.

So presumably as long as the student get a C6 or better in June they can put Chinese aside and concentrate on the other subjects for the rest of the year ?

[ngbrdad]

Btw for OEP the boys will return on 27/1 but 28/1 is a rest day and lessons only resume on 29/1 right ?

[breezy]

ngbrdad:

Just a question to ask


For year 4 IP student taking normal Chinese, they will sit for the O level Chinese paper this coming June right ?

What's the latest minimum MOE requirement for this paper to progress ? Is it the same for IB as well ?

I noticed that the school only asked the students to purchase book 4A for Chinese for year 4.

So presumably as long as the student get a C6 or better in June they can put Chinese aside and concentrate on the other subjects for the rest of the year ?

Hi,

Sry I can only answer your question partially.
Yr 4 IP boys will take Chinese @ 'O' level in June.
As long as they score an A1 or A2, they'll be given a 7 points for their prelims results for Chinese.

I am not too sure if the sch dictates a compulsory retake for IP boys scoring less than a B4 but should they be satisfied with their grade and not to retake, Chinese lessons in the timetable will be free periods.

[breezy]

ngbrdad:

Btw for OEP the boys will return on 27/1 but 28/1 is a rest day and lessons only resume on 29/1 right ?

Yes. & I am preparing to receive a sick boy from Taiwan tmr evening...