Hwa Chong Institution (High School)

[parent_in_west]

I learnt from a friend about the Current Affairs or Debate Module at HCI (not sure about the name of the programme). Could anyone provide me details of the programme?

[MdmKS]

Anyone or has son participated in the Beijing Satellite Campus before. While being there, any problem coping with school work and exam?

[kiasuest2]

Registration details are now available at Hwa Chong's website http://www.hci.edu.sg/ if you are interested.


Cheers

[ksasalways]

kiasuest2:

Registration details are now available at Hwa Chong's website http://www.hci.edu.sg/ if you are interested.


Cheers

Thanks...most useful.

[Sushiqueen]

ksasalways:

kiasuest2:

Registration details are now available at Hwa Chong's website http://www.hci.edu.sg/ if you are interested.


Cheers

Thanks...most useful.

Thanks! We were so early that became first few to buy uniform , books and registeration ...all done at 8.00am. kind of kiasu but worth the early bird action cos later saw every spots with que.

[lizawa]

parent_in_west:

I learnt from a friend about the Current Affairs or Debate Module at HCI (not sure about the name of the programme). Could anyone provide me details of the programme?

I will try to explain, based on my understanding and what my DS went through this year in Sec 2.

In HCI, there is a \"Oral Communications\" component in assessing each student, besides the academic components (which compose of term tests and exam). Oral Comm is made up of Oral Participation (in class) and Current Affairs. OP makes up 40% and CA makes up 60% of this component. CA is made up of 30% for Eng CA and 30% for Chinese CA.

CA is assessed based on Oral interview on current issues (10%) and Debate (20%). For English CA, instead of Debate, the students will do role play or panel discussion on a pre-assigned topic.

For oral interview on current issues, each student just select a current issue of interest and talk about it. rather informal and you can prepare for it before hand.

A little complex here, but you will be given a briefing during one of the parents' session (for parents) or assemby (for students) and can clarify any doubts you have with the school.

[Way2GO]

Zann:

But there are GEP students who score less than 260, and so why do they use 265 to determine the mainstream pupils to be in ispak. Will the non-GEPers be worried not being able to scope in ispak? Do they have a choice to opt out if offered especially ?

Zann,
Dis is my understanding.
d Sec 1 cohort is distributed into 4 consortiums.
All d GEPers r in Isparks consortium.
Those mainstream students who did well in Maths r selected to make up d numbers in Isparks.
d only difference in text between Isparks n d other three consortiums is d Maths textbook.
Those mainstream students selected for Isparks shd generally be able to cope.

[I.033394am.033394just.033394a.033394kid.033394too]

hello, im new to kiasu parents and hwa chong (sec 1)

[KiasuChampion]

KiasuChampion:

Calling parents who drive their DS to HCI from Khatib area (Orchid Park Condo.) I am thinking of car pooling our DS so that we can take turn to drive them to school daily on a weekly basis. Drop me a PM if u r interested so that we can contact each other through phone. Thks.

Anyone interested ? No response thus far.

[mum42]

KiasuChampion:

KiasuChampion:

Calling parents who drive their DS to HCI from Khatib area (Orchid Park Condo.) I am thinking of car pooling our DS so that we can take turn to drive them to school daily on a weekly basis. Drop me a PM if u r interested so that we can contact each other through phone. Thks.

Anyone interested ? No response thus far.

Maybe you can give the school bus a try. DS is currently doing so and was never late.