Hello parents and students of Oxbridge, it is time for the weekly 101 session of studying abroad in primary and secondary schools in the UK.
Today's 101 questions mainly answer the following 3 questions from parents:
1.How can private schools in the UK help international students adapt to the local culture quickly?
2.If you want to study in the UK in the future, is it better to study in a public or international school in China first?
3.What types of children are suitable for mixed schools and single-sex schools?
Let's let Niu Niu take you to take a look at today's questions and answers.
1.How can my child adapt quickly?
In primary school, most private schools assign a buddy to children to help them understand the rules and adapt to school life. Eating in? In **class? Who should I turn to if I have problems studying? A series of questions will be answered by the seniors.
Some schools will also arrange "secret angles", which will secretly help new students solve their life and study troubles, so that children can have a sense of security and community belonging.
Another effective way for children to adapt to their new campus life is to make friends, and the sooner they make new friends, the faster they can adapt to their new life. British people like to talk about ** and sports, and cultivate children's interests and hobbies, which can also make him mingle with other children more quickly.
No matter how adaptable a child is, there will be a certain period of adaptation when they first arrive in the UK, to adapt to the new language environment, new cultural environment, new living environment and new eating habits. But on the whole, the sooner you go abroad, the faster you will adapt.
2.If you want to study in the UK in the future, how to choose a school in China?
First of all, Niuniu would like to remind parents that whether they choose a public or international school, they should learn English as well as possible in advance.
In Niuniu's past interviews, most of the children in the system had no problem with mathematics, and the main challenges were verbal reasoning in the ukiset exam, poetry appreciation and creative writing in the entrance **. On the one hand, the exam questions themselves do have a certain degree of difficulty. On the other hand, the English courses in the schools in the system are far from the requirements of private schools in the UK in terms of content and requirements.
Most of the composition words in elementary and junior high schools in the system are required to be between 50-150 words, and most of the essay topics are simple narratives and discussions. It is far more difficult for children to take the entrance exam for private schools in the UK, such as the entrance exam at Benenden (Benenden Girls' School), which requires writing 9 pages of A4 paper for poetry appreciation. In addition to the gap in vocabulary accumulation, the use of rhetorical devices and the portrayal of pictures are also parts that are easy to overlook.
In comparison, international schools will be better in terms of language requirements and curriculum. However, this does not mean that parents should blindly choose an international school, but also have to analyze it specifically. For example, in some private schools in Shanghai, the children at Huili, SI and YK Pao are very good at English, both orally and in writing. Some international schools may only be famous, but the quality of teaching is not good.
Niuniu still recommends that parents go to the school in person to make a decision. If the economy allows, you can give preference to the top bilingual school or foreign school, the language environment will be better, and the curriculum will be smoother.
How to choose between mixed school and single-sex school?
In fact, there is no absolute statement on this issue, but if it is a girl, Niuniu is more recommended to go to a girls' school, which can provide more opportunities for girls to show themselves. Girls can express their ideas openly and will be more courageous to try new things. And this environment has also created many female celebrities, such as Dame Richard, the second female vice-chancellor of Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, Charlotte Moore, the actual controller of the BBC, and actors Katharine Hepburn, Emma Watson, etc., all graduated from girls' schools.
The number of boys' schools will be much smaller than that of girls' schools, so there will be fewer choices, and if children are very fond of sports and competition, then boys' schools are a better choice! At the same time, single-sex schools also ensure that children can avoid some of the problems of adolescence and can better focus on self-growth.
Of course, in the traditional impression of parents, the arts and ** of girls' schools will be more prominent, and the boys' schools will be stronger in sports and mathematics, physics and chemistry. But there are no absolutes, and Millfield, a mixed school, is known for its athletic prowess, and Rugby School is an excellent school for its arts.
Mixed schools are more recommended for children who go directly to the sixth form stage, so that children can better enter the society in the future. However, no matter which type of British private school you choose, you need to refer to the wishes of the children.