FAQ

1.   Do kids need to attend P.1 interview preparation class?   

The answer is definitely YES, because competition is HUGE!  

For top schools like: DB, DG, St Paul’s Co-ed, PLK Choy Kai Yau, St Stephen's Stanley, St Paul's Boys, Ying Wa etc, the number of applicants every year are over 3500!  For  PLK Tan Siu Lin, the number of applicants has even exceeded 7000!    
Yet for each of these schools, there are only about 150 Primary 1 places! 

 Your child needs to be   P R E P A R E D   for interviews!  

 

 


2.  Is it sufficient to just train my child at home?   
     We believe NOT!   Simply:

  1. Do you as parents have the TIME and SYSTEM to train your child?
  2. Does your child LISTEN well to you in a teaching context?
  3. Can your child communicate CONFIDENTLY with strangers? 
  4. Do you know how to train your child to “conquer” interview fears?
  5. Interviews are often conducted in groups.  Do you have group settings for your child to practice interacting with peers?
  6. Lastly, do you have the most up to date interview questions by top schools?  We can prepare the child so that he/she can respond to these questions in an effective, relaxed manner.

 


 

3.    My child is shy / overactive!  My child is hence unlikely to perform well at interviews?

We emphazise in encouraging and praising a child to perform his/her best.  We work with parents what to do and say to the child too.  Together, for shy kids, we can lift the child's confidence and gradually he/she will not be shy anymore.  For active kids, we have ways to train them to sit and focus well.  

Remember the MORE EXPOSURE they have to interview training and different settings, the more likely they can perform well in actual interviews, thereby increasing their chances of successful entry into good schools.  All our teachers have geniune passion for kids and we really have the heart and desire to help a child reaching his full potential and gaining a place in top schools.  

 
 
 
4.   How is your interview course structured?  
 
We have a total of 4 teaching periods from Jan to mid Oct every year:
 
Period 1 (from Jan to Mar):  With "assessment" at the last lesson with rankings
 
Periods 2 and 3 (from Apr to Aug): With "mock interviews" with rankings and DVD for parents' perusal
 
Period 4 (From Sep to Oct):  Intensive mock drilling classes to get the child all ready for interviews
 
From (Oct to Dec):  Intensive training for top schools' 2nd and 3rd interviews
 
We have reports after every lesson on how the child performs so parents can assist to improve his weak areas at home. We also provide mock interviews (conducted by outside teachers) with both group and individual interviews so that our students can be familiarized with the actual interview requirements.

 

 

 

5.  Do you also support the parents?

Yes!   We fully understand Parents face more pressure than children in the interview process!!

  • Debriefing:  we debrief to parents after every class for 5 to 10 minutes on the how the child performs that class.
  • Consultation:  we have private consultation available at a fee.  Parents can enquire as wished.  Please see members' area.
  • Parents' Seminars:  we host Parents' Seminars so as to better prepare both our students and their parents:
- The making of Portfolios, interview clothing and related matters 
- Choosing the right schools, count down preparation
- Top schools' typical questions and interview tips
- Tips on 6mths, 3mths count down preparation   
Only parents of our interview programs are invited.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We support you and your child throughout the important K2, K3 interview years!