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Your child is unlike any other. They have insights, ideas and interests which are unique to them.

School interviews are a time when this should shine forth!

The worst advice I hear is that students should memorise answers for interviews. The best interview is a conversation. Even if a child is an Oscar-level actor, interviewers will quickly realise that they are parroting pre-rehearsed responses.

Encourage your child to discuss their ideas and thoughts with you. You’ll be amazed by the way they see the world. As will interviewers at the right-fit schools.

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ISEB 13+ and 11+, Scholarship, Vocabulary, ISEB Pre-test, writing, bespoke courses and become a YouTuber (really!)
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Daily online classes- group and private

7th April – 10th April
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Classes for 9 – 11-year olds 

Academic – HK4,400 (8 hours)
Time : 

10:00 – 12:00 – 11+ cryptology
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15:00 – 17:00 – Ace your interview (general and academic interviews)

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Classes for 12 – 13 year olds

13+ CE Intensive
(Winchester Commoner also available) HK,400 (8 hours)
– Paper practice .
– Exam technique tips

Time : 
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Time : 
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Learn how to write stories which leap off the page!

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Using our bespoke platform, our students have fun as we tackle poetry and fiction comprehensions and build vocabulary banks.

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All the usual holiday favourites are back and now joined by cryptology, mystery writing, language detectives (perfect for anyone sitting the CLC 13+) and intensive 13+ preparation

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面试季节 - 你准备好了吗? https://www.brandoncentre.com/%e9%9d%a2%e8%af%95%e5%ad%a3%e8%8a%82-%ef%bc%8d-%e4%bd%a0%e5%87%86%e5%a4%87%e5%a5%bd%e4%ba%86%e5%90%97%ef%bc%9f/?lang=zh-hans Tue, 27 Jul 2021 10:35:44 +0000 https://www.brandoncentre.com/?p=5014   如果你的孩子踏入第6学年,或者选择到英国升学,那即将踏入面试的季节!记住以下步骤:  ...

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如果你的孩子踏入第6学年,或者选择到英国升学,那即将踏入面试的季节!记住以下步骤:

 

1:建立时间表:第一步是 ISEB 入学试 (Winchester, Eton, Westminster, St Paul’s, Tonbridge) 等都是使用这个入学试。可以到 www.pre-quest.com 尝试一下模拟试。

 

2: 设想一下可能会遇到的面试类型。他们可能是小组面试 (Wycombe, Downe House, Wellington)丶个人面试 + 考试 (St Paul’s, Eton) 或者学术面试 (Westminster, Winchester)。跟你的孩子倾谈一下他们有甚麽期望。

 

3:避免背诵答案!学校讨厌这个行为… 反之… 开始跟你的孩子讨论他们的兴趣和意向, 还有鼓励他们去发展他们的兴趣。

 

4:选择一本书,一起阅读和分享意见。

 

5: 寻找一些体验,可以培养你孩子之兴趣:参观博物馆或艺术馆,然後表达一下感想。

 

6:和你的孩子一起查看学校网页, 以及鼓励他们去表达自己之意见,和有甚麽想去尝试。

 

如果你能轻松面对,面试可以是一个非常正面的经验,学校也会尝试鼓励你的孩子分享一下他们的兴趣。但更重要的是,不要慌张;总有一所学校适合你孩子的。

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如果你的孩子踏入第6学年, 或者选择到英国升学, 那即将踏入面试的季节! 记住以下步骤:

 

1: 建立时间表: 第一步是 ISEB 入学试 (Winchester, Eton, Westminster, St Paul’s, Tonbridge) 等都是使用这个入学试。可以到 www.pre-quest.com 尝试一下模拟试。

2: 设想一下可能会遇到的面试类型。他们可能是小组面试 (Wycombe, Downe House, Wellington)丶个人面试 + 考试 (St Paul’s, Eton) 或者学术面试 (Westminster, Winchester)。跟你的孩子倾谈一下他们有甚麽期望。

3: 避免背诵答案! 学校讨厌这个行为… 反之… 开始跟你的孩子讨论他们的兴趣和意向, 还有鼓励他们去发展他们的兴趣。

4: 选择一本书, 一起阅读和分享意见。

5: 寻找一些体验, 可以培养你孩子之兴趣: 参观博物馆或艺术馆, 然後表达一下感想。

6: 和你的孩子一起查看学校网页, 以及鼓励他们去表达自己之意见, 和有甚麽想去尝试。

 

如果你能轻松面对, 面试可以是一个非常正面的经验, 学校也会尝试鼓励你的孩子分享一下他们的兴趣。更重要的是, 不要慌张; 总有一所学校适合你的孩子的。

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了解ISEB入学试多个常见错误讯息 https://www.brandoncentre.com/%e4%ba%86%e8%a7%a3iseb%e5%85%a5%e5%ad%a6%e8%af%95%e5%a4%9a%e4%b8%aa%e5%b8%b8%e8%a7%81%e9%94%99%e8%af%af%e8%ae%af%e6%81%af/?lang=zh-hans Tue, 13 Jul 2021 10:32:08 +0000 https://www.brandoncentre.com/?p=4968   如果您的孩子刚刚参加了伊顿公学 (Eton)丶温彻斯特 (Winchester)丶汤布里奇 (T...

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如果您的孩子刚刚参加了伊顿公学 (Eton)丶温彻斯特 (Winchester)丶汤布里奇 (Tonbridge)丶查特豪斯 (Charterhouse)丶惠灵顿 (Wellington)丶克兰利 (Cranleigh)丶圣保罗 (St Paul’s)(继续其他学校,请参阅此处的列表!)的其中入学申请之一的 ISEB 入学试,那麽您很可能会被一堆错误信息包围。 所以我们列举了一些经常被遥传的错误讯息……

 

1. 这是有合格分数的……
不是……真的没有。 学校将入学试与学校报告丶参考资料和其他资料一起作为申请流程的一部分。 大多数学校会将所获得的资料应用在一个范围,这可能会根据他们的入学人数而加减。
根据经验:一些教学节奏快丶注重学业成绩的学校(例如 St Paul’s)将选择他们名单中的最好的考生。 一些拥有很好的援助和广泛招生的学校(例如 Stowe)将使用更广泛的衡量标准。

 

2. 某某获得了100分……
学校并不会公布这个入学试的成绩……

 

3. 某某考了这个试两次…….
除非发生严重的事件,否则他们不会在同一个学年里应试两次! 每位考生只可以在一个学年参加一次考试,而所有使用入学试的学校都可以查看您孩子的成绩。
每个学校都有自己的截止日期,不过一旦您参加了最早截止日期的考试,这个学年就是这一次。
有些学校的第七学年 (Y7) 入学申请有很迟的截止日期(例如Charterhouse),因此您的孩子可能会在 Y7 再次参加 ISEB 入学准备试,不过这是不同类别的问题。

 

温彻斯特 (Winchester) 面试邀请已经公布,我们注意到了今年使用 PreQuest 的学生取得了出色的成绩。 如果您已使用了 PreQuest 并进行了 Pretest 级别的所有材料,您将会在面试评估中处於良好状态。

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几乎得到了, 但还未 — 等候名单的烦恼 https://www.brandoncentre.com/%e5%87%a0%e4%b9%8e%e5%be%97%e5%88%b0%e4%ba%86-%e4%bd%86%e8%bf%98%e6%9c%aa-%e7%ad%89%e5%80%99%e5%90%8d%e5%8d%95%e7%9a%84%e7%83%a6%e6%81%bc/?lang=zh-hans Tue, 13 Jul 2021 09:42:30 +0000 https://www.brandoncentre.com/?p=4957 你通过了 ISEB入学准备试, 跨过了面试… 而你只得到一个等候名单的位置。 不要绝望! 等候名单不是拒绝的意...

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你通过了 ISEB入学准备试, 跨过了面试… 而你只得到一个等候名单的位置。

不要绝望!

等候名单不是拒绝的意思, 你还在候选当中。

在2020年, 我们有5名学生从等候名单中脱颖而出, 成功取得Winchester学位; 1名男生从等候名单被Eton录取; 1名女生也从Downe House等候名单中移出, 她的父母非常高兴。

 

为什麽学校会有等候名单?

家长们会申请多间学校已不是甚麽秘密, 如果一间学校发出了10个录取通知, 校方假设有一部分的考生不接受学位, 或者之後会放弃学额。因此, 便有了等候名单。

 

为甚麽学生会从等候名单转移出来?

一些学生可能有几个选择考虑。当他们放弃了学位, 校方便会从等候名单中挑选学生来填补空位。

其他学位也将在奖学金考试後释放出来。例如, Winchester的奖学金考试, 亦会预留一些学位给一般公开试的考生。当奖学金考试成绩公布了, 这些学位也同时释放出来。同样地, Harrow和Eton也会在奖学金成绩公布後发放学额。

由於种种原因, 某些学生可能无法就读。当他们的家长通知学校时, 那些学位就会释放出来。

 

何时学生会从等候名单中得到学额?

奖学金成绩後释放的学位: 请参阅学校的成绩公布时间。

对於突发的学位, 这些真的可以在任何时间发放出来。我有的经验是, 一些非常好的学校会在最後一刻发放学位, 因为有些学生退学了。接受与否的确取决於有多大的灵活性和忍耐。

 

那麽Eton 的状况如何?

在第7年级, 你的儿子将与一同在等候名单中的考生重新评估。家长会在临近的时间收到校务处的有关讯息。

 

如果我收到一个等候名单, 那我该怎麽做?

你可以跟我告诉你的情况, 然後我会建议你一些可行方案。

 

这是一个希望吗?

你需要面对现实和考虑其他选择。以我的经验, 大多数的等候名单都是真实的。学校喜欢你的孩子, 觉得他们会茁壮成长, 不过真的没法容纳他们。

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25th-28th August-Online Classes https://www.brandoncentre.com/25th-28th-august-online-classes/?lang=zh-hans Wed, 19 Aug 2020 07:47:49 +0000 https://www.brandoncentre.com/25th-28th-august-online-classes/ The post 25th-28th August-Online Classes appeared first on BRANDON CENTRE.

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Success in top school interviews: – Tips for all kinds of interviews – Insight – Planning Tools All proceeds to Helping Hand https://www.brandoncentre.com/success-in-top-school-interviews-tips-for-all-kinds-of-interviews-insight-planning-tools-all-proceeds-to-helping-hand/?lang=zh-hans Fri, 31 Jul 2020 03:27:23 +0000 https://www.brandoncentre.com/success-in-top-school-interviews-tips-for-all-kinds-of-interviews-insight-planning-tools-all-proceeds-to-helping-hand/ The post Success in top school interviews: – Tips for all kinds of interviews – Insight – Planning Tools All proceeds to Helping Hand appeared first on BRANDON CENTRE.

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Success in top school interviews: – Tips for all kinds of interviews – Insight – Planning Tools All proceeds to Helping Hand

About this Event
Dr Jessica has been preparing Hong Kong students for entry to top British schools for over twenty years. In this workshop, you will learn how to identify your child’s strengths by using our planning tools.

We will discuss preparation for group, individual, academic and online interviews and share insight into the different styles you might encounter.

The proceeds of this seminar will be going to Helping Hand to aid Hong Kong’s needy elderly.

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