Preparing for Kindergarten Enrolment

Stepping into the month of October and November is the peak of kindergarten enrollment interview, many parents get worry of the child's future, will put a lot of effort to help their children to find the best kindergarten. In order to prepare for a successful interview, parents should note the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Student Photo

Parents should not take pictures for their kids at home for their own application photo; this will show parents are not taking the school seriously. Photo finishing should be taken in a professional photo shop, this will give a sincerity impression to the school.

 

All Documents

Parents must help to prepare all documents for their children, including birth certificate, injection record of Family Health Service, transcript from any other school curriculum or diploma and personal data files.

 

Letter of recommendation

Some kindergarten do need the applicant to bring along letters of recommendation for interview, parents will need to be prepared.

 

Application Form

There are three ways to apply, including download form from the internet, obtain from post and personal request form. Parents need to monitor the time online submission form, if the school provides 9:00 am to 1:00 pm to submit their application, parents will be required to submit within the time limit.

 

Understanding the School

When interviewing for admission, some schools will also want to understand the parents' perception of the school, so preparation beforehand is necessary, about the school characteristics and requirements. In addition to assess whether their child's personality and school requirements congenial, but also can do a little more preparation for the interview. For some school will focus more on the students' creative thinking, examiners will observe more on the children's creativity.

 

Observe the School Environment

Before the interview, parents can arrange in advance a child to take a look around the school; children may reduce the anxiety resulting from unfamiliar environment. When children go to a strange place, first meeting with the teacher, children may become shy or even cry out loud. To avoid this embarrasses situation, parents may take their children to walk around the kindergarten, inspect and familiarize themselves with the campus environment. On the day of interview, applicant must arrive early, let the children play around a bit, will help their mental preparation.

 

Attend School Seminars

Some school before their interview will need the parents to attend some seminars or lectures, parents will need to attend on time, or it may cause cancelation of the interview qualifications.

 

Attend Interview Classes

To reduce children's fear of the interview, many parents would choose to let the children attend kindergarten entrance interview classes, learn coping skills and basic knowledge, and conduct mock interviews.  

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