Our Parents
Please read the testimonials of our parents:
Akemi HIMURO (mother of Souichiro)
Ms. Linda, mother of Cherie and Hayden
Esther Van Maanen, mother of Jesse and Amelie
Josephine Mak, mother of Karen and Sabrina Mak
Rita Chan, mother of Jonathan and Jerald
Our Children
Tutor Time® families come from all over the world. Their varied
backgrounds, languages and cultures combine to create a truly
International Nursery and Kindergarten resulting in Tutor Time®
graduates that have a deep sense of acceptance of others, confidence
in themselves and are prepared for the diverse community that
is our world. Although some of our graduates attend Chinese Traditional
Primary Schools, a greater majority attend the International Primary
Schools of their choice including, but not limited to, Chinese
International School, ESF (English Schools Foundation), German
Swiss International School, Canadian International School and
many more. Because Tutor Time® students immerse themselves in
a Bi-lingual English and Mandarin program based on preparing the
"Whole Child" and administered in a combined teacher
directed and child directed setting, they are well equipped for
the interviews and resulting primary schools that they will attend
after Tutor Time®.
Testimonials of Our Parents
| Our
son is going to go to graduate from Tutor Time® after spending
4 years since Tag Class. It is truly happy and loving place
to learn for my son. Tutor Time® has met all our requirements
and we have been satisfied with Tutor Time®.
As first all the facility and environment is wonderful.
Classrooms are clean and light. There is enough space for
kids' activities. And it is located in fresh air.
Teachers & staff are friendly and refer to children
by name and truly know them. It really felt like they were
one big family. Because of this pleasant atmosphere, not
only children but also parents are closer and we (parents)
have got our own friends through Tutor Time®.
We are confident of our child's ability to apply the wonderful
skill & behavior he has developed in Tutor Time®. He
has grown not only academically but also emotionally. He
has become much more self-confident and begins to express
himself more and more. I believe kids express themselves
freely in the class and respect each other.
Thank you very much!
Akemi HIMURO (mother of Souichiro) |
| Cherie
has been with Tutor Time® since she was 9 months old. During
her time at Tutor Time® we have seen her growing to be an
independent child able to socialize well. Sharing, being polite
and well mannered are some of the things she accomplished
from Tutor Time® but most of all is seeing her "happy
face" every time we pick her up from school. With this
we can also see the same results with her younger brother
who is currently attending K1. Learning English and Mandarin
has given her a good foundation and prepared her well for
Primary School. I am glad she did not have to take extra
English/ Mandarin classes while in Primary 1. Even in Primary
1, Cherie likes to visit Tutor Time® and meet her ex-teachers
with a big high five!!
Working with others in group projects and solving problems
are another aspect achieved during her final year in K3.
This has a great influence in her Primary School where she
is able to listen and learn from others in group work and
has no problem participating.
Overall we are very happy with Tutor Time® and knew from
the start it was the right school as Cherie instantly felt
comfortable with it and at least did not scream or run away!
Ms. Linda
Mother of Cherie and Hayden |
When
we first arrived in HK my son Jesse (3,5) and daugther Amelie
(2) did not speak any English let alone Mandarin. We are native
Dutch speakers and speak Dutch at home.The second week we
were in HK, Jesse and Amelie started at Tutor Time?5 mornings
per week.We found it really amazing how fast our kids picked
up both languages at the same time. Their brains are like
sponges. Within 3 months they understood and spoke English.
Now, after 6 months not only do they understand Mandarin,
they also are able to speak it. Of course their English will
be more fluent, as they speak English after school hours (with
friends etc). But whenever the Mandarin teacher asks questions,
they are able to answer in Mandarin.
We are very happy with our decision for the bi-lingual school
program of Tutor Time® Our kids learn 2 languages without
even realizing this. The way of teaching is very professional
and my kids love going to school everyday. It is a truly inspiring
and challenging environment for them.
As we are the only Dutch family at the moment, I must admit
that I had my concerns at first. Why would we have our kids
learning 3 languages at the same time? The move from our country
to Hong Kong is already a big transition, etc. However, the
way in which the school teachers helped my kids and made them
feel at home from day 1 took all my concerns away. It appeared
that Tutor Time® school is loaded with kids that speak/learn
3 languages! I also expected that the Dutch vocabulary of
my kids would not really improve as they are learning 3 languages.
This is not at all the case, their Dutch vocabulary is still
increasing all the time.
Esther Van Maanen
Mother of Jesse and Amelie |
| It
was 1st February, 2005, the first day of school for my two
lovely daughters in Tutor Time® Sabrina was 2 Years old. She
studied in Nursery. With the warm welcoming by Ms Nikki, she
went into the classroom by herself without tears and forgot
to say goodbye to me. Karen was 4 years old; she acted like
a donkey and climbed up to Mr. Cory's shoulder. I could not
believe my two girls were so active and so happy when they
first came to this kindergarten. Two years is over, Karen
has gone to primary one in a private independent school.
My very first impression to Tutor Time® International Kindergarten
is a school for fun only but I over look the school's curriculum
and their small size classes. The school program is well
designed and the teachers are very patience to every student.
In every class, there must be one class teacher and two
subject teachers (English and Mandarin). Karen first entered
into this school, she had difficulty in writing Chinese
and could only understand a little Mandarin but when she
graduated from her K3 class, she is now a fluent speaker
in both Mandarin and English.
Sabrina is studying K2 class and she is 5 years old now,
she likes to sing and dance at home what she learns from
the kindergarten. She speaks a lot in both English and Mandarin.
She goes to school everyday with a sunshine smile. She will
continue to study here until K3 because I cannot find a
reason why I have to change.
Karen and her former classmates have all entered in very
popular local and international schools; very often they
will go back Tutor Time® and visit the teachers where they
feel like going back home. Very special thanks to all the
teachers and staff in Tutor Time® who runs the kindergarten
so terrific!
Josephine Mak, Mother of Karen and Sabrina Mak
12 June, 2007 |
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“Look! This is my School......it’s Tutor Time......”
“Do you want to go to my school.....I can show you around.”
“I want to go there......it’s my school.”
“Where are my teachers......are they in the classrooms?”
Nurturing is a very unique form of Art. It involves the experience of
accommodating one’s feelings and caring for one’s needs. It is all about
nourishment, development, encouragement and compliments.
We are so blessed to have Jonathan and Jerald to be our models of giftedness
and talent. They enjoy their experiences of receiving a kind of fun-filled
learning within a cheerful, inspirational, respectful and gracious
environment. We believe that the mission of Tutor Time is the best
nourishment for our children. Its diverse and motivational curriculum helps
our children develop their learning abilities and enhances their holistic
development physically, cognitively, mentally and culturally.
With all the best wishes to Tutor Time for continuing practicing this unique
form of Art.
Rita Chan, Mother of Jonathan and Jerald
27 Oct, 2008 |
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