Thank you Seaprincess
That is exactly the kind of input i need as i loved both schools on visiting them last week and they were definitely the two that felt right for the boys (along with DBIS but i think living in DB probably won't work as i don't think my husband can get to work early enough from there). We have been offered places at CDNIS for September which is wonderful, but it also looks as though we will secure corporate debentures for Kellett which means places there will hopefully open up sooner rather than later, so i'm just trying to work out what i would want to do in that scenario.
I am possibly concerned about CNDIS being overly asian because although a good thing from a multi-cultural perspective, we were informed that many of those children have alot of extra tuition each day after school in the pursuit of academic excellence, and that you need to do the same to keep up - and my view is that a full school day is more than enough study time and i would rather the children spend their free time doing sport and playing etc. Also, as i don't know people in HK then i would be hoping that I meet people through the school, and your point about playdates etc is a valid one in light of that.
However, I am very concerned about the children falling behind the UK at Kellett as i need them to be at least on a par with the UK but really well ahead of it to ensure they get into the caliber of school I would like when we return. Any Kellett parents have any thoughts on this??!!!
Many thanks everyone - I can't believe I have reached this position in just a couple of weeks after my first panicked post, so now just need to fine tune our choices!  |