在申請私校的流程中,家長麵試應屬相對最可控的環節,隻要用心準備就可以給孩子加分,哪怕是認為(wei) 英文表達不甚完美的家長也不用過於(yu) 擔心。申請美國頂級私校不僅(jin) 要求家長麵試還有家長文書(shu) 部分。
加拿大私校大部分8年級及以下申請者一定有孩子麵試,9年級及以上麵試時家長可以提問題但沒有強製麵試。
本文分享如下建議供參考:
01、麵試時刻在發生
有的家庭可能會(hui) 選擇跟目標學校預約訪校,家庭完成學校tour後可能會(hui) 被邀請做下來聊聊,那麽(me) 這個(ge) “聊聊”很可能是麵試的一部分。有的家庭是提交申請後正式預約麵試。不論哪種形式,家長都需要了解麵試時間是什麽(me) ?麵試官是誰?如不確定則可以向學校招生辦詢問。
02、了解孩子
讓麵試老師感受到家長非常了解孩子是在家長麵試中最最重要。孩子的性格是什麽(me) ?ta的優(you) 勢是?ta的特別之處是?孩子課餘(yu) 時間喜歡做什麽(me) ?這是家長在麵試中甚至在每一次與(yu) 學校接觸前要思考並加以準備的內(nei) 容。
03、家庭價(jia) 值觀
你能否詳細闡述清晰家庭的教育理念?孩子為(wei) 什麽(me) 要申請私立學校?該理念是否與(yu) 你所申請的學校匹配呢?
04、準備好問學校的問題
往往家長麵試時的氣氛是比較放鬆,而非考試。就像平常在學校老師跟家長會(hui) 談一樣,因此形式多以對話出現,而非問答。因此建議家長多準備一些問題給學校,如關(guan) 於(yu) 錄取流程、入讀後的學術要求、校園生活、寄宿生活(如boarding)、和家校溝通等。如下:
What are the school’s admissions process and timeline?
How will my child be evaluated?
What are you looking for in students as you make admissions decisions?
What are the school’s academic requirements?
How will my child’s course selection take place, and who will guide us in this process?
How often are grades and comments distributed to parents?
What types of academic support are in place if my child struggles?
When does the college counseling process begin, and how are parents involved?
How are new students integrated into school life?
Who is guiding and supporting my child?
How accessible are health services? For boarding schools, what happens if a student is sick in the middle of the night?
What if my child has some mental health challenges that arise?
Are upper school students allowed to leave campus? If so, what permissions are required from us?
What is the adult supervision in the dormitories?
Will my child have a roommate? What happens if roommates have challenges living together?
What if my child gets homesick?
How is dorm life structured? What are the check-in times? Are there activities?
What on- and off-campus activities are offered on weekends? How do students travel to off-campus activities, and who oversees these events?
How are advisors assigned to students?
How soon after enrolling will we know about our child’s advisor?
How do you communicate with parents throughout the year about our child’s progress or issues that arise?
Will we have direct communication with our child’s advisor?
Who would we reach out to first if we felt our child needed support?
How can we as parents be involved with the school?
05、學生父母都參加
理想狀態是學生父母同時參加麵試,訪校,並且都有所準備。交談過程中父母雙方都要交流,因為(wei) 這樣可以展現給學校的是我們(men) 是重視教育的家庭,我們(men) 對學校很感興(xing) 趣,且未來的教育也會(hui) 父母同時參與(yu) 。
06、向過來人取經
如有認識您所申請學校的現任或校友家長,則建議詳細了解一下當年申請和就讀之後的體(ti) 驗,這樣可以獲得更準確資料幫助了解學校主題價(jia) 值觀,甚至更準確判斷該校是否適合孩子。畢竟申請學校是雙向選擇。
07、放鬆
相信這一點很多家長會(hui) 做得很好,隻要堅信一點:申請學校是雙向選擇,平等交流。
08、倒敘約麵試
這是參加所有麵試的規則:按照對不同私校興(xing) 趣高低,倒敘約麵試時間-- 把最感興(xing) 趣的目標學校約在後麵,這樣經過前麵學校麵試環節學生和家庭都能夠獲取實戰經驗,總結可改進之處。更利於(yu) 誌在必得的私校錄取
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