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Stratford School Q&A Summary
A brief overview of the questions that were asked by parents during the Stratford School Q&A session
The Stratford School Open House Day has received a lot of support from many parents. During the Q&A session, parents raised several important questions. In this article, we've sorted them out one by one for easy reading purposes!
About the School
1. What are the differences between Stratford campuses?
Since each school's geographical location is different, the campuses feel different. It is a smart idea to schedule a campus tour. Some campuses have relatively small sizes with only 100 students. However, larger campuses like Pomeroy can have up to 900 students. The arrangement inside the classroom is mostly the same. Teachers from different campuses will receive unified training so that the teaching and progression of the courses are in sync across all campuses.
About the Teachers
1. What are the standards for interviewing teachers at Stratford? Do teachers from different campuses follow the same procedure for admission?
Primary school teachers need to have a Bachelor's Degree or above and preschool and Pre-K teachers also need to take credits for early childhood development.
During the interview and assessment process, the work experience of the teachers will be referred to. This includes teaching videos and learning results from previous students. Teachers also will participate in special training at Stratford. Stratford School is under the Spring Education Group which has more than 270 schools.
2. Can I choose which teacher to go to at Stratford?
The school decides which classes and teachers the children receive. Since all teachers have received the same training, Stratford has confidence in the teaching level of their instructors.
3. What is the teacher-student ratio in each grade?
- Preschool – Pre-K: 1:12
- Kindergarten: 1:15
- Grade 1: 1:24
Regarding Admission
1. What is the minimum entry age? When is the cut-off date for the elementary school?
Those who are over two and a half years old and can go to the bathroom independently (completely potty trained). The cut-off date for the elementary school age is December 2nd.
2. Entrance examination requirements?
There are no exam requirements for preschool and Pre-K. Children who enter kindergarten from Pre-K at Stratford do not require additional entrance exams.
However, if your child enters Stratford from kindergarten, they will need to take an entrance exam. The scope of the examination mainly focuses on understanding the alphabet and writing numbers 1-20.
If you are transferring, you only need to provide the child's progress report and a few work samples to ensure that the school project matches their progress.
3. Registration and enrollment situation — is there a quota for transfer?
Admissions are carried out from February to March. The admission is based on the expected enrollment date and the order of registration. This means that early registration can ensure that the child enters the ideal campus.
All elementary school grades continue to enroll students. However, the quota for kindergarten is relatively small. Despite this, if there are enough families that sign up, the school will consider opening new classes.
Courses and Exams
1. In addition to Spanish, does the preschool program have any other language courses such as Italian and Chinese?
Currently, Spanish is a regular course for preschool. After-school Chinese courses are only offered at the preschool and Pre-K levels at the San Francisco and Los Angeles campuses.
2. Does preschool have exams?
Pre-K and preschool have learning progress tests three times a year. Kindergarten learning progress exams include English and mathematics. The scope of the test will include all major subjects after entering grade 1.
What Activities Does Extended Care Have?
Because the Pomeroy campus is very large, there are more after-school activities than other campuses. Activities include tennis, football, golf, basketball, art, dance, cooking, Chinese, Indian, chess, lego robotics, writing clubs, and others.
The Writing Club has an activity where a Stanford professor will bring stories written by local children from many underdeveloped countries and regions. The children of the Stratford Writing Club will design illustrations.
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