Episodes
Friday May 20, 2022
Is boarding in Canada right for your child?
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Discover if a Canadian Boarding School is the best fit for your family. Learn more about UNISUS School today. Click here to register for a personal consultation!: https://www.unisus.ca/personal-consultation
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Social-Emotional learning with Noel Cheung from Mighty Oaks Nursery and Kindergarten
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Noel Cheung from Mighty Oaks Nursery and Kindergarten shares her top tips on social-emotional learning. In this podcast we will learn how to help children understand and regulate their emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Pastoral Care and Mental Health
Friday Apr 08, 2022
Friday Apr 08, 2022
In this episode, we will discuss what to look for when searching for a school with amazing pastoral care. We will also touch on the importance of mental health awareness prior to choosing a boarding school abroad.
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Top 3 tips: to remember when searching for the best-fit school in the UK
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Thursday Nov 04, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Readiness, Applications and Parent Anxiety
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
In this week's podcast, Ruth Benny from Top Schools speaks with Joanna Hotung from Kids Gallery. They discuss school readiness, applying to schools, and being a parent in Hong Kong.
-Hong Kong is a unique place of craziness. You get a fusion of cultures, mental pressures and anxiety. You try to get the most out of each culture and give the most to your kids.
Joanna's daughter went to six interviews before settling on the Canadian International School. They choose this school because of the sports teams, Chinese programs and the amazing support by the school.
-There’s no guarantee that a child will do well on the interview or assessment. On the interview day, they might not perform as expected. All we can do is try our best and give them every opportunity to do well.
-International schools are looking for students who can go beyond what they were trained to say. The child will not be accepted if s/he answers all the questions robotically.
-The way your child will perform on the day of the assessment is not directly related to the training, but rather their life experiences and their day-to-day activities.
-Don't make shyness an excuse. Make "saying Hello" a habit.
-Set aside some time for your child and you to talk as often as possible.
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Classrooms Without Walls
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
In this episode, we will focus on outdoor education. We start by looking at the benefits of outdoor and wilderness education and then move on to discuss some specific schools that offer that kind of an experience.
- Education writers have been talking for a long time about the importance of learning from nature while in the wilderness.
- In nature, it's easy to find your own limitations and challenge them. Nature is a great teacher, the wilderness can build your confidence and self-esteem.
- Because students are not used to being in nature, being in the great outdoors will push their limits and resilience.
- Studies show that students that spend time outdoors are more tolerant, more empathic and less likely to harm or be harmed by others.
- However, outdoor education isn't only about nature. They also focus on team building, leadership development, management skills and personal growth.
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Conversation with Bloom KKCA Academy
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Top Schools Ruth Benny talks with Renée Boey, Founder & Head of School at *Bloom KKCA Academy. About Bloom - A new school of innovation to open in Fall 2021 founded by educators, entrepreneurs and engineers. Bloom KKCA Academy will offer a progressive G1-6 bilingual, project-based education. Bloom's curriculum is built with an eye toward the future and prioritizes the mindsets and skills of adaptable innovators. Bloom's mission is to ignite and nurture students’ deepest potential to blossom into compassionate creators and social innovators.
Friday Jul 09, 2021
The Importance of Character building in Children
Friday Jul 09, 2021
Friday Jul 09, 2021
- Character education is an important part of teaching our children to be responsible, caring citizens. Parents have a vital role in helping schools teach character education, by encouraging your child to do what is right and discouraging them from doing wrong. By working together at home and school, we can help our children develop good habits for life – habits that will make them better students today and tomorrow!
- Athletic competition can bring out the best in kids and develop character. Young people learn life skills like teamwork, leadership, commitment, perseverance, and sportsmanship. These are some of the qualities that will help them succeed in their careers later in life as well as other areas such as school or relationships with friends and family members.
- Working with a team is easy when they are winning, but when they are losing, it gets hard - and that’s when character shows. When you're working with a team that's losing, you have to be willing to put in the extra work. If your teammates aren't pulling their weight or playing as well as they can, don't give up on them! Work harder than ever before so that everyone can win together.
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Sam arrived in colonial Hong Kong in 1996. Arriving with nothing more than a backpack, she shares about her experience as a mother of two in Hong Kong.