Ms.Alison Euler Interview - Founder of Baby Buddies and Alison's Letterland (Part4of4)

What the admission criteria is for Baby Buddies and Letterland here? How do they prepare for the process

A = founder, Alison Euler

J = host, Justine

J: I’m sure a lot of parents want to know what the admission criteria is for Baby Buddies and Letterland here. So, how do they prepare for the process and you know, get into your fantastic facility?

A: You don’t basically. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage, which is the British National Curriculum, it does state that each child is a unique child and every, single chid is a competent learner, no matter who they are. So, if it’s the ability of the child or the language skills of the child or anything. We accept any child to any ability into our schools because we believe as educators, it’s our responsibility to educate all children and that each child deserves a right to an education. So the best way you can prepare your child is just to come and have fun and enjoy their learning journey with us here at Baby Buddies and Letterland

J: Lastly, was there anything you wanted to speak to our audience and parents about? Anything memorable since you’ve opened these facilities here in Hong Kong?

A: Well it’s just, over the last 18 years there’s just been, obviously, so many wonderful memories.  Seeing children grow with us and still having friends with children that are like 15 years old now who used to come to Letterland, that’s fantastic to have that link with families that have stayed here in Hong Kong as well. There’s just so many happy memories that we’ve had within the last 18 years and for me personally, one of the biggest achievements we have is that we sponsor the special needs children from Mother’s Choice Children’s Home here in Hong Kong to come to our schools.  To watch these children thrive and develop with us and to be successfully adopted out to the States, for me, it’s just one of the biggest things that we’ve been able to do and to contribute back to the society here in Hong Kong as educators. So yes, just to thank all the parents and children that have come to Baby Buddies and Letterland and just enjoyed the learning journey with us and we hope that you continue to come to our schools.

J: Wow, thank you so much. That’s fantastic. Thanks again for doing this interview.

A: Thank you for inviting me. Thank you very much.

J: Yes, thank you.

J: 很多家長想知道你們學校的錄取標準是什麼，家長能如何準備，以入讀你們學校?

A: 不用準備，我們在早期基礎學習中，是英國國家課程，在這個系統，每個小朋友都是獨特的，所以如果小朋友能力去到那也好，我們老師是負責教好小朋友，每個小朋友都機會上學的。所以怎去準備呢，是在Baby Buddies and Letterland要玩得開心和享受這個學習之旅

J：最後有沒有什麼想跟觀眾和家長分享？任何在學校的難忘時刻？

A：好的，在過往的十八年，很明顯有很多美好的回憶。看著孩子們成長，還有在我們學校上學的朋友的孩子都已經十五歲了，這是與香港的家長聯繫是很奇妙。在十八年中這裡給了我很多開心的回憶。我們最大的成果之一就是我們贊助了，母親的抉擇兒童在香港家庭的特殊需要孩子來我們學校上學。要觀看這些孩子茁壯成長，他們亦成功被美國家庭領養，對我來說，只是在香港作為教育工作者去回饋到社會之一件事，所以很感謝所有的家長和孩子才會有我們學校，只要享受學習之旅與我們，我們希望家長繼續來我們的學校。

J：哇，太感謝你。很奇妙。再次感謝接受這個採訪。

A：謝謝你邀請我。非常感謝。

J：謝謝。