Vivinavi : Hawaii : (United States) Hawaii

• キンダー
• 2023/05/28 (Sun) 08:32
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Good morning, I am a Montessori school teacher and I would like to share my experience with you. My son transferred from Le Jardin to Montessori Community School. In fact, we took the Montessori Community School entrance exams at 2, 3, and 4 years old all of which were unsuccessful, and we were placed in the WAIT POOL, but it did not come around.
Miraculously, I was accepted at Kinder and am attending.
One of my classmates is from Central Union.
According to her mom, many kids from Central Union took the Kinder exam to Montessori Community School, but
only 2 kids were accepted.
Two years ago, it seems that about 70% of Central Union graduates ended up going to Public.
Kinder exams are fiercely competitive...

Montessori Community School is a difficult school to get into, as we learned the hard way when we took the test at 2, 3, and 4 years old.
If you just get in, you can really see your child's independence, personality, cooperation, and academic skills grow considerably. My child also enjoys attending the school.
Activities are offered in abundance, and we are very happy with the education that includes gardening, science, art, and sports in addition to academics.

I wanted to send my child to Punahou and Iolani after he had found what he wanted to do, so
Elementary will continue to attend
a Montessori community that brings out the academic and personal potential that will allow him to pass Punahou and Iolani 99% of the time. I will continue to send her there. There is no middle so we will take the Punahouiolani exam at that time.

Tips for passing...?
I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not...? I was very much aware that it was a very difficult school to get in, so I submitted an application in which I expressed my enthusiasm and how much I was interested in Montessori education
.

• あらいぐま
• 2023/06/02 (Fri) 17:00
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My son recently graduated from Central Union ！
The school is a great environment and he made many friends
because of the large number of students.
As for the entrance exams to Punahou and Iolani, the final results this year were 4 students from Punahou and 1 student from Iolani out of over 60 students.
It seems that 1 out of every 12 students is accepted to Punahou and Iolani.

Indeed, more than 70% of the children go on to public kinder.

But it's the first school for your child, what is the number one consideration?
My son also took the Kinder entrance exams to Punahou, Iolani, Midpac, Montessori Community, and Le Jardin, all of which were disappointing and public. But I have no regrets about sending him to Central Union ！.

• ハワイ
• 2023/06/07 (Wed) 08:56
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Thank you all
for your help.
I apologize for the delay in replying.
As a result, we have decided to decline Central Union and
send him to Midpac.

As others have said, we were accepted to Central Union and
Mid-Pac, but
Montessori Community School and St. Clements were on our waitlist, but with disappointing results.

I compared Central Union and Midpac
I also went to visit the school and ask a lot of questions after accept.
I heard that Central Union was the most popular school for Kinder
Private, but many of them were Public
I decided to go with Midpac for the future.

Thank you very much for your opinions.

• さやか
• 2023/06/12 (Mon) 09:24
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Topi
Nice to meet you ！ My child is also a mid-pack pre from August ！
I was also accepted to Central Union and mid-pack only, and like #21, I went to Central Union admins to ask about kinder schools, etc.
and decided on mid-pack the other day. ！
This year, only 3 Punahou and 1 Iolani were accepted from Central Union, mostly from Public, and the rest from
Midpac, St. Louis and Hongwanji.
Then I guess I should start with Midpac from the beginning ！ and.

We also did not get into St. Clements, Montessori Community School, St. Andrews （ Queen Emma ） （ tears ）
I couldn't help but comment because someone else was in the same situation. ！ I couldn't help but comment!

• ありさ
• 2023/06/15 (Thu) 16:51
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I am enrolling my daughter in Central Union in August at one point.
To be honest, I'm still a little confused. You all say that it is a school that lets the kids play freely
but I was wondering how it would be for our family
as we don't want to send our kids to an academic or Kinderpublic school.
I think the place and the school itself is bright and pleasant, but 3 Punahou and 1 Iolani out of less than 70 students in the education part of the children's education
is not much ？ It's no different from other preis that you can get in without taking an exam.

We were accepted to Central Union, Midpac, and Waiokeola,
St. Clements, Unity, and Montessori Community School were not accepted （ wait pool not contacted ）.
Montessori Community was also rejected at age 2, and again at age 3.

No one seems to have taken the Waiokeola test, and I asked my teacher about it, and she told me that Waiokeola has been out of the top three schools since the head of the school changed ？ 5 years ago
and those considering Punahouiolani Kinder do not go to Waiokeola. They were not going to go to Waiokeola.
He said it was only a matter of time before Central Union would also be out of the three families, and he was wondering about Midpac, the other one that was accepted and ENROLL.

Topi and Sayaka chose Midpac and their reasons were the same as our family's concerns
I was grateful to have a little push.
It's only a pre, it's a pre, so I was glad to be able to get some shared information here.
I'm going to contact both Central Union and Midpac myself and see what they have to say.
If I don't decide by the end of this month, the first payment day will come （ sweat ） thank you ！

• ありす
• 2023/06/20 (Tue) 01:07
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I am a parent of a child who will be attending Central Union graduation → Punahou/Iolani this year. I decided to post this as a reminder that there is so much false information on this board.

> I was told that only 3 Punahou and 1 Iolani were accepted from Central Union this year, mostly from Public, and the rest from around Mid-Pac, St. Louis and Hongwanji.

> As for the entrance exams to Punahou and Iolani that Topi mentioned, this year, the final results are 4 Punahou and 1 Iolani out of over 60 students.

In terms of CUPS graduation this year, at least this is an absolutely impossible number. This number is totally exceeded by the number I know of in the classes my own children attended. I know of them by name.
I don't know what the purpose of this information was, but I hope that you will not be fooled by false information on an anonymous message board and try to see each school with your own eyes, talk to parents who have/had their children attend, talk to parents who have their children attend Praho/Iolani, etc.

• ハワイ
• 2023/06/20 (Tue) 17:06
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Topic.
★ Sayaka-san, your children are going to be classmates ！ I am looking forward to it ！
★ Arisa-san, if you are not sure, I think the best thing is to ask the school. The atmosphere of the school, the teachers and the staff, etc.
I recommend you to see the school and decide for yourself ！
★ Arisu-san Congratulations on Punahouiolani. We have confirmed the information with the school after accepting it.
Others have also stated the results of asking the staff and teachers as well, and the numbers are almost the same, including mine, and
I went directly to the Central Union with my husband to ask for this information.
I know several parents of children who graduated from Central Union this year, and they all say the same thing, that only a few of them were accepted
and I don't think Central Union would lie to them （ and in an unfavorable way ）.
I also took my child to Central Union because I went on a school tour and found the school very attractive.
I went to the school with a lot of questions because it had so many good points and attractions.
After much deliberation, I decided to go with mid-pack, and it was never my intention to spread disinformation or anything like that.
In fact, I went there and asked them directly.

Sorry, and many others, thanks for the information.
I don't want to get into trouble here, and I don't mean to give false information or anything like that, so I would like to end this topic here.
Thank you so much for all the information and opinions.

• eightlove
• 2023/07/16 (Sun) 23:18
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I am saddened
by the false information being spread about Central Union.

My child was accepted from Central Union to Punahou.

As far as I know, almost all Japanese from Central Union were accepted to
Punahou and Iolani.

Some joined after graduation from WAIT, so I don't think the school side knows the correct number.

I think
the percentage of students from Central Union going to the two schools is dantt.

I would love to meet you in person and introduce you to all the Japanese who have gotten in.

★ Punahou ・ If you are in Iolani, preschool is
Central Union
★ For exam preparation, Takahashi Juku
（ My family went 5 times a week just before the exam. ）

★ Mother's correct information gathering and home study

This is not an urban legend or anything but a true story.
I was fortunate to be surrounded by correct information that was not false information
and I took the exam.

Thank you very much😊

• 水風船
• 2023/07/20 (Thu) 16:47
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Dear Eightlove
I was wondering if it is
impossible for almost all Japanese to be accepted from Central Union …
In fact, my son is disappointed and his classmates are also public at GE, not getting into Punahou or Iolani.
I wonder if you work for Takahashi Juku ？

Anyway, it is your post by eightlove,
all Japanese are accepted ！ or Takahashi Juku 5 a week ！ or
please stop spreading wrong information.

It is impossible that only Japanese are all accepted
and Central Union is a good preschool, but
please do not spread the path and wrong information.
I don't want to tarnish the impression of this wonderful preschool
from which my son just graduated.

Punahouiolani had a low acceptance this year
because Central Union was a great school.
Central Union does not want an exaggerated evaluation, which is why we have just given an honest reality to prospective students.

• しまじろう
• 2023/07/20 (Thu) 17:08
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#27 eightlove
That's exactly what you're spreading misinformation …
We were accepted to Midpac but not Punahouiolani
and Japanese classmates around us are also from Public, Midpac and St Andrews.

Japanese, almost no one gets accepted to Punahouiolani ？
Takahashi Juku, urban legend, Central Union for Punahouiolani …
How many years ago was this …

Now we are back to confusing people who are thinking about I don't want to confuse those who are considering preschool. I had two daughters attend Central Union, the younger one graduated this year and the older one two years ago, and there were not that many who were accepted to Punahouiolani ！

Now that Central Union is on the school tour
it is not a feeding school. Not ！ and it is publicly stated.
You don't have to be so fixated on Punahouiolani and Takahashi Juku …
Eightlove's comment was so far fetched that I had to comment as a parent who actually had my daughter graduate two years ago this year.

• eightlove
• 2023/07/21 (Fri) 12:21
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★ Shimajiro
Thank you very kindly.

I can't help but wonder why the information about Central Union is so
different for different people.
It depends on the class ？

Some Japanese people I have met at school gatherings
have been accepted to one of the two schools, and some have been accepted to both
.

Some do not talk about it because it is a nervous subject.

Some may not be known to me.
I do not feel that the acceptance rate is low.

• アクア
• 2023/07/21 (Fri) 20:44
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Two kids from
my child's class
who graduated from Central Union this year were accepted to Punahou and Iolani.
Eightlove says almost all Japanese in her class got accepted to Punahou Iolani …
I don't think so.

The information Central Union publishes to new students
is very credible ？

Takahashi Juku is … nowadays, the pass rate is less than 50%.

Punahouiolani looks at the individual properly.
You can easily find out the kids who are cramming …

I've had people ask me where I went to preschool in the future ？
Let's not call this disinformation or an urban legend.

In fact, the topic owner already went to each school and asked directly by himself
and decided the school and closed the topic, let's not talk about false information and that almost all Japanese are accepted to Punahouiolani.
I don't think Japanese are so special.
It is a nuisance to other students ….

• Pink
• mail
• 2023/07/21 (Fri) 23:53
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There is a lot of information on this board … It is strange, but
As a parent whose daughter graduated from Central Union this year and is going from Kinder to Punahou, I can tell you the truth as far as I know, only half of my daughter's classmates took the Kinder exam (about 10 students). I know the truth as a parent who is going from Kinder to Punahou.) Of those, 7 were accepted to Punahou and Iolani. The remaining three are also private: Mid-Pac, Hongwanji, and HBA. In particular, there were 7 kids who got into Punahou, even among the same classmates. Hawaii is a small world, so when you go from the same pre class to Kinder together, it's like a family. The pass rate might be different depending on the year you graduate and the class you are in. I have given you the facts as far as I know.

• GG
• 2023/10/26 (Thu) 09:40
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Dear Topi
I am a parent applying for a preschool 3 year old class starting next August.
I see that your child attends Midpac ？ How do you like Midpac ？
I submitted an application and my first choice is St. Clements, second choice is MCS and third choice is Midpac.
I'm sorry, but since Central Union is my fourth choice in the topic, I thought it would be a good idea to comment here, but I wanted to hear the opinions of those who are actually attending Midpac. Please let me know when you have time. Thank you in advance for your time.

• ハワイ
• 2023/10/27 (Fri) 11:55
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GG
Topic. Thank you for your comment.
Since then, we have received a call from Unity School
that they have accepted us, and we have turned down Midpac to attend Unity School in Monsarrat ！

Sorry I could not provide information on Midpac.

• スクールツアー参加しました
• 2023/11/14 (Tue) 10:27
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Hello ！
I recently attended the Central Union school tour and asked a lot of questions, so I thought I would share
with those who will APPLY this year.
Last year, they were able to send out accept notices to everyone in July for the 3 year old class that started in August this year. For the past 3 years, even if everyone who applied did not make it to the 1st round, they were able to get an acceptance notice as long as they were in the wait pool. In other words, it seems that even if the acceptance notifications are sent out in order, they are being passed on to other schools. In my opinion, the school grounds are very SAFE and bright.
However, I felt that the school's educational policy, assignments, academics, and the number and content of field trips were not as good as the other three schools I attended. I felt that this is why students tend to go to other schools.

I will share the good news with those who are considering this school, as I was told that they have all received acceptance letters for the past three years ！.

• Ward
• 2024/01/11 (Thu) 00:36
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Nice to meet you ！ I am anxious to take the Kinder exam because all the schools are too difficult. I have a question for those who have taken the Hana Hau'oli School. I heard that the interview is not only for the children but also for the parents and that it is like an activity.

• Wind
• 2024/02/15 (Thu) 17:45
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Hi ！ My daughter who will be 3 next month
received an acceptance letter from Central Union last month. Eight children from the same area took the test and all eight, including our child, received First round acceptance letters.
The school said that the year before last and last year they were able to notify everyone who was eventually put on the waitlist by July, so maybe that had an impact. lol
Central Union is my 4th choice and a slip up.

I paid the enrollment fee because I got an acceptance letter from Central Union, which I took as a stopgap.
My second choice is Montessori Community School
My third choice is Midpac.
I am waiting for the results of Midpac and Montessori Community.

My first choice St. Clements fell through and is now waitlist.
So my question is, if I put St. Clements on my waitlist, is there a good chance that I will get an acceptance letter if I waitlist?

please let me know if anyone knows ！ thank you

• カハラ
• 2024/02/16 (Fri) 17:43
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Wind, my child also received a Central Union acceptance letter
on the first day, and 3 other children from the same daycare also received acceptance letters ！
I am sure they are anticipating a situation where many children are turning down the offer, so I am sure they will be giving out many acceptances from the beginning this year to earn their enrollment fees. ？

We didn't get into St. Clements either. Same waitlist.
I also applied to Queen Emma, Montessori Community School, and Unity School, but they haven't announced their acceptance yet ！ Most of them are in March

Central Union, I haven't heard from anyone who applied this year who hasn't received an acceptance letter ！
St. Clements is not easy to get on the waitlist … we have to wait and see ！

• luckyitem
• 2024/03/04 (Mon) 13:40
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Hello.
This is a little different from the topic, but my child took the Punahou kinder from Hongwanji Mission School and is now attending Omidyar. Read on if you are interested.

Classmates are from Central Union, St. Clements, Angel, Unity, a few from Early School, Paris, Seagull, Star, St. Patrick, Midpac, Japanese kindergarten, and many other preschools. One was a waitlist and continues to attend Hongwanji. We only took the Punahou test, so we have not heard from others whether they were accepted or not at Iolani. ）

If you are choosing a preschool with a view to taking the Kinder test, I don't think they will take a large number of students from one school, so you should not be concerned about the competition （ which seems to be very high ） and not just from famous preschools. I think it would be a good idea to choose a school that is easy for your child to attend, even if it is a school where not many people take the Kinder test. （ Unfortunately, our child did not fit the academic school culture of Hongwanji, so we applied to Punahou, and now she seems to be enjoying every day. Hongwanji had Japanese classes two days a week and swimming in PE, which was nice. As for the details of Punahou's Kinder exam, I asked my child what she did after the individual interview, and she said that she chatted with the interviewer, did shapes and puzzle problems on her ipad, and drew her face in pencil on white paper, just FYI. The group interview was online, but the interviewer read a book and asked questions about the contents and thoughts, and they sang a song together.

This is a long story, but I hope it will be useful for those who are going to take the Kinder exam in Punahou.