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Interview with Linbrook School PARENT, Wenfang Li
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Wenfang Li, a parent at Linbrook School, shared her perspective on its close-knit community, individualized support, encouraging teachers, flexible learning, extracurricular opportunities, and her son’s successful academic and social adjustment.
Highlights from the interview
We chose Linbrook because it's a smaller school. It's a small school, but it's very supportive. Everyone knows everyone.
- I think that if he had been in a public school, his English probably wouldn't have improved as quickly as it did at Lynbrook. That was very important because it helped him become more involved. Now, every day, he looks forward to going to school because he gets to play with his friends.
I think that if he had been in a public school, his English probably wouldn't have improved as quickly as it did at Linbrook. That was very important because it helped him become more involved. Now, every day, he looks forward to going to school because he gets to play with his friends.
They also have after-school clubs. Last year, there was a STEM science club that he liked a lot. This year, he decided he only wanted to do one after-school club for the whole semester, so we only stayed with a sports club.
Every week, my son brings home his graded homework, and he checks what his teacher wrote. He's very excited to see it. It's very encouraging feedback.
I think the teachers and the management team work really well with each family's specific needs.
The school has a flexible schedule, so if they have to leave for a competition and miss a class, they're still able to take work home and keep up. I think that's very important because, as they get older, they tend to have different commitments outside of academics.
During the first month of school, he had some difficulty adjusting to the new environment, the new routines, learning in a different language, and living in a new country… By the second month, he was completely comfortable in the new environment, both in terms of his learning and his behaviour, making friends, and interacting with his teachers and the other boys.
The classroom setting and learning environment are more understanding of boys' energy.
Parents should ask how many teachers are in each classroom if they're interested in the amount of support their child will receive. They should also ask about the classroom structure and the teaching approach.
If it's possible, parents should also try to speak with current students to learn about their experiences. That may be easier with older students, such as those in Grades 3, 5, or 6, who are able to have a meaningful conversation about their school experience.
