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Posted by Michele on 6/19/2008, 5:56 pm, in reply to "Re: American or Australian school?"
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Hi Sonia, I was hestitant at first but we also put our 7 year old in the public school. In the US, he had been attending a private school. We also looked at the American International school as well.
He is learning a lot and doing some interesting projects that he has not done in the US private school. We only plan to be here for 2 years and plan to return to the private school when we go back to California. I am not expecting any issues when he returns - and he is also in a French program here and in the US.
Feel free to email me at landrymichele@gmail.com if you want to discuss.
Michele
--Previous Message--
: Hi Sonia. We decided to send our boys to the
: local public school for a number of reasons.
: First of all, we wanted them to meet and
: make friends with the local kids. It makes
: playdates much more convenient. We also
: wanted them to learn about Australia and its
: culture. We feel it's part of the whole
: experience of living here. They've made
: some great friends here and we have as well
: through the school. We've recently had some
: major health issues with one of the boys,
: and the school community has been really
: supportive and helpful. The education
: they're receiving is excellent, and
: certainly on par with elementary school in
: the US. I love the fact that art and music
: is a big part of the educational experience
: here, where I know it's being dropped
: through spending cuts at a lot of US
: schools. I would advocate sending your
: daughter to an Aussie public school, but you
: obviously have to do what works for you.
: Feel free to email me if you want to
: "talk" further about it.
:
: --Previous Message--
: My daughter will be starting kindergarten
: next
: year. If we send her to an Aussie public
: school, it will be in January. If we send
: her to the American-Int'l school, it will be
: in July.
:
: All that aside, does anyone have any
: opinions or ideas on the pros and cons of
: American vs. Australian education? We will
: be in Australia 2-4 years and then will be
: relocating back the US.
:
: Thanks.
:
:
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