In review, Katy began school first and although at times it was boring, overall she enjoyed the experience, making a new friend in the process. Ella's time at school was a little shorter than Katy's due to issues with her enrolment. I would say she enjoyed the first week but after that it became a real struggle.
One afternoon we discussed the similarities and differences between school here in France and back home in Aranda. As you can see the differences overwhelm the similarities.
Similarities
- under desks
- ninja and tips (touche)
- floss and fort nite dancing
- kindy celebrates 100th day
- after school care
- swimming lessons
- language barrier
- smaller school ~150 students arranged in 5 classes of ~27-30 students
- start and finish times
- come home for 2 hours at lunch
- 3 course hot lunch can be requested
- play ping pong and have circus equipment at breaks
- no school Wednesday afternoon
- write in cursive and in pen
- no extension lessons or band
- blackboards (no smart boards)
- no chrome books
- no PE lessons
- no school uniform
- small bitumen area (size of two netball courts) for play area
- no ovals or playground equipment
- skiing excursion
- no front office
- no canteen
- principal teaches
- no clubs
Now back in Australia, we hope in time that the girls can look back on this unique experience and appreciate the opportunity it provided.
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