Caylie and Justin will soon be attending a new school. I know I said I'd talk about Caylie's schooling for awhile now, and I'm just now getting to it; sorry!
I had originally planned for Caylie to go to preschool this year and kindergarten when she was six. But when we had her testing at ChildFind earlier this spring, and found out that day that she still understood Mandarin, we decided to look at other options. I knew there was an international charter school near us that offered Mandarin, Spanish and French immersion. I called them and found out that they had an opening in their Mandarin kindergarten for the fall. We went to visit and decided that we'd like to try it. It is a full-day kindergarten, which was the biggest drawback for me (I'm not ready for my tiny girl to be gone all day!) but we're going for it anyway. Since she has only been home a little over a year and isn't yet fluent in English, I don't think she's really "ready" for kindergarten yet, but if she needs to go two years, that's perfectly OK. After all, she's my tiny girl! We're excited about this opportunity for her to regain her first language. We're excited for her to learn more about her Chinese heritage. We met her teacher the other day, and I think she will be great. She is Chinese and lived in China until just a few years ago. Even though Caylie acted a little shy with her, especially when she was speaking in Mandarin, she is extremely excited about kindergarten ("keengon", as she says it, hee hee.) Her first day at Global Village Academy will be August 11. (This is why she went to preschool over the summer!)
I had planned to home school Justin again this year. He loves being home schooled - a little too much. He is happy to just be at home with me and the family, and doesn't care that much about interacting with other kids his age. As I was reading an email from Global Village Academy a couple of weeks ago, I saw that they were offering a new class for 6th graders this year. This class will be different from their other middle school classes, as it will be for students who have no prior experience learning another language. This class will learn Spanish, but from a beginning level. (If only it had been Mandarin, it would have been perfect!) So once again, we decided to go and check it out, and after speaking with the principal and taking a tour of the building, we decided to give it a try. Justin is very excited that each student will have their own laptop! He's also excited for a real science class that includes dissections, haha. It will be a new adventure for Justin, and a little out of his comfort zone, but I think it will be good for him. We met all of his teachers the other day and found all of the classrooms, and now he is ready to go! He will start this coming Monday, August 4.
Here are Justin and Caylie in two of their new Global Village Academy shirts!
I had originally planned for Caylie to go to preschool this year and kindergarten when she was six. But when we had her testing at ChildFind earlier this spring, and found out that day that she still understood Mandarin, we decided to look at other options. I knew there was an international charter school near us that offered Mandarin, Spanish and French immersion. I called them and found out that they had an opening in their Mandarin kindergarten for the fall. We went to visit and decided that we'd like to try it. It is a full-day kindergarten, which was the biggest drawback for me (I'm not ready for my tiny girl to be gone all day!) but we're going for it anyway. Since she has only been home a little over a year and isn't yet fluent in English, I don't think she's really "ready" for kindergarten yet, but if she needs to go two years, that's perfectly OK. After all, she's my tiny girl! We're excited about this opportunity for her to regain her first language. We're excited for her to learn more about her Chinese heritage. We met her teacher the other day, and I think she will be great. She is Chinese and lived in China until just a few years ago. Even though Caylie acted a little shy with her, especially when she was speaking in Mandarin, she is extremely excited about kindergarten ("keengon", as she says it, hee hee.) Her first day at Global Village Academy will be August 11. (This is why she went to preschool over the summer!)
I had planned to home school Justin again this year. He loves being home schooled - a little too much. He is happy to just be at home with me and the family, and doesn't care that much about interacting with other kids his age. As I was reading an email from Global Village Academy a couple of weeks ago, I saw that they were offering a new class for 6th graders this year. This class will be different from their other middle school classes, as it will be for students who have no prior experience learning another language. This class will learn Spanish, but from a beginning level. (If only it had been Mandarin, it would have been perfect!) So once again, we decided to go and check it out, and after speaking with the principal and taking a tour of the building, we decided to give it a try. Justin is very excited that each student will have their own laptop! He's also excited for a real science class that includes dissections, haha. It will be a new adventure for Justin, and a little out of his comfort zone, but I think it will be good for him. We met all of his teachers the other day and found all of the classrooms, and now he is ready to go! He will start this coming Monday, August 4.
Here are Justin and Caylie in two of their new Global Village Academy shirts!
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