I think I've found the solution to our continuing issues at school... and it involves ice cream :-)
An 12 week soujourn in Argentina should be just what the kids need to spur them on to bigger/ better/ broader things! And there's no point in having Spanish classes unless we actually use them after all.
I've always wanted the kids to have the experience of living in Argentina for an extended time. I can't think of a better time to go. The longer we leave it the harder it will be to extricate them from sporting and other commitments.
Amazingly Tony has agreed and will meet us over there for a holiday at some point.
I have a wad of forms to fill in to "request exemption from school", what a joke!
I've looked at the Distance Education School but unfortunately this doesn't apply to us as we wont be gone long enough...
I look forward to taking charge of the kids' education for a while, steering them away from the drill & repetition that seems to have stiffled their love of learning. Surrounded by loving family and amazing opportunities I'm sure they'll get their spring back.
I'm already planning what material to take, there's no way I could hope to carry enough books to feed their reading habits so will have to rely on bookstores/ libraries over in Bs As. Will load the laptop with all our sundry programs (Ultimate Maths Invaders and Kidspiration are current hits) and make sure we have access to Mathletics/ Spellodrome and of course email!
No doubt we will get course work to complete also. After the initial settling in period I'll see if the kids are interested in attending the local school I went to when I was their age.
An 12 week soujourn in Argentina should be just what the kids need to spur them on to bigger/ better/ broader things! And there's no point in having Spanish classes unless we actually use them after all.
I've always wanted the kids to have the experience of living in Argentina for an extended time. I can't think of a better time to go. The longer we leave it the harder it will be to extricate them from sporting and other commitments.
Amazingly Tony has agreed and will meet us over there for a holiday at some point.
I have a wad of forms to fill in to "request exemption from school", what a joke!
I've looked at the Distance Education School but unfortunately this doesn't apply to us as we wont be gone long enough...
I look forward to taking charge of the kids' education for a while, steering them away from the drill & repetition that seems to have stiffled their love of learning. Surrounded by loving family and amazing opportunities I'm sure they'll get their spring back.
I'm already planning what material to take, there's no way I could hope to carry enough books to feed their reading habits so will have to rely on bookstores/ libraries over in Bs As. Will load the laptop with all our sundry programs (Ultimate Maths Invaders and Kidspiration are current hits) and make sure we have access to Mathletics/ Spellodrome and of course email!
No doubt we will get course work to complete also. After the initial settling in period I'll see if the kids are interested in attending the local school I went to when I was their age.
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