went to the Meguro Ward Office this morning...
and registered the gals into 田道小学校... jus 10min walk from our place...
this is the first step to get the gals in a local school... then we're gonna meet the principal on thursday...
rachelle's looking forward to going to school... but joanna's not too enthusiastic about it...
the school has a student body of less than 300... with about 25 teachers... school hours are from 8am to almost 4pm... rather long hours... but lunch is catered for... and their local schools here rave about how tasty and nutritious their meals are...
joanna should be attending the Grade 2 class... while rachelle should be going to the Grade 4 class...
many have asked... why a local school..? and not an international one..?
well... first and foremost... international school fees are exorbitant... think the fees are either equivalent or higher than the universities back in singapore...
we have planned for me to let the principal know that i am a qualified teacher... and see if there is any opportunity for me to volunteer to teach english in the school...
think it is good exposure for the gals to attend a local school... they'd probably not able to fully understand all that have been taught in school... that is if they are not employing an english-speaking teacher for the foreign students in their fold...
but we have made our expectations very clear to the gals... that they do not need to top the class... they jus need to go and make friends... and maybe pick up the language... all other learning... will be done at home...
i'm hoping that they start school soon too... more for their benefit... cos if i dun get to volunteer in the school... then i'll have to find things to do to occupy my free time... =P
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