kids schooling in WA
Apr 11th 2005, 11:18 pm
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kids schooling in WA
hi there
has anyone moved to WA from Uk with young children ( primary school age ). We are thinking about moving there and would like any comments about what the education system is like there and how it is different.
ta for your help
has anyone moved to WA from Uk with young children ( primary school age ). We are thinking about moving there and would like any comments about what the education system is like there and how it is different.
ta for your help
Apr 11th 2005, 11:25 pm
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Re: kids schooling in WA
Originally Posted by pinkdove
hi there
has anyone moved to WA from Uk with young children ( primary school age ). We are thinking about moving there and would like any comments about what the education system is like there and how it is different.
ta for your help
has anyone moved to WA from Uk with young children ( primary school age ). We are thinking about moving there and would like any comments about what the education system is like there and how it is different.
ta for your help
Apr 12th 2005, 12:52 pm
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Re: kids schooling in WA
Originally Posted by renth
If you have a child born in August, like we do they will effectively go back 2 years. The cut off ages are different and thay start school a year later.
Apr 12th 2005, 11:59 pm
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Re: kids schooling in WA
Originally Posted by pinkdove
did u find that your kids got bored at school since they were 1 or 2 yrs ahead?
Apr 13th 2005, 1:09 am
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Re: kids schooling in WA
I think it can be a problem if your kids are bright but 2 of my friends have "gifted" kids and one is in the PEAC group whereby they attend learning sessions one day a week with other like minded kids and the other is is a combined class and doing the work of the higher class. Quite how that will work next year, I am unsure.
Personally my kids are average and they are really happy at school, they do heaps of sporting activities and my eldest son (10) is in an all boys class (normal school - Clarkson) which the school has been doing in yr 6 & 7 for the last 5 years or so. It is proving really popular in both social and accademic results beacause of the vast differences in the ways boys and girls learn. The boys get bored so quickly so the teacher gets them out on the oval, quick runaround and then back to work. Some may be sceptical but I have seen an improvement in his work this year.
Good luck
Diane
Personally my kids are average and they are really happy at school, they do heaps of sporting activities and my eldest son (10) is in an all boys class (normal school - Clarkson) which the school has been doing in yr 6 & 7 for the last 5 years or so. It is proving really popular in both social and accademic results beacause of the vast differences in the ways boys and girls learn. The boys get bored so quickly so the teacher gets them out on the oval, quick runaround and then back to work. Some may be sceptical but I have seen an improvement in his work this year.
Good luck
Diane
Apr 20th 2005, 9:27 am
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Re: kids schooling in WA
Originally Posted by renth
The older one did, he was 6 when we arrived and he developed behavioral problems he was so bored.
thanx for replying. how is your son doing now ..... has he settled in?
did u ever at some point think u wanted to return to uk?
we have 2 kids, 7 and 11 and what worries me most is if they got really bored and unhappy......so if anyone have moved there with school going children... i would love to hear your experiences.
