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Forum: Italy
Sep 18th 2012, 7:13 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

I still smile when I remember the day I made by three year old explain what culo meant. He knew it was a bad word and had said it with a smile so I looked it up. He didn't know the English...
Forum: Italy
Nov 14th 2011, 9:31 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

When my daughter was in scuola materna there was a boy who had been diagnosed was have learning disabilities. Not sure if that is the PC term. He was provided with a teacher who was there to help him...
Forum: Italy
Jan 26th 2011, 8:12 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Were we live the comunale school is completely free. My nearest school is statale and I chose it simply because it was the closest.
Just choose the one that gave you the best feeling
Forum: Italy
Oct 22nd 2010, 9:46 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

This is what my daughter's materna teacher does in his spare time. He's the one on the piano at the beginning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiRfnZg1SeQ
Forum: Italy
Oct 8th 2010, 8:18 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

When my children are ill I always phone the school to tell them that they wont be in. I think its polite to do this but the teachers think I'm bonkers.
Forum: Italy
Oct 8th 2010, 8:17 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

We tell our children that Jesus was a real person but we don't think he is the son of God. DS1 was telling his Italian friends this, who then told him that he was talking rubbish. When I told the...
Forum: Italy
Oct 2nd 2010, 7:35 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

My OH went to a Catholic school in the UK which was roughly half Irish and half Italian. After his time there he couldn't stand the italians. He said they talked about you in front of you and ran...
Forum: Italy
Oct 1st 2010, 9:42 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Complete mixture of English, German, Swedish, Mandarin and whatever they speak in Tunisia (is it French?). Then there are those where the parents are speaking bad italian but I can't tell where they...
Forum: Italy
Oct 1st 2010, 7:51 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

i overheard a conversation at materna yesterday. A nonna was quietly asking the teacher if there were any Italian children in the class! The teacher is lovely and loves my children - DS1 was with her...
Forum: Italy
Jul 21st 2010, 3:06 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

Two of mine go back on the 7th (International school), the other two on the 13th (local asilo).

No holiday homework for us, unless you count getting DS2 to actually check were he is about to wee...
Forum: Italy
Jun 4th 2010, 11:39 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

We are non believers but respect the right of other to believe in a God. We didn't opt our children out of religion at materna as I like them to be aware of the options, just wish they were taught...
Forum: Italy
Mar 14th 2010, 6:52 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

We call them the blue ladies because they all wear blue jackets. Not a battle axe in sight.
Forum: Italy
Dec 5th 2009, 11:57 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

When my daughter was in her last year at asilo there was a boy who was kept back and the other children didn't want to play with him. He was just "too big"

She is now at an international school...
Forum: Italy
Nov 19th 2009, 12:40 pm
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

It might be worth getting someone to come in with you to act as an interpreter. At least that way any language related stress will be gone and you'll be able to concentrate on the key issues. Is...
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 10:46 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

She breaks up at the end of June - the same as the Scuola Maternas but later than other Italian schools. She goes back right at the start of September though.
Forum: Italy
Oct 30th 2009, 9:02 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

We are caught in the difference between an International school for the eldest and italian asilo for the younger ones. DD1 was off for half term all last week, but she goes back on Monday. DS1 and...
Forum: Italy
Oct 19th 2009, 6:53 am
Replies: 2,578
Views: 260,062
Posted By LivingHere

Re: Schools, teachers, kids and parents. Education in general.

We have also been warned about pinworms at out school. Easier to get rid of but but more icky
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