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A cautionary tale
My first post - but I've been lurking for a while
I just wanted to tell the tale of someone I know & their 15 year old child They came to Spain 5 or 6 years ago, when the child was about 10 for their own reasons they decided to send the child to a fee-paying International school - where she was very happy & did pretty well unfortunately a while ago the family hit money problems, and were unable to pay the school fees at the beginning of this term, the school sent her home with a letter stating that she was no longer welcome, unless all back fees and this years fees were paid upfront this seems harsh, especially since it's the final year of GCSE's but the school is, after all is said & done, a business I know about this because an acquaintance of mine was approached to tutor the girl privately for some of the subjects - which he agreed to do unfortunately, although it would cost much less than the school, it seems this is also too expensive - and the teacher can't be expected to work for nothing this poor child is now completely in limbo PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you are thinking of sending a young child to International school - be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that your source of income is secure for years to come DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER CHILD - BUT I'M SURE THIS ONE ISN'T THE FIRST |
Re: A cautionary tale
Originally Posted by bobesponja
(Post 6832250)
My first post - but I've been lurking for a while
I just wanted to tell the tale of someone I know & their 15 year old child They came to Spain 5 or 6 years ago, when the child was about 10 for their own reasons they decided to send the child to a fee-paying International school - where she was very happy & did pretty well unfortunately a while ago the family hit money problems, and were unable to pay the school fees at the beginning of this term, the school sent her home with a letter stating that she was no longer welcome, unless all back fees and this years fees were paid upfront this seems harsh, especially since it's the final year of GCSE's but the school is, after all is said & done, a business I know about this because an acquaintance of mine was approached to tutor the girl privately for some of the subjects - which he agreed to do unfortunately, although it would cost much less than the school, it seems this is also too expensive - and the teacher can't be expected to work for nothing this poor child is now completely in limbo PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, if you are thinking of sending a young child to International school - be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that your source of income is secure for years to come DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO ANOTHER CHILD - BUT I'M SURE THIS ONE ISN'T THE FIRST |
Re: A cautionary tale
Welcome to the forum
Well, sorry they fell on hard times, but thats the same all over the world ..... if you dont pay your fees then you wont get the service I'm afraid. And as just said, maybe a Spanish State school would have been a good alternative although at the age of 10 would be a bit more of a challenge |
Re: A cautionary tale
Originally Posted by Mitzyboy
(Post 6832615)
Welcome to the forum
Well, sorry they fell on hard times, but thats the same all over the world ..... if you dont pay your fees then you wont get the service I'm afraid. And as just said, maybe a Spanish State school would have been a good alternative although at the age of 10 would be a bit more of a challenge the poor girl in the first post is the one suffering now, through no fault of her own and I dare say her parents are, too my older dd was 9 when she transferred to state school & has just moved to secondary school she is one of only 2 english kids in her year in the 'native' valenciano line, so it is possible |
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