Its funny what occurs during the day and then I feel the need to write about it. My daughter has been doing lots of activities out of school recently, mixing with more Spanish Children from all different schools.
Shes been playing with some kids in the same year that she wouldnt normally play with, but they seem so much younger than her....well the fact is that they are, 6 to 12 months younger.
In my daughters class, the oldest children seem to be the nationalities whose mother tongue is English with the exception of a couple of other nationalities...but Im 99% sure there are no Spanish Children born between the September and December 2003 in her class.
Many of the Spanish boys & girls are younger, some alot younger....Why? Well, the reason is because the Spanish School Year is January to December. Take my daughter who will be 8 in December (and move up a year in Sept) at the moment in Y2 doing Spanish 6años. If she was in Spanish School she would be studying Spanish for 7años.
When she started the school, she had already studied 3años in Guaderia. I asked if she could start the next year up as otherwise she had to repeat a year. I was told....NO, a very very clear no. But it seems that if you are Spanish, then you can.
There are so many kids who are in the wrong year its unbeleivable, but basically its so they are in the right year for Spanish System....yet why send your child to a English/International School. I know of so many children who are between 9 and 12 months older than my daughter yet 2 school years ahead.
How on earth do these kids who are Spanish with Spanish Parents who dont necessarily speak english keep up with the curriculum which is mainly English?
Whats sad is that when they were very small you couldnt really see a difference, but now I think the difference is starting to show especially between girls and boys. The classes arent evenly balanced at all and whilst in every single school class that runs year to year you will get up to a years difference....there will never be a good balance of Spanish and English Kids the same ages in the same class. It seems the Spanish Children will either be in a year or two above what they should be and if they are in your kids class they will be the youngest in the class.
Shes been playing with some kids in the same year that she wouldnt normally play with, but they seem so much younger than her....well the fact is that they are, 6 to 12 months younger.
In my daughters class, the oldest children seem to be the nationalities whose mother tongue is English with the exception of a couple of other nationalities...but Im 99% sure there are no Spanish Children born between the September and December 2003 in her class.
Many of the Spanish boys & girls are younger, some alot younger....Why? Well, the reason is because the Spanish School Year is January to December. Take my daughter who will be 8 in December (and move up a year in Sept) at the moment in Y2 doing Spanish 6años. If she was in Spanish School she would be studying Spanish for 7años.
When she started the school, she had already studied 3años in Guaderia. I asked if she could start the next year up as otherwise she had to repeat a year. I was told....NO, a very very clear no. But it seems that if you are Spanish, then you can.
There are so many kids who are in the wrong year its unbeleivable, but basically its so they are in the right year for Spanish System....yet why send your child to a English/International School. I know of so many children who are between 9 and 12 months older than my daughter yet 2 school years ahead.
How on earth do these kids who are Spanish with Spanish Parents who dont necessarily speak english keep up with the curriculum which is mainly English?
Whats sad is that when they were very small you couldnt really see a difference, but now I think the difference is starting to show especially between girls and boys. The classes arent evenly balanced at all and whilst in every single school class that runs year to year you will get up to a years difference....there will never be a good balance of Spanish and English Kids the same ages in the same class. It seems the Spanish Children will either be in a year or two above what they should be and if they are in your kids class they will be the youngest in the class.
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