Hello all,
Our son is turning 6 this year and we are tossing between local school and International School for next year. We would love to hear from parents who have recently sent their kids to local schools: How have your kids fared? Were/Are they happy? Do/Did they find school enjoyable? What level of preparedness was required at P1 (Could they read/write/do maths?)? Our son is bright, but not super-super accelerated on the reading/writing front, and we are not interested in sending him to enrichment classes or extra tuition. He has been in local kindergarten for about a year and his teacher says he's doing fine.
We plan to be in Singapore for another 2-3 years tops, so the stress of the PSLE is not really an issue for us. And if we stayed beyond, we would probably move into the intl system if the *pressure* got too much. Our main priority is that he retain his current love for learning, and feels comfortable going to school -- he is currently one of 2 non-Asian kids in his class, so physical/cultural difference is not a big issue for him.
Having a hard time wrapping my head around $25K minimum for primary school. Wondering if anyone with actual first-hand experience of local schools would be willing to share, meet-up, provide advice, etc. I'll buy the coffee/beer (your choice). Thanks in advance!