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jsrose
Joined 2018
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Kid's language + school transition

6 years ago

Hi All--

We are preparing to move to Argentina in late summer/early fall. We have a 10-year-old and a 5-year-old. This question pertains more to the 10-year-old.

His mother (my wife) is Argentinian. As such, our son understands Spanish *pretty* well, but speaks not so well.

We're trying to figure out the transition. Put him into an Argentinian school right off the bat, and support him in that difficult transition as much as possible?

Or, have him do, say, a year of online classes through a U.S. school, while he also takes Spanish classes and gets stronger in the language, preparing him to transition to an Argentinian school maybe a year later?

Or, we could see if some school might accommodate us to manage some hybrid version (e.g. half-day at school, half-day at home).

Thoughts/experiences welcome!

Thanks!!

P.S. We'll be in the Patagonia, so no access to American schools such that BsAs might offer...

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