Being a teen already has a lot of ups and downs but taking one of them out of her native language and culture can sure add some challenges. Haley had a lot of ups and downs yesterday. Here was...
Public School Homework
Haley had homework today. Her English teacher assigned the class an essay describing the school. Here is Haley’s essay, but she wants to make it known that she simplified the language for her classmates who do not speak English....
Education, Cont’d
Even though it’s technically a weekend we’ve had a number of educational successes today: – Zoe got a 24 out of 25 on a geography quiz she took at the local school on Friday, complete with colored map and...
Adventures in Public Schooling
Adventures in public schooling continue. Or more like MISadventures in our case. I continue to have no idea when the girls get out of school. Actually, I don’t even know when they start. I see most of the kids...
No School. Again.
It’s the beginning of week 3 of the school year here in Panama… and the girls are home from school. Again! We have not yet had a week of 5 days of school and I think I can count...
More School Updates
Here’s another post about school. It’s new and different for us so there’s a lot to share right now. Yesterday Haley came home and said that Wednesdays are her favorite day. Her classes change every day (see below for...
Day 2 of School
From Haley: Day 2 of school So don’t worry; this one won’t be as long as the last one. I just wanted to give an update on how my day went. I got there and sat down in class,...
Back to School, Panama Version
Back to school! Here in Panama we have “summer break” from mid December to early March. Today was the first day of school (4th grade for Zoe, 8th grade for Haley). It’s very strange when the stores move out...