We
gave a lot of thought to
the school that we should pick for the boys. Both in Prague and Doha we
picked the schools just from the website and made one
phone call. The best
known international
school in Houston is based on the French system but they
have a waiting list for a year. There is also a British school in Houston, and they had space for all 3
boys and also a Dutch language program (!!!!). Then there are’s the public schools and a whole bunch of private schools.
As
said, we don’t know how long we will live in Houston. If it is only for 3
years, and we move on to London/Brussels/Djakarta/??? We would like to stay
with the British system. It is much closer to the Dutch system (you count in
the metric system instead of feet and miles, ounces and pounds and fluid ounces
and all that stuff that you can not just add together. But also the topics they
teach and the way they teach). Also, from a British school you can enter the
Dutch or English universities, while coming from an American system that is
very difficult as the standard is lower. But if we stay in Houston for 6 years
or maybe longer, it would make sense to change to the American system, because
by then it is most likely the boys will go to an American university. Ahhh,
sometimes you just wish you have a crystal ball to have a peek in the future…
To
make a long story short, we took a tour in the British school (still holiday so
no kids around) and it made a good impression. Together with the fact they have
a Dutch language program and they follow the same international teaching
program they use in the school they are currently in and the school they have
been to in Prague, we signed up for the British
school.
