School fees

[primary]

Primary schooling DOES matter.  Ever heard 'give me a boy of 7 and I will show you the man'?
1st schooling gives the child the basic skills for life.  A good foundation promoting good work habits and a love of learning.

[Plugger]

School Mom what is Chatworth paying you for all that nonsense. Free education packet for your kids??

[Chats]

I totally agree with school Mom. My 6 yr old has developed so much at Chats under the guidance of such good, talented teachers. What more can I say? School mom has said it all. Go Chats go....

[CalifSch]

Hi califmom,

on a similar note, at this stage it looks like we'll be moving to California next June. I'd like to get some info about both private and public schools (elementary and high) in California. Is there a website where I could obtain such info? Iam searching for info like school fees, curriculum etc in order to make a wise decision about my childs schooling.
Thanks heaps.

[Califmom]

Calif schools:
A lot would depend on where you are moving to in California. We live in the Bay Area, and the schools here are supposed to be among the best in the country, but the budget crisis is playing havoc with the schools.
If you are moving to Northern California I would suggest looking at Palo Alto schools, Cupertino and Saratoga schools. Apart from the Calif. State Dept. of Education website, I would also try www.Greatschools.net  which will give you details like classroom sizes, API scores etc. Feel free to ask me for more details.
K

[CalifSch]

Hi Califmom, at this stage we're looking at few places in California so are not certain where we'll exactly be residing.
Thanks for the website info and I'll certainly look at them. Will give you a yell if I need some more info. Thank you so much again.

[to plugger]

Sorry i don't get any free school fees for my childrens education at Chatsworth. I pay out of my own pocket. Why did you make such a statement? what's up, have you got something against Chatsworth or are you pissed you couldn't get your children in???. Grow up.

[IOU]

yes, I pay my own school fees too.  I'm amazed at how many companies pay for their employees' kids' schools.  I wish ours did.

However, I digress, what I wanted to say was that I thought school mom gave a very honest and personal opinion of Chatsworth back there.  She likes it and her kids like it.  My kids don't go there, but I've heard good reports about it.  Plugger obviously doesn't like it, so I'm assuming that his/her kids don't go there anymore - is that right Plugger?

[Vera]

Regarding accommodation, why opt for a condo if your kids are used to a house? Reasonable "landed property" is available for $3000 a month. It's not in the centre of town, but this is a tiny island. I don't mind travelling a bit further if it means my kids can play outside rather than be stuck indoors.

[house ...]

i just came across this topic and also wanted to address the house issues mentioned in an earlier post.  there are plenty of neighborhood parks around.  i live directly across the street from a huge park and everyday from about 5pm it fills with kids of all ages (infants to about 14 or so ) -- and a very good mix of locals and expats.  pretty much every neighborhood has at least one park.   you shouldn't have to go more than three blocks from your house to find one.  some are bigger than others, some have playstructures, some don't -- but they are there.
and as someone else mentioned - you can get a very nice house for reasonable money (usually about what you'd be paying for a condo in town).
and we are only a ten minute walk from the east coast park and beach.