The Long Way to the British School

So the kids and I have been here for nearly a month now and things are going along fine. I did have some sort of nasty Polish flu bug last week but I am on the mend now. I do still have a residual cough that is annoying (Myles thinks I might have a hairball). But I am feeling much better. Abbie has a cough and a little cold but hopefully that's the extent of it.

School is going very well and we have settled into a nice routine. That said, Myles and I realize that the kids are very isolated here. Our yard is tiny and it is cold here much of the time. Also, it has started getting dark just after 5:00 and by December it will be dark by 3:15 p.m. Myles researched and learned that there is a British International School here. He thought that it was near the university where he works. We had an appointment today at 2:00. I looked up the address and we mapped it. Well we get there with fifteen minutes to spare and there is no British School there. Myles had thought it was closer to his work, so he calls the director. We learn that we were both way off. The school is located a short tram ride from our house.

So we finally get there and meet the director, who is from Australia. The students were not there because they are having a mid term break this week. After a very informative meeting we agreed that the kids will all go to school all day on Mondays only. I will stay on our home school schedule the rest of the week. So on Mondays they will have a little bit of English and math at school in the mornings. I didn't even ask what kind of math they would be doing because we are doing our own thing at home to keep them current with their classes at home in Olathe. Then (and here is what we really like) they will have Polish class, PE and art. They start this coming Monday.

We learned that there are only 14 other kids in this school and our kids are the only Americans. There are kids from Denmark, Japan, Italy, Poland and it is an English speaking school. They serve lunch at the school and I asked about that. The director told us that they serve traditional Polish food. We'll see how that goes. Ben usually likes to eat anything, but the other three have serious reservations about trying new things!

The kids are excited about giving this school a try and meeting English speaking kids their ages, but they cannot wrap their heads around what this tiny little school might be like. They are used to their large schools. We are hoping to meet other families that we can all socialize with, and for the kids to make friends with kids from all over the world. We'll see how it all goes on Monday!

Tomorrow we are going to the Solidarity Museum in the afternoon. So much to learn here!