Dear all,
I may have to move to Reunion (French island) and since few people speak English there, I try the English forum for France Reunion being in France school regulations are the same as in France. At the time, we are in Mauritius and she attends an international school based on the British curriculum.
First things first: language won't be an issue since we are both French and since my little girl already speaks French. She is in Reception right now.
Here are my questions:
- although in the Southern hemisphere, Reunion's school year is from September to June, should a child start school in September (and miss the last term here), or start in January (and miss the first term there)?
- are children discriminated by their teachers if they learnt to write like in the UK (ie. separated letters)? will they have to learn to write with "cursive" letters?
- which class matches Reception? Year 1?
- what should be done to register a child (before leaving, ie. not knowing which street we'll live in - we know the city though but it's a big one)?
- anything else good to know when switching school systems?
Best regards.