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Any home-educate primary-aged children near Montpellier?

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CSLewis · 20/07/2010 10:42

I've already posted about my concerns regarding putting my kids into school for 1-3 terms whilst we spend a year in France. Mine have always been home-ed, and I'm concerned about the double whammy about going from HE into a rigid school system, AND a foreign language simultaneously.

Apart from my eldest DD really wanting to try school, the only reason I'd send them to school is to facilitate their gaining some fluency in French, which is a large part of our reason for going out there (my dh's family is French, but he hasn't really spoken French to the children )

If anyone knows of any home-educating families with children of primary age (my DDs will be 8 and 6, my DSs 4 and 2) anywhere near Montpellier/South-Eastern France, I'd be really glad to know of them - even just that they exist! But if anyone was available to answer queries/allay fears about the dreaded 'socialisation', that would be fantastic.

Thanks in advance.

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Bonsoir · 20/07/2010 11:19

CSLewis - you are aware that if you HE in France you must follow the French NC?

CSLewis · 20/07/2010 13:37

Yes, but its broad aims are quite achievable, IMO; plus we would be there for less than a calendar year, possibly less than an academic year, and as there are only annual inspections, we may not be seen at all, or only once - and they can't 'do' anything to us if we're not remaining in France any longer than that, even if they don't judge that we're achieving their prescribed outcomes.

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Bonsoir · 20/07/2010 14:09

Fine - you realise you have to send in lots of homework for marking?

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