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I am a concerned parent of a 4 year old kid who should be going to Lower KG in this schoolyear in Mumbai .My problem is that I am travelling to California for a peroid of 2 years with my wife and kid .I don't want my kids' studies to suffer on the expense of my progress.So What is the best way out.Can I and his mother teach him the Indian syllabus in US and when we come back will he be able to smoothly blend with the Indian set up and more importantly will he be able to procure admission to some school in 1st standard.I don't intend to waste his 2 years in US . .or will i have to ,god forbid, ask him to go through the kindergarden studies after coming back which would be a sheer waste of 2 precious years for him .I am very depressed and concerned about his future .Are there some agencies in Mumbai who can help me out or some experts who can pull me out of this situation .One thing that is clear is that I am to return to India after 2 years of stay in US .So no question in taking it easy on the US way of teaching .Hence the concerns..
Shilpa replied. The transition from a monetssori envirnonment to another same environment should work our better. India has some good Montessory schools and the system should be the same beacuse thye are all trained under the same montessori curriculum.
I'm doing my Early Childhood Education in US right now. My early education was through a montessori school in hyderabad and i must say, i have very fond memories of those days.
It is a wonderful system of education and if you do decide to send your child to a montessori system here then you could do the same when you go back to India.
I'm sure it's a tough decision to make but good luck with it and hope you get past this being happy with your decision.
Good Luck! Aboli replied. Hi Yogi,
I am also sailing in the same kind of board. I am already in US from 3 yrs and have a 3-1/2 year old daughter and I am planning to return to India by next year end.
Your concern is quite obvious, as in US the academic teaching pace is much slower than in India. However, you can put your kid in a montessori school over here.They usually go with the pace of the kid. The montessori school is a bit expensive, but it is worth your money. You will also have to get all the course material for lower and higher KG and prepare him here. It should not be a problem to get admission in 1st.
Here KG starts from 5 yrs of age. So, if you wish u can even put him in a public school over here. That way you wouldn't be wasting his preciuos years.