So today my little boy Ben had his first day at a proper school. He is 3 years 9 months and has previously done a couple of months at nursery and summer school. I think those months served him well today as he took it all in his stride. Quite a few of the other kids were crying but Ben was unconcerned about the whole thing.
He is going to Darasamut on the edge of Phuket Town. It is meant to be one of the better schools in Phuket. For the older age groups they offer bi-lingual schooling with western teachers doing the English language lessons.
Ben is in Anoobahn 1 - that is the first year of schooling in Thailand. This is followed by Anoobahn 2 & 3, then 6 years of Primary education (Prathom 1 to 6) followed by 6 years of Secondary education (Mattayom 1 to 6) . If you want to know more take a look at Phuket School Information.
Anoobahn is just like pre-school - it is mostly drawing and playing with toys.
I think Darasamut will be Ben and Jenny's long term school but I haven't made up my mind for sure. We will see how Anoobahn goes. This morning was traffic chaos around the school and it took us 20 minutes just to get in (and another 20 minutes to find Ben's class). If it is like that everyday it will drive me nuts. Hopefully after the first few days the traffic will settle down. I couldn't face doing that traffic jam for the next 20 years.
Darasamut has a good reputation but if it turns out we don't like it then the next most likely option in our price range is Kajon Kiet School. It is also a bi-lingual school with a good reputation. It a little further to drive but probably doesn't have the same traffic problems so wouldn't take any longer.
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