Today was our first day of actual class. It’s about 2.5 hours in the morning and 2.5 hours in the afternoon. One thing about France – they take a long lunch break in the middle of the day. So the schools actually let out and the parents pick the kids up and then bring them back around 2. Many shops also close for a couple of hours in the middle of the day.
I will be attending full-time, and Kimberly part time for now. She’ll come with me in the mornings, and then get the kids for the afternoon. I’ll go over the lesson from the afternoon with her after the kids go to bed. She may eventually leave the kids all day in the nursery, but for now this works best.
The classes are very intense, with new material covered every day. There’s a test every 7 weeks or so to determine if you move up to the next level or repeat the current level. It will involve speaking, writing, and reading. We have been impressed with the quality of the teaching staff. Our teacher has a university degree in linguistics and has been teaching at the school for like 15 years. I think she will be a great teacher.
josh