First day at Kinderschule

On Friday we all visited the local Kindergarten. We also talked to the staff about Joel and they agreed with our opinion that he is not yet ready to enter the German primary school system. Joel turned 6 last June and since we moved here in July, he has been improving greatly in his grasp of the German language. We have now asked the primary school to keep Joel’s place for next year.
Today was Joel and David’s first day at the same school. The Kinderschule has 3 classes. David is in the first class and Joel is in the third class, which is very much, a preparation class for ‘the real school’. The children in Joel’s class are of the same age.
While this decision was a difficult one to take, both the teachers and we believe that it is the right decision for Joel. Now we just have to fill in a few forms to get this formalized.

Click on the video above to see a short film of Joel and David’s first day at Kinderschule!