jodix1
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o, I am looking forward to connecting with families in KSA.
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Post by jodix1 on Oct 30, 2023 23:58:06 GMT
Thank you for that Tamsin. Just wondering if anyone has experience with Cambridge online school?
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Post by BlueStaff on Oct 31, 2023 3:11:06 GMT
Have the school placement confirmed before you move the family here. This school year, I had a colleague whose children were denied placement in the Khobar schools. No support from the company. He's now on bachelor status because else is the family supposed to do.... That is reason that the EAP system exists. If the kids were sub grade 9, Aramco would have accommodated them in what (they claim) is in the top 5% of US curriculum schools in the world. Beyond grade 9 the world is their oyster with respect to boarding schools. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2023 4:00:33 GMT
If you choose to have the kids here and retain the family unit prepare upfront. Get as much done before you come here, getting kids into school is complex and you don’t want a situation where there are no spaces (this is very common), of you get refused because of some b procedural point that often happens here.
It took us a month to get our kids into the Aramco school as their “vaccination” requirements differed from what my children had in England. Despite the fact they had all of them before, the school had a “my way or the highway” approach that meant lots of stress and pointless arguments with faceless jumped up bureaucracy.
We were even recommended against any basic medical guidance to give my 5-year old son the TDAP, despite it not being approved for kids under 7 years old..Literally a dangerous thing to do and totally unethical. Apparently some parents did this to their kids which I find astonishing. And all despite the fact he had a full course of immunisations, including DTaP before coming here, plus chicken pox, hep A and B as I tried to prepare.
For anyone who encounters this situation, seek a waiver from the outset. Don’t try to follow the CDC schedule for vaccinations already given, it’s both potentially dangerous and unnecessary as per my GPs guidance. Unfortunately I received no help from my management or HR in getting any of this done.
The kids now though are very happy in that school and I have only good things to say about it, but the process was a nightmare.
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papajoe
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Flying to KSA on 29th of December, 2023.
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Post by papajoe on Nov 9, 2023 8:24:58 GMT
If you choose to have the kids here and retain the family unit prepare upfront. Get as much done before you come here, getting kids into school is complex and you don’t want a situation where there are no spaces (this is very common), of you get refused because of some b procedural point that often happens here. It took us a month to get our kids into the Aramco school as their “vaccination” requirements differed from what my children had in England. Despite the fact they had all of them before, the school had a “my way or the highway” approach that meant lots of stress and pointless arguments with faceless jumped up bureaucracy. Is that a country-wide thing or just the Aramco school? My kids are older (14 & 12) and they've been in international schools in UAE, Netherlands and Portugal. Vaccination records were never an issue as they always differ per country. I hope ASD and BSD are a bit more lenient. Otherwise Bahrain is an option as well, though it'll be more costly. Keeping them back home is also an option but there will come a point where missing out on family stuff back home gets to you. Lots of questions here, but I'm first going to spend six months observing the situation, and visiting schools, before we take a big decision. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2023 9:08:50 GMT
This is particularly for the Aramco schools. Not sure about outside, though I imagine they can’t possibly be as inflexible!
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