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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would you put your child through 3 or 4 years of Chinese immersion if you "know" you will leave?  It isn't some type of party trick or feather in your cap.  Those children work really hard to learn Chinese.  I'm flummoxed and saddened that you've already decided that you are okay with discarding that effort.  [/quote]

Agreeed.  If you're going to do it, plan to stay for the long haul and supplement the English outside of class.[/quote]

While we're confident that we can supplement well enough through the early grades, we're not sure about the higher grades if we stay at Yu Ying.  Would love to stay for the language and our wallet, but can't risk DC not getting a first rate education.  Since YY is a young school and still in the process of working out the kinks who knows when they'll achieve that level.

All the schools we are looking at for high school require entrance testing as do the schools we are considering for 4th grade.  While I'm not worried about testing in 3rd grade, I am worried that DC will fall behind in other subjects like math if we stay longer.  So after 3rd grade, the Chinese will be supplemented.  DC will have had 5 yrs of Chinese immersion and be old enough to spend summers in China at cultural/language camp.  [/quote]

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