Decisions about Kindergarten!

I can't believe we're looking at Kindergarten already for Cal! Last weekend was a big "schools fair" with all the schools in the district, and all the special programs represented.

On Wednesday Wink and the kids attended our neighborhood school's Kindergarten Round-up. Last night Wink went to an informational night about the "Creative Science" school--one of our front runners as to where we'd like Cal to go. It is moving to a new location next year and will be about a mile (or less) from our home. They use big creative themes to teach all content areas. Within the themes are also art, music, etc. Sounds cool!

The other school we're really interested in is the "Chinese Immersion" program. Cal would be in a class where 50% of the day is in Mandarin and 50% is in English. Although it is not especially close to our home, and probably has a much more traditional academic approach (those are both negatives), what an amazing opportunity!! That informational time will be come up in a week or two.

Anyone have thoughts or experiences with these programs?