Last day of school

I know I'm back stepping a little bit but I wanted to share this with some of our family and friends closer to home and share the pics with our friends abroad who may have kids in them. And, hey, it's not yet Kyle's first day of school here so I'm not that late! :) (well it wasn't Kyle's fitrst day back at school when I wrote this. Too bad blogger won't post my

Kyle’s last day of school –
The decision to put Kyle in Italian Kindergarten this year was not an easy one! I had it in my head that he would be attending preschool one more year – three half days a week. In the end we decided to send him to an Italian International school in the next town. He attended Italian Kindergarten – full days, five days a week. In the end it was a fantastic decision. The language of instruction was Italian and it was a challenge for Kyle. However, he thrived! By the new year he had made a huge transition and was pretty much fluent in Italian – well as fluent as a four year old can be! Kyle had a fantastic year! He made some wonderful friends from all around the world – Finn from Ireland, Elspeth from England, Adam and Ian from the US, Alessia and several others from Italy, and even more friends from places like Spain and Greece.
The school year did not officially end for Kyle’s class until June 30. With everything going on, including our move, we decided to pull Kyle from school early. I had been told by other parents to do whatever I could to make sure we didn’t miss the year end celebration. We made sure that Kyle – and all of us, made it to the celebration on June 19 – Kyle’s last day of school. It was an incredibly hot and humid day. So hot and humid that at one point at about 9:30 am I looked over at the mom next to me and we watched the make up melt down each other’s face – and the parade hadn’t even begun! The classes of the infant school marched out on to the parking lot and did the most heartwarming performance! Several times I was fighting the tears – and I didn’t even understand the Italian!
The morning was the perfect way for Kyle to finish a fantastic year! He spent it with some very important friends and his wonderful teacher Miss Ira, and he got to see Miss Hannah and Miss Iris – his very valued English teachers!
Kudos go out to all the staff at The International School of Lago Patria! We – I mean Kyle – had an excellent year! His education has a positive and strong foundation set and he has begun to develop a true love of learning – all of it giving him a fantastic experience that we will treasure for many, many years to come!