schooling for my 3 kids
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| gaz73 |
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Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:03 pm |
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| PARAMED |
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I think you need to plan a lot better, decent income etc, not the best time to come here without back up and enough to keep you going.
Rent, car fuel, electric, food, + cost of 3 growing children you need to be really sure of what you are doing |
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| Re: schooling for my 3 kids | |
| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:38 pm |
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| baby-come-fly-with-me |
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| gaz73 wrote: |
Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
thanks
gaz |
I have sent you a personal message regarding this subject ok... |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:40 pm |
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| PARAMED wrote: |
I think you need to plan a lot better, decent income etc, not the best time to come here without back up and enough to keep you going.
Rent, car fuel, electric, food, + cost of 3 growing children you need to be really sure of what you are doing |
yeah I'M aware of having to pay for things in day to day life, thankyou,, i will have about £10,000 when we arrive,,should see me through for a while and i do have a business plan for when I arrive |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:07 pm |
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PARAMED is right. £10k might seem alot Gaz but it will soon get eaten up.
Cyprus is a tough place to live even in the best of times. I would perhaps come out prior to moving and find yourself a job first - give it a try first and if you like it move over.
'Decent' opportunities are quite hard to find and the pay can sometimes not even be enough to pay the bills, which is why some people have 2 jobs!!
Think long and hard before making the move.... |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:19 pm |
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| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
thanks
gaz |
I have sent you a personal message regarding this subject ok... |
dont seem to have recieved it,can you send again please |
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| Re: schooling for my 3 kids | |
| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:21 pm |
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| gaz73 wrote: |
| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
thanks
gaz |
I have sent you a personal message regarding this subject ok... |
dont seem to have recieved it,can you send again please |
Okay, look at the top of the page and just along the bar where it says "log in" it will say messages, this is where your personal messages are stored ok... |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:23 pm |
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| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
thanks
gaz |
I have sent you a personal message regarding this subject ok... |
dont seem to have recieved it,can you send again please |
Okay, look at the top of the page and just along the bar where it says "log in" it will say messages, this is where your personal messages are stored ok... |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:25 pm |
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| Your kids will have to learn greek at quite a good level (I assume your moving to the south) if they go to a state school- they probably wont be to happy with that but given that their young they may manage it. Unless you expect them to study in greece or cyprus when they graduate you will have to fork out money for lessons to sit the british qualifications later on. I would think long and hard about this issue before you move here. |
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| Re: schooling for my 3 kids | |
| Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 6:33 pm |
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| Z4 wrote: |
| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
| baby-come-fly-with-me wrote: |
| gaz73 wrote: |
Hi,
I have read so many different takes on schooling in cyprus for expats and am still unsure what to think,, I am moving out there may next year and to be honest cannot really afford to put my kids into private education, until i get myself established and a decent income coming in, they will be 8,7 and 3 years old when we come out, will they get along alright in state schools, does anyone have kids in state school that could give a good opinion on the matter
thanks
gaz |
I have sent you a personal message regarding this subject ok... |
dont seem to have recieved it,can you send again please |
Okay, look at the top of the page and just along the bar where it says "log in" it will say messages, this is where your personal messages are stored ok... |
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