OrganicGreen wrote:
Can you help?
I have a friend who is moving next month to Penang island in Malaysia. She is moving with her two children aged 8 & 2. She has had a great opportunity there and in a year or two aim to return back to England.
She is looking to educate her children while in Malaysia. The options she is looking for them are home school with a few tutors or join a home school organisation.
Can you help in anyway?
Do you know any English expat forums, Facebook groups or websites in Malaysia?
Do you know any English schools?
Do you know any organisations or companies that offer good English tutors?
Do you know about where to go to hire good tutors?
Do you know any good home schooling networks?
All information & weblinks are very much welcome.
Amber wrote:
Why look for English schools and tutors? At those ages both would become easily bilingual and the experience of being educated locally would bring massive and lasting personal and cultural benefits which would help to shape their lives long after they return to England.
What a wonderful opportunity.My family have lovely memories of Penang and our trips to visit my friends and in terms of sites of in particular Batu Ferringhi beach and the spectacular views from the top of the Island.The island has a large Chinese influence compared to the rest of the country.
My younger cousins family with her husband and young children were out in Singapore for several years and came back to the UK speaking fluent Mandarin and understanding many words from other languages in the area.Their maid played a part in their learning some language skills.The children were educated in a International school while there.Apart from the cultural benefits they gained,It has set them up with some unique skills in a world set to be increasingly influenced by China.I couldn't more agree with Amber.