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Tuesday Looking at Schools - Paris Explore Trip

A Classroom!
Today was spent looking at schools for the girls. So a busy day talking to admin folks about curriculum and extracurriculars and peeking into classrooms. And a lot for us to think about. As Dave said, it's like choosing a college all over again.

Our girls will likely be placed in a new curriculum, along with a whole new school environment. The class sizes are much smaller, and there's a focus on individual students and how they learn best. I can also tell you the "cool stuff in the classrooms" quota was off the charts. Our suburban public school does not have a 3-D printer! Or high-tech music rooms. And the libraries were marvelous.

Tomorrow we've got another school to tour and we'll see some apartments in our desired districts.

Finally apartments!

As I try to paint a visual picture of what Paris living will be like, stepping into apartments and getting the feel for the size is a piece I'm sorely lacking.

Lastly, as we were driving around with our relocation agent and chatting about neighborhoods and options I felt more and more confident about this decision. We could absolutely, and quite comfortably, live here.



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