Liberal Mormon

So, my cute little daughter is nearly 2. She is beginning to talk and say little phrases in both English and Portuguese. For those that don't know me personally I'm married to a Brazilian and our little daughter is being taught both English and Portuguese though she tends to speak more Portuguese than English at the moment.

Anyway she's nearly 2 and I've had thoughts about her future education. Where are we going to enroll her in school? Well I certainly don't want her in the public school system because from I've seen from the locals here it's pretty weak. My own education was very weak as well and I want a better life for my child. Private schooling may be out of the question unless somehow I find a better job to pay for, so what are my alternatives? Fortunately, here in the Charlotte Metro area we have 2 choices if we can get her accepted into the programs. 1) The Smith Academy of International Languages and 2) the I.B. Program or International Baccalaureate program. What has attracted me to these two programs are their advanced and alternative teaching programs to the typical American Public school system style of teaching.

The Smith Academy interests me the most because it's a language emersion program where kids from K to 12 start learning a foreign language like German, Chinese, Japanese & French from when they're 4 or 5 years old up to 12 or 13. Our little girl will almost definitely be bilingual and I would be astatic if I could get her enrolled in this program because it's part of the local school district but better, and at no cost to us. There is only limited space available in each program.

Do you have bilingual children? Have you ever thought about enrolling your child in an alternative school? Comment below and tell me your thoughts and experiences: