As some may know (or can tell from my moniker), I am a dual French-American citizen. One of the benefits of French citizenship is their guarantee of education. To that end, they have a deal with a private school in Houston (Awty) to run a French program and the government will hand out a bourse (a grant, based on need) to French citizens in Houston to pay for it. I had attended this school when I was a kid. So, I applied for my daughter. Being a private school, it is competitive. We went through a bunch of hoopla I won't bother to describe, but in the end they said if I got the bourse, they'd find a place to put my daughter. So, I've waited and waited for the Consulate to let me know about the bourse. Today, I've found out that (1) they'll give me one and (2) it'll cover a generous amount of the cost. I'm pretty psyched. I didn't even apply at any other school so I don't know what I would have done if I were denied (N.B. we still haven't formally been admitted, so I may be jumping the gun).
I always thought you were colombiian I will STILL drink your coffee, though, no matter what country you're from, loco.
I would love it if the US switched to a government FUNDED education system instead of a government RUN education system.
Here's to a good education! And here's to a good education that's paid for by someone else!!! Congratulations!
You don't have to increase taxes. The government already FUNDS AND RUNS education. I want to drop the RUNS part.
Congratulations, JV! That's really cool. I'm assuming your daughter knows French, but the language must be on the curriculum, so she'll get even better at it. Every time I've gone to France, I've wished I knew the lingo beyond a couple of phrases. Your daughter is going to be a very groovy chick when she grows up!
You said FUNDED instead of RUN in your previous post. I thought you were talking about higher education anyway.
* loads shotgun * Actually, she doesn't know much French yet, which was a concern for the school. Seeing as she's not yet 4, I think she has time to recover. She'll be in a better spot than I was -- I started in the 6th grade without knowing any French. The plan is to live vicariously through my children by making them do all the things I wasn't able to do myself (such as speak French like a native).
Does Spain have something similar? I'd like some free grad school when I finally get my citizenship in September
Yessss, vive la France ! Congrats, Juan. I am sure your daughter will get in, and she will love Awty. My niece ( 4 yrs old) just got accepted a few weeks ago. Her brother ( 5 years old ) is in his second year. By the way, Tmac 's daughter is also a student there. Her name is leyla, i believe.
