Disappointed

We got a crummy email last night... from the MK school Elijah is enrolled in for kindergarten here in town. Due to a shortage of staff and visa issues, they are going to cut kinder from a half day program to just 3 hours a day. And due to financial issues, they are going to have to RAISE prices, despite the shortened program. MK schools in 3rd world countries don't have to follow logical courses of action like cutting prices if you cut a program....

Today I went in and talked with the principal. To make matters worse, the class is going to be an afternoon kinder... classes going from 12-3 pm. Elijah still has rest time every day... he still needs rest time every day. And, to compensate for the shortened program, they are cutting out all the "specials" - no classes like music, art, Indonesian, computer, library, etc etc.

I was so disappointed. One of the main reasons we were putting Elijah into school was the "extra" activities like computer and art... he would have loved those classes. I'm not as concerned about the academics - it's a very laid back academic atmosphere - they learn their ABCs and some basic reading, all of which Elijah has mastered already. So do I want to pay more to send my kid to a class where he'll "learn" his ABCs but not have any "fun" classes?

The other little issue is I am again teaching a class at the high school - from 11-12 each day. Now that we've moved a bit out of town, that would involve multiple, long trips to the school each day, which would involve carting the little kids around when they're supposed to be napping or serious re-arranging of Brant's already full schedule.

So today just praying for wisdom. Elijah was so excited about going to school. Brant's mom had already put together a package of fun school supplies and "treats" to take as snacks. We had ordered a "cool" backpack online and she was going to mail it to us... I wanted him to have a school experience... he will be so disappointed if he doesn't get to go.

What do we do?