Canossa or not?


KH and I met the Principal of CCPS. A very nice and warm lady. No airs, she was very friendly, no-nonsense, down-to-earth and frank - I like her! We also liked what she said about CCPS.


She was honest and said that CCPS was 'quite' academically oriented. But they don't turn the screws until P3. In P1 and P2, the focus is to get the girls reading well first.

Also like the fact that the Canossian Sisters are still very much involved in the running of the school as well. Also like it that the school is not going for upgrading or PRIME anytime soon. Its a 1941 building and we like it that way! Not going single session anytime soon either - because of the lack of space, so they will still be am/pm sessions. Discipline in the school is strict. No catechism lessons and no Days of Obligation masses (the nuns believe that catechism is the premise of the parents).

Some of the kids from the hearing-impaired school will join the girls in the class. I also like this because of the integration of special and 'normal' (what is a normal kid anyway?? NO kid is 'normal'!) children. Cait already has this in her kindy class. No one makes a big deal out of it and thats how things should be. I like how this extends into the primary school as well.

We will miss orientation for sure because of our trip to japan in nov. But the principal says this is usually no biggie especially for kids who are now in Magdalene's Kindy. The girls who are from there usually tend to be the Ms Know-It-Alls because they are familiar with the grounds, with the Sisters and probably already know some of their classmates.

You can tell where this is going right? I do like CCPS. I think it will be right for Cait. But KH and I will have to do some talking first...