Moving to Austin
Posted 04-16-2014 at 09:10 PM by shell down under
Hi all,
After many years of travelling back and forth, it would appear that my husband is being offered an International Assignment with us landing in Austin from Melbourne Australia in August.
I have spent many hours reading through other threads and have a general feel for things. My priority Is school districts. It would appear that the better ones are in Travis lake area, rolling rock and Cidar Park. We would look for an area where it is a friendly neighbourhood, close to shops, parks etc. I like the idea of having neighbours close by, especially as my husband does travel a lot.
We are very use to very hot weather in summer so the summers i have read about dont concern me. What I am mostly concerned about is my children settling into the new area. I have two girls who will be 13 and 11. they both love sport and dance so good clubs and swimming pool would be ideal.
I am also concerned about their transition into a completely new education system. They are both ahead of their grades already, although i was wondering if anyone had any idea of "books" that are study and curriculum based but not text books pursee. In australia we have books that have practise exercises that gives you an idea of areas they may need extra help in.....sounds sad i know but i want them to be able to concentrate on making friends and not worry about whether or not they will be behind due to the different systems.
any help is greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
After many years of travelling back and forth, it would appear that my husband is being offered an International Assignment with us landing in Austin from Melbourne Australia in August.
I have spent many hours reading through other threads and have a general feel for things. My priority Is school districts. It would appear that the better ones are in Travis lake area, rolling rock and Cidar Park. We would look for an area where it is a friendly neighbourhood, close to shops, parks etc. I like the idea of having neighbours close by, especially as my husband does travel a lot.
We are very use to very hot weather in summer so the summers i have read about dont concern me. What I am mostly concerned about is my children settling into the new area. I have two girls who will be 13 and 11. they both love sport and dance so good clubs and swimming pool would be ideal.
I am also concerned about their transition into a completely new education system. They are both ahead of their grades already, although i was wondering if anyone had any idea of "books" that are study and curriculum based but not text books pursee. In australia we have books that have practise exercises that gives you an idea of areas they may need extra help in.....sounds sad i know but i want them to be able to concentrate on making friends and not worry about whether or not they will be behind due to the different systems.
any help is greatly appreciated
thanks in advance
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