People always ask us if Caedmon can speak Arabic. You would think that being almost 3, and being in an Arabic speaking country for most of that time, that he could. But, when you think about how he spends his time, it's all with us speaking English. He can understand basic things in Arabic, but he doesn't ever really speak it, except for just a word here and there.
I know that now is the best time for him to learn, so we've decided to take him to a nursery two times a week for a few hours, where he can be around other kids and be in an environment to learn Arabic. The place we found is just a short walk from our house. We went to inquire one day and within five minutes the owner had already offered me a job teaching English there! I went one day and brought the kids with me, but instead of observing like I wanted, they threw me in a room with twelve 3 and 4 year olds and said, "Ok, teach them English!" I think with more organization and preparation I would really enjoy teaching there, but right now, I'm not willing to be away from Camille to do it. So, we decided to just take Caedmon a couple of mornings a week, and we are keeping the option open of me teaching there in some capacity in the future.
Caedmon loves going to school and doesn't even look back when we drop him off!
So, ask me again in a few months if he knows Arabic, and hopefully the answer will be, YES!
P.S. No, we DON'T do that to his hair...he has 2 cow licks in the back and it does that completely on it's own...honest! (I admit I do like it though!)
3 comments:
I wondered about his hair because it always looks the same. I like it. He's too cute (as is his little sister). Bet he picks up Arabic very quickly. --Jo
How adorable he is!!!! Such a big boy! How many kids are in his class and how long of a day does he have there?
There are around 8 kids in his class. We take him from 8:30 to 12:30, even though they go until 1:30, but that last hour is English class, so I figure he can miss that part :)
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