Relocation in Goa and Schools...

GoanCanuck, would you happen to have any strong connections with the opposition MLA (Madkaim) so I can get in touch with them?

Consider both options done!! Of course now I am going to try and see if I ca find another plot as you suggested. Wish I had joined IM earlier this year before making all those commitments and payments!

Thanks for the help!

Hi Tufty

Thanks for your quotes. You were a real help. Myself, my husband & 4yr old daughter are shifting base from Delhi to Goa(Panjim) for 3 yrs. I am a little worried about my daughter's schooling. If I get her admitted to Sharda Niketan or Manovikas & shift back to Delhi after 3 yrs, will the curriculam be valid in Delhi. Also what is the official age of entry into formal schools for kids, is it 3 yrs or 4 yrs? Please help.

The curriculum is valid in Delhi. Sharada Mandir and Manovikas come under the ICSE board which is based in Delhi. Your daughter will have to have completed 3 years by June 1 2008 to be eligible for admission for the 2008-2009 academic year which begins in June 2008.

Thanks a ton GoanCanuck for your advice. My daughter will be passing out Norsery from her school in Delhi in Apr'08. After this she will move to KG & then to Ist in Apr'09. As per Goan regulations (she will turn 4 in Feb'08), when will she go to Ist. Please explain. will she be losing one year if we relocate?. Pls advise. Thanks again.

Hi Tufty,

I was pleased to see your positive relocation experience. We are a UK based family and want to relocate to Goa. We would like to ask you a few questions on schooling property etc. I couldn't find a PM option on your thread can you kindly PM me so that we can communicate further.

hi there tufty i will be moving to goa with my husbang and daughter at the end of this year from states just wondering if you are all settled in how is life there with children with all the things you here about goa in the papers is so negative i am also looking for a good school where she would be comfortable, looking forward to hearing from you,

Hi Crispy, we are very settled here now, and incredibly happy. My daughter is loving her school and has made many friends there. I feel happier and more comfortable about living here with a child than I would living in the UK. Papers of course report what is happening in countries, but I wouldn't like to say how much exaggeration is put on certain issues. It is like anywhere, there are good sides and bad sides.

There are a couple of very good English Medium schools in the South of Goa: Manovikas and Vidya Vikas. My daughter is at Manovikas. It is Delhi board which means they do ICSE exams although you may want to look at whether your child will be able to go on to higher education in the States if he or she so desires. The qualifications they receive here don't automatically convert to qualifications recognised by the university schemes in the UK. I think (although I haven't done any research on this yet) that there is a conversion course of a year or something that then would allow them to study in their 'home' country. I don't know how it affects the States.

There is another school which I hear is very good in the North of Goa called Sharada Mandir School.

My daughter has a much freer way of life here and there is a lot of emphasis on family and community. Part of the reasons for moving here included a better lifestyle and education for our daughter, which we feel we are getting.

Which part of Goa are you moving to? Is it long term, or just a temporary move? Good luck!

So sorry Zandari for not PM'ing you... sadly and rather embarrassingly I couldn't work out how to PM and then I forgot, only to be reminded today when I received another post Any one know how to pm!!!>???

Mod Note: You need a few more posts, Tufty (I think a total of 10) and then you can PM. So if you can help out with some other threads, with information and build up your post count then you will be able to PM. It will come automatically when you click on your Avatar, top left of post.

Hi, I am afraid you are not allowed to PM until you have had 15 posts (I think). This is done to avoid spam.

I am also settled here. Life is great, we love it. All the negative stuff in press tends to pertain to the tourist areas on the coast. Just a few km land inwards and life is bliss.

Thanks guys for letting me know about the PM'ing rules! I will post a few more threads, then I shall be pm'able! ;-)

Birds is right, it is better to avoid settling in the mega touristy areas as it does not feel like a natural way of life, as during season you have lots of weird and wonderful tourists, shops, touts, tat... and off season you are left with shuttered shops and ghost towns. It is great living within a community that is always living there so you integrate fully and have a wonderful belonging feeling.

hi tufty thankyou for your response, my husband did mention the place don't mean to sound ignorant but forgot the specific place i do know that it is in north goa. we will be there for atleast the next three years, just curious are originally from there my background is not from goan desecent culturally do you find similarties with the people there though i visited it i didn't get the oppurtinity to take a better look at everything as we hadn't decided then. how do you pass your time do you work my background is in montessori teaching and wonder what i would do there, i am afraid of being lonely did you find it easy to find like minded people to be friends with, i could go on with the questions but you don't know how glad i am you responded, i really am thankfull

Is it easy to get admission in 7th & 9th std in Sharda Mandir,are they good in sports too,especialy in football,any idea
about expenses for admission & fees ?

Don't know whether the school has a good record in sports. You can check out the fees here,
http://www.sharadamandir.edu.in/index