There are boundless nursery, grammer, secondary and college choices available in Butuan. There are schools that conduct all their classes in English. All schools require uniforms of some kind. The quality of the education is subjective. There are no sports ‘leagues’ per say, no city championships/ though there are some low-key tournaments. Bands are drums and xylaphones. Theatrical performances are in-house only. There are no school busses. Students basically can come and go as they please. Many Expats with kids choose the location of their residence by the proximity of their school.
Do you have any stats on how many expats homeschool? Not so much for religious reasons (as is more common in the USA), but simply to have some control over the curriculum and quality. I’m a high school science teacher and would be retired…would teach my own son and others if there was interest. Just a thought. I’m licensed to teach Physics, Geology, and I’m certified in and teach GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
There may even be a homeschool IB curriculum. I’m pretty sure.
Jon, Great and thoughtful questions.
1. The bus ride is safe, take the ‘King Long’. The King Long does not get impaired by rebels.
2. I do not have quantified home school stats for Expat residents. Few, if any home school in my experience. Supplimenting public schooling is with tutors is somewhat done, so I am told. ‘Pride’ issues often enter the equation, but there are wonderful on-line lessons designed for ambassadors’ get that are utilized often to suppliment local offerings.
3. The young adults from Expat marriages have a quantified measure of success in matriculating at the best Universities in this country. The path is different, but does not appear to be detrimental. The chile’s from the Expat sires seem to succeed at a very accomplished rate. I am not aware of any Expat get that are on a road to failure.