Bernadett
Y7 Parent, Bahrain
"At the moment, we live in Bahrain. We are a traveling family: my husband's job takes us all over the world and it is really hard to search for good schools every 2-3 years, especially in a country where you have no idea how things really work.
But this isn't the only reason why we chose MOS. My son (12) has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, so for him it's not only hard to get acquainted with new schools, teachers, children, rules, environment every once in a while, but it is almost impossible for him to stay focused and learn in a noisy, over-packed unfriendly environment. Especially, when they have no inclusion team to help with kids who are different or the will to help them develop at a different pace. He has been in mainstream schools till the 2018-19 academic year, but then we hit a wall in Bahrain.
Children need to feel safe first before they can begin learning and this is what we found with MOS. He feels safe, because he is at home with mum, but he can also see the teachers, talk to them and talk to his classmate, just like in a “normal” school. For the first term I sat with him during lessons, but now I only need to remind him to log in on time. He likes it because it gives him more responsibility for his learning, and I like it because I can monitor him and do my job at the same time.
MOS also allows us to keep him in the same school, with minimal changes even if we move to another country next year, which makes all of our lives so much easier!
We also have the luxury of knowing that he is receiving a British standard education, and if he is excelling in a subject, he can be moved up a year group in that subject only."