welcome
D
ecember and January seem to have
flown by
in a blur, especially with Christmas and
Chinese New Year being so close together this year. It’s nice to
get back to normal
,
and, if I’m honest, for the kids to spend a little more time at school! How’s a mum to get
anything done when the children are complaining they’re bored? Perhaps we should have
run our
Banish Boredom
article (p.44) before the school holidays? In the article,
John Dabell looks for a balance between keeping boredom at bay, and encouraging it. The
‘bored jar’
will
definitely be making an appearance in our home.
Maybe adding some creativity to your child’s life will help on the boredom front? In
Arty Crafty Kids,
Janet
Walker explores the
benefits of the arts as extracurricular activities,
be it art and craft,
drama or learning a musical instrument.
Did you know that according to the Independent Schools Council census,
4,621 students from
Hong Kong were studying in the UK in 2016
(with parents living outside the UK)? Of these,
1,598 were first-time boarders. I spent time talking with two
school advisors
this month – Charles Milne
of Quintessentially Education, and Arabella Davies of Their Best Years – to learn more about secondary
education in the UK.
Finally, let’s not overlook that February offers yet
another excuse to eat chocolate
and to go
out for dinner, courtesy of
Valentine’s Day
. We have restaurant suggestions in
Food Glorious Food
(p.12)
and in Relight My Fire (p.56) and there are some Red Hot Buys, too. As we say on the cover, love is in the air!
Until next month,
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