Leap of Faith!

I want my children to attend private school starting this Fall when they begin Kindergarten.  The public schools I'm zoned for are absolutely substandard.  Tennessee public schools rank in the mid-40's and below on a national standard!!  Totally unacceptable for my kids.

After a lot of investigating, the only private school that came anywhere near close to what I might be able to afford is Chattanooga Christian School.  Yesterday I took my mother and children to an open house at that school and we all fell in love with the place!  There are 3 schools on a 40 acre property - the elementary school, a middle school and a high school.  The kids start learning Spanish in Kindergarten and they start computer classes in first grade!!  Those are two things I definitely want them to explore.  The class rooms were beautiful and cozy.  The library in the elementary school was expansive and had several computers in it for the kids to use!!

We had a wonderful time at the open house.  I signed the kids up for a 'readiness screening' scheduled for next Friday.  I'm told that they will be tested for their ability to sit still and take instruction.  Plus, they are supposed to be able to write their names and identify colors, shapes, numbers, and the letters of the alphabet.  Jack won't  have any problem with those tests because he is super intellectual.  Lucy, on the other hand is more physical/emotional - drama, singing, imagining etc and doesn't really try to learn her letters and colors.  I'm not sure if she will pass their testing.  Hopefully she will.

I went to Wal-Mart yesterday and bought books, flash cards, and a couple of inexpensive computer programs that I hope will brush Jack up on the things he knows, and will also buff Lucy's knowledge up so she will pass the 'readiness screening'.

I'm supposed to turn in Lucy and Jack's admission applications with the $75.00 application fees next Friday when they are tested.  I can swing that, but I'm still jobless and looking.  I know it's crazy to set them up in a school that will cost me $900 a month, for both of them to attend, but I feel strongly that they will benefit greatly if they go to that school.  So, I'm going to take a 'leap of faith' that somehow I will be able to afford the payments when the first day of school begins in mid August.

I feel like I'm doing the right thing.

Am I being crazy here?

Script Girrl