Angela

Hi Everyone Its nice to know there are a few of us heading for the Alps. Our update is that we are moving out on the 28th of July we have sold our ski lodge in Morzine , which was a great holiday home but not really big enough to live in and we have bought a family home 15 mins outside Morzine in a village called La Baume on the road to Thonon Les Bains, going a little bit out of Morzine means its quieter and you get a bit more for your money. Our son has been enroled at St Francois Ecole Primaire in Thonon its a 15 min drive away, a small catholic school which is private ( we are not catholic) , the school has an English teacher who is herself English and lives in La Baume she works at school every afternoon. Our son Chris went to school there for a day last week (he was a bit peeved he had to go to school during his Easter holidays but a bribe soon sorted that out) , he was nervous going in and did not want us to go with him so he walked in with another little girl from the village the boys from his class had been told he was coming and he was swamped very quickly, he came out smiling saying it was fun and with a few e-mail addresses and very impressed at the amount of sport on offer . I think my husband and I had the worst day wondering and worrying about him, so we went and bought a new and very big sofa (as you do) for our new house . There are 4 other english speaking families in school Chris is the eldest as he is redoubling. I know this is only the start and I am sure we will have a few bumps along the way but the school, pupils and the Headteacher could not have been more welcoming and it certainly took away some of the fear we had. We have got the pet passport , hubby has driven back and forth a few times with what seems like a drop in the ocean of our possessions I really must start thinning them out now. We are looking forward to the move more than ever. Will keep you posted Angela

Hi All We are planning to move out to the Morzine area in June/July of next year with our 10 year old son . We plan to have our son redouble his last year of primary education in a local school for all the usual reasons and I was wondering if there is anyone already living in this area with children, who could give me some advice on schools or who has a child the same age who might like an e-mail pal either in french or english . Really enjoy this forum Regards Angela

Hi Jan , I was wondering if if you had any luck with the schools in the Morzine area , We plan to move out next year with our nine year old son . We have been coming to Morzine for many years and have a house there already and even though we know Morzine well, I know little about the schools there . How have you found it and which school did you decide on . I know there are two in Morzine and one in St Jean D'Aulps . Regards Angela Kelly