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I believe there are 4-6 classes in lower grade. During my visit, I'm pretty happy with the teachers and class. I'll PM you the admission director email.

SAIS is at 279 Upper Serangoon Road (1 Woodleigh Lane). Based on your lifestyle description, perhaps Newton or Holland Village area? SAIS bus route covers these 2. Good luck.

What about Philippine? A good place to retire? It seems the cost of living there is cheaper than Thailand with no language barrier. Malaysia is not bad with 10 years visa. Lower cost of living than Singapore. here you go for the philippine retirement visa info. http://www.pra.gov.ph/ im not going t...

What about Philippine? A good place to retire? It seems the cost of living there is cheaper than Thailand with no language barrier.

Malaysia is not bad with 10 years visa. Lower cost of living than Singapore.

There are a few organizations that provide independent living skills. Below are a couple links that may be helpful.

http://www.cel.sg/Services_Adolescent_Overview.aspx
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/special ... choollist/

offshoreoildude wrote:

zzm9980 wrote:Malaysia is much cheaper for retirement both from COL and the amount required for to get a visa to stay:

http://www.mm2h.com/

Thailand is $50,000 in a bank account and a 4 hour process for a retirement visa.

Wow, is that all required for Thailand? How long is the visa?

I believe in Chicagoland special need support is up to 21 years old.

Does your older one go to special need school in Chicago or join main stream class? I think there are a couple international school with special need support although I'm not sure till which grade.

Not sure the cost but check Fraser website. They have a few properties.

We visited OFS and felt the school was too crowded. There is less classroom space for students when compared to other school.

I also heard good things on SJI but couldn't get an appointment scheduled. The wait list is pretty long.

Hannieroo,

Appreciate the tips

Hannieroo,

How did you ensure your company's preferred agent get the best deal for you? It seems a bit of conflict of interest to me with the landlord paying for the commission.

Thanks

Veronica, Thank you for the very helpful post! We are currently looking at schools (from afar, "look/see" should happen in the next month) and would prefer one of the smaller ones. Our girls, 8 and 6, currently attend a small (200 kids K-8) independent, progressive school in the US that I think is ...

Thanks Nakatago. We went to Boracay twice last year, absolutely love it. Sounds like Palawan should be our next destination.

Is it easy to get to Boracay from SG?