Back to School (again and again)

The boys have had at least three first days for this school year.  Braden and Gavin started 6th grade at Bradshaw and Jamie started 8th grade at St. Philips College in Alice Springs in February. 

We left Alice at the end of the first semester and after the summer in Virginia, we hightailed here to Thailand for the start of the school year in mid-August.  Only for Thailand to face another wave of COVID forcing lockdowns and restrictions.  So, their second first day of 6th and 8th was virtual. 




This week the Nonthaburi Province Minister of Education granted the boys school, International School of Bangkok (ISB) permission to open at 50% capacity.  This means they are only allowing some grades on campus at a time.  For us, this means that Braden and Gavin went to school for two days this week (Wednesday/Thursday) and Jamie will go the next two days (Friday/Monday), then Braden and Gavin will take the next two days and so on.

So, here are the boys' third first day of school this year.  Finally, back on campus.



Gavin in the front row, far right

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