M.P.
I don't have any knowledge about your area specifically but my two children are both involved in the German school system. We have been here since 2003 and they have gone to the schools since. My son is 8 and in the third grade after two years in the Kindergarten and my daughter is 6 and will start the first grade this coming year after three and a half years in the kindergarten. I have fallen in love with the system, my children are bilingual (my husband and I are both english only speaking Americans) and learn in a completely different fashion than other kids in the DODDS system. I have thought about switching them and quickly changed my mind and kept them where they are. I know some people worry about what would happen when they move back to the states but I am not really concerned with that. I think my children will adapt well and be more advanced for it. I wish you luck! If you have any more specific questions just let me know!