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Go for the school which will give your son the best start in life - surely you and the priest can look after his secular needs? I assume that there is no longer any pressure nowadays for a catholic child to attend a catholic school?

Maybe British secular schools ought to do more in dscussing indigenous values and beliefs!

Catherine,

Three times I have tried to add to your thread and three times it has disappeared...

Therefore, I shall be short and sweet..

My boys went to a catholic school when they were young..it was further from where we lived then the non catholic school.

OH and I worked weird hours and could not go to mass on Sundays but at least our boys got the religious beginning that the needed...

Lindy XX

thanks sue that is much easier for me to take on board as it were.I know exactly what you mean.
I appreciate your help love.
catherine
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Catherine
Although my grandson attended a catholic Infant/juniorschool His preparation for his first communion etc was done on Sunday mornings after church
Hope you can get things sorted out soon

Love

Bren

I think if the school just down the road is an excellent one then that is the sensible and practical choice. If it is within easy walking distance then that will make life much easier for everyone in the family.

Surely any religious instruction can happen out of school? I'm C of E but when I went through Confirmation classes aged about 12 that was all done in the evenings and was nothing to do with my school.

I don't see this as an either/or situation......it sounds to me as if your son can have both.

Also I would also have thought it would be easier for you to have more involvement in the school and for your son to make local friends if the school is so close.

Good luck in your dilemma anyway.

Sue
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Im sure you have had great advice hun,


Just going to read thread,


Caz xxxx

It must be a hard decision but i think you have to choose the best school for your little one first, your priest should still be able to arrange his communion lessons.

You will do whats best in the end hun xx

Both are extremely important but I believe it is important to stress that catholicism is not important - tolerance is.

Hubby is a practicing catholic but I.m not we married in the Catholic church and our only child was brought up as Catholic. She went to the local Catholic Primary school when we lived in London and did her Communion etc. when we moved to Kent we had no choice but to send her to the local non Catholic School and then she went to the local Comprensive. The onus was on us(hubby!!) to ensure she kept up with her Catholic faith. We felt we did our best and she got the best of both worlds. a good education . she got 9 O levels and she kept up with her religious upbringing. I feel both are important.

Shirley

I am sure that you will make the right decision Catherine, we really can't make it for you, especially those of us who are not Catholic. It should be a consideration though the distance your OH has to go to take him to school. and how do you manage if OH is ill? Can you still get there?

ann
Glos

In which case, pick the school with the good academic record regardless of its religious background etc - I hope you make a decision that will benefit the child and I am sure you will.

ok thanks everyone it has all become clearer I know what I have to do.

I'm doing this so that the lad is not brainwashed into the catholic view-but that to me it's about humanity and all that is good, how you view people and have hope-and forgiveness and understanding-this is mostly what I believe anyway. As long as he understand that regardless of his age he can follow whatever religion he wants. I just wish to give him a basis a foundation on which to start his life.

thanks

catherine
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Catherine ... I may have this wrong but when I was a kid and if this is still the case, as long as you and your family are practising Catholics and attend the local church every week , the priest will arrange his lessons and finally his communion into the church.
Kim xxx

why is that

Hoff i'm surprised at you
c
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well said Errol

thanks Mac and Awdrey-think I will talk to the 1st school to see if they can help-otherwise it's off to see Father Walsh and to see if he can help.(he's the priest local to the non catholic school) who happend to baptise the lad anyway.
thanks
catherine
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Jan that is not what I said. I truly believe that at a young age the education takes greater precedence over indoctrination. In theory, the right education will equip the young person with the tools to then make an informed decision of their own about whichever religion, if any, they wish to follow.

DONT GET ME WRONG BUT WHAT HAS BEING A catholic, got to do with his education

his education must come 1st