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Hi there, I have enrolled my 2 children in the local school in Samara for the next 6 weeks. I am very grateful that the school would allow them to attend. (They are in a dual immersion spanish program at home in the U.S.). My daughter will be 8 on June 24th, she just finished 2nd grade in the U.S. and was placed in 3rd grade here. My son just turned 6 on April 1, and just finished Kinder in the U.S. He was placed in 2nd grade here. The problem is there is too much writing for him, and the work is beyond him. He has 8 year olds in his class. When I talked to the school they said it is all done based on age. What I understood her to say is that they have to be 5 years and 9 months or younger on February 15th to be in 1st grade. My son was 5 years and 10.5 months on February 15th. But if I'm understanding her correctly, I don't understand why there would be 8 year olds in the class. Am I understanding her that there are age maximums for the grades? Lastly, here is the other part I don't understand. She said he could go into Kinder here. But not 1st grade. Why would he be allowed to go into Kinder? My spanish is poor, the teachers english was okay. Something is getting lost in translation. Can anyone explain this to me?