First Day of School

Derek started school this past week; he is attending The Nanjing International IBS.
No, IBS does not stand for Irritable Bowel Syndrome; it is an acronym for International Baccalaureate School. The IBS program is academic minded balanced with intercultural understanding. It makes you think of a hippie school with great academics, is it too late to go back to high school?
The campus is amazing. It is a new facility with lovely gardens and water features. There is a gym with all the bells and whistles. The labs, computer rooms and common areas are all state of the art – right down to the flat screen TV’s hanging around the campus. 24/7 security on campus, even the drivers have to have clearance to pick the kids up. So warm fuzzy on that one. Derek has a good course load this half of the year to include: English (Lit), Advance Math, Physics, Chemistry, PE, IT, Performing Arts and Mandarin Chinese. I know this isn’t everything; Geography is the one I am missing. I think.
He seems to like the classes and is making friends easy. In fact, as I type he ran in and out already. There are a couple guys at the apartments at the end of the block that he is going to hang out with. They talked about taking a taxi to the computer road; blocks and blocks of techie stuff. Or they may just hang out. The guys are from Germany and in the same year as Derek, 10th and 11th.
I think Derek is going to be okay. I am the one trying not to hyperventilate.
The photos are from the first day of school. Xue is going to be driving Derek and the kids from upstairs to school each morning and bringing home in the afternoon. The photo of Derek is exhausted after the first day. Poor thing had to wake up at 6am.