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that is such a bummer about girls not playing soccer. we are the family headed there this summer with 4 kids (2g/2b) and the girls are as athletic (if not more) than the boys! how do you survive? what sports do the girls participate in? ugh! this is not welcome news.
are there neighborhood rec centers with sports teams my kids can sign up for?
Hi Meg! At my daughter’s school, girls 2nd grade and up play field hockey once a week during field day at the elementary school level. I don’t know if they play more often in high school. There are two social clubs that have been recommended to me: Club de Amigos and Club de Ciudades, which have childrens’ sports programs, but not necessarily organized team leagues like we are used to in the United States. Although, having said that, I belive that Club de Ciudades may have a girls softball team.
Part of the reason we have opted for our new school schedule (the half day of Spanish school and half day of home school) is to have more time for sports. We are going to use this opportunity to sign up the girls for individual lesson types of activities, such as tennis and horseback riding, while we are here because that’s something we probably wouldn’t have time for at home with all of the soccer, baseball, and swimming.
I also think my older daughter’s class happens to be particularly girly girl. My brother worked last year as an English teacher at a different grade school, and he saw more intermixing of boys and girls at recess on the playground at Zoe’s age group.
Still, even at its best, the separation of genders begins early here and Argentinian girls do not identify with sportswomen as a norm.
so very interesting! i guess that is why we travel, right? so we can embrace and enjoy the differences.
can you tell me what school your girls attend? email me if you don’t want to post it….you should have my email.
i am still on the fence regarding the school vs. homeschool option. love your idea of tennis and horseback riding….my girls and sons play tennis so that may be a great option for them. we can kick a ball around, shoot baskets and throw a “football” around.
tennis may be the “sport” we throw our energies into! are there courts readily available and instructores?
(hey that last word might even be spanish!!)
thanks so very much for all your insight.
we are listing our house in about a week. i am a nervous wreck…given the economic turmoil the US is in. keep your fingers crossed that it sells!
meg
There are a bunch of tennis clubs here, and I believe that the Club de Amigos and Ciudades both offer tennis lessons as well. We are still in the midst of checking out the tennis, so I don’t have much more information right now. Keep me posted on the house sale…it’s super stressful, even in the best of times! I have my fingers crossed!
that is such a bummer about girls not playing soccer. we are the family headed there this summer with 4 kids (2g/2b) and the girls are as athletic (if not more) than the boys! how do you survive? what sports do the girls participate in? ugh! this is not welcome news.
are there neighborhood rec centers with sports teams my kids can sign up for?
Hi Meg! At my daughter’s school, girls 2nd grade and up play field hockey once a week during field day at the elementary school level. I don’t know if they play more often in high school. There are two social clubs that have been recommended to me: Club de Amigos and Club de Ciudades, which have childrens’ sports programs, but not necessarily organized team leagues like we are used to in the United States. Although, having said that, I belive that Club de Ciudades may have a girls softball team.
Part of the reason we have opted for our new school schedule (the half day of Spanish school and half day of home school) is to have more time for sports. We are going to use this opportunity to sign up the girls for individual lesson types of activities, such as tennis and horseback riding, while we are here because that’s something we probably wouldn’t have time for at home with all of the soccer, baseball, and swimming.
I also think my older daughter’s class happens to be particularly girly girl. My brother worked last year as an English teacher at a different grade school, and he saw more intermixing of boys and girls at recess on the playground at Zoe’s age group.
Still, even at its best, the separation of genders begins early here and Argentinian girls do not identify with sportswomen as a norm.
so very interesting! i guess that is why we travel, right? so we can embrace and enjoy the differences.
can you tell me what school your girls attend? email me if you don’t want to post it….you should have my email.
i am still on the fence regarding the school vs. homeschool option. love your idea of tennis and horseback riding….my girls and sons play tennis so that may be a great option for them. we can kick a ball around, shoot baskets and throw a “football” around.
tennis may be the “sport” we throw our energies into! are there courts readily available and instructores?
(hey that last word might even be spanish!!)
thanks so very much for all your insight.
we are listing our house in about a week. i am a nervous wreck…given the economic turmoil the US is in. keep your fingers crossed that it sells!
meg
Meg,
There are a bunch of tennis clubs here, and I believe that the Club de Amigos and Ciudades both offer tennis lessons as well. We are still in the midst of checking out the tennis, so I don’t have much more information right now. Keep me posted on the house sale…it’s super stressful, even in the best of times! I have my fingers crossed!