purchasing a home in Punta Cana

DominicanBound · #1 02-28-2008, 12:47 AM

We are considering purchasing a home in Punta Cana that we would primarily use in the winter. Just wondering if anyone that has purchased can give us some insight. Are home values increasing over the years there? Also, how is living there? Are there enough English speaking people that you don't feel like a total outsider? Another issue that we have is school. We have a 2 and 9 year old that would need to be in school for the winter months. How do they handle that there? Would an English speaking child fit in for a few months at a time? Any other advice would be great.

jruane44 · #2 02-28-2008, 01:52 AM

How would you get away with schooling your children only in the winter months?

fightfish · #3 02-28-2008, 02:56 AM

The advice has been scarce....As on many other threads, I say vacation here, live here for a few months, and then decide for yourselves...

thurston · #4 02-28-2008, 03:13 AM

Follow the advice above.

Why Punta Cana...??? do you have friends and or family there...???

fightfish · #5 02-28-2008, 04:07 AM

I suspect advertising is at play....

DominicanBound · #6 02-28-2008, 08:56 AM

The kids would go to their normal school for the rest of the school year. We are just trying to find out how they can go to school for the couple of months we would be down there.

jruane44 · #7 02-28-2008, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DominicanBound

The kids would go to their normal school for the rest of the school year. We are just trying to find out how they can go to school for the couple of months we would be down there.

There are numerous Private English speaking schools throughout the country. You can use the search button in regards to those schools. I don't know of any schools in the states that would go for the kind of set up that you are looking for. Good Luck.

DominicanBound · #8 02-28-2008, 10:38 PM

Actually, I just spoke to the school in the States today about this. You would have to take them out for the month or two and re enroll when we got back. They actually think it would be quite the educational experience for the kids. We would just have to make sure her education was comperable so she didn't fall behind. We already travel 3 to 4 times a year and have to make sure her homework is done anyway. They were actually less enthusiastic about home school then enrolling her in a school abroad.

johne · #9 02-29-2008, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DominicanBound

Actually, I just spoke to the school in the States today about this. You would have to take them out for the month or two and re enroll when we got back. They actually think it would be quite the educational experience for the kids. We would just have to make sure her education was comperable so she didn't fall behind. We already travel 3 to 4 times a year and have to make sure her homework is done anyway. They were actually less enthusiastic about home school then enrolling her in a school abroad.

And how could they make this judgement without knowing the quality of the education that will be provided? How do they you and your children) feel about the mish mash of enrolling,enrolling and re-enrolling?

Where do you live now and what is the level of the current education?

jruane44 · #10 02-29-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by johne

And how could they make this judgement without knowing the quality of the education that will be provided? How do they you and your children) feel about the mish mash of enrolling,enrolling and re-enrolling?

Where do you live now and what is the level of the current education?

A valid question. That is a whole lot of work. I couldn't imagine enrolling and de-enrolling numerous times. Is this really fair to the kids? You cant put a price on a quality education.