Thank you for your reply,
My children are half asian and my spouse and I have a passion for the children to be acculturated into that part of "who they are". We believe that it is important to have friends and relationships with individuals who look like them. We (my spouse and I) reside in a very rural area that is not as multicultural as we would like, however; the people are wonderful and very loving. So, we have decided to create our version of what we consider a balance. A balance of cultural diversity
In response to school, and the length of time that we are requiring our children to be in a state of learning, we do not believe that their experiences would be the same overseas as in N. America. Yes, of course the general concepts (i.e math, reading) would be the same but the overall experience with authority, peers, and structure may not. The truth of the matter, is that most people work all year except for a 2 week vacation, and sick days. In my estimate, education and learning is the "job" of the child. If my children begin this process from the start, they would not know any other way of living and learning.
Thank you so much for your question

Lee