ICS Elementary School Afterschool Activities Registration SpaceGrab PANIC
We love ICS Addis Ababa, did I mention this? The school is fantastic, our kids love it, it’s very social. We consider it our personal park as well, since it’s so close to home… The teachers and TAs are fabulous, very understanding, focused on the kids and the ICS way (their philosophy: take care of yourself, take care of others, take care of this place)… It is the very much the right place for the kids, and we are very happy with the school.
There is one thing that really, really pisses me off – afterschool activities registration process. Last time, the registration opened at 3:30pm. I was online, waiting for the time the website was up. I refreshed the site each 15 seconds or so. It took me a few seconds to become familiar with the interface. I was done with registration at 15:32, only to find out that I was sucessful for just one out of four activities I was planning to register for.
It felt like a land grab in the wild, wild west. I feel it’s very unfair, especially for new parents (to the school) and parents with multiple children. I can only image what happens if one had five or six kids at the school. And what if your internet connection is down during those two minutes (hey, that happens all the time in AA!)?
Today is the second registration deadline, set again for 3:30pm. I feel the panic attack setting in… Aaaaa… 
OK… Focus… Let it rain…
Below is the ASA registration form. No, I am not scared of you… No, I’m not… OK, just a bit intimidated…
ICS Addis Ababa Afterschool Registration Form
PS – ICS, please consider a better and fairer ASA registration process, please…
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