BYO Javellins at elc

The recent fobissea games in Penang shows how absurd our elc’s policy of not supplying sports equipment is.  In fobissea athletics, our elc boy was asked to take part in javellin.  In Penang it was the first time our elc boy had even held a javellin.  (elc does not have javellins).  How could elc justify not having such a basic piece of athlectic equipment for our children while at the same time  representing to us that elc is offering all round education of the highest international standards?