My 3 kids went to school in France and the US. The French school system isn't perfect, but I'd choose it again.

American Sarah Lucas educated her three children in France.

Courtesy of Sarah Lucas American Sarah Lucas is raising her three children in France, where she moved 25 years ago.

She navigated the French school system, which she said is very different from the US.

The mom said education in both countries has its pros and cons.

This story is based on an interview with Sarah Lucus, 52, of the Chamonix valley , France, who works in international education.

It has been edited for length and clarity.

I moved to France in 2001 for personal and professional reasons after meeting a man from there in the US.

At the time, I was looking to work with the United Nations organizations and international NGOs.

We settled in the Chamonix Valley, about an hour from Geneva , because it was a very convenient place to live.

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My three kids — Charlie, 15, Elizabeth, 20, and Jeanne, 22 — were all born in France.

Charlie is in the equivalent of 10th grade, Elizabeth is in art school in Paris, and Jeanne recently finished a bachelor's degree at McGill University in Montreal.

They've spent most of their education in France, apart from three years between 2014 and 2017 when we moved to Seattle.

There are many differences between the two school systems, neither of which is perfect.