relocation
Finding the Right School in a new Location: A Methodical Approach
A successful school search is not simply about “getting in” to a school in a new country. All children moving to another culture are vulnerable and must therefore be handled with care. A school search involves some logistics but, more importantly, should include safeguards to ensure that the child’s most basic requirements,... »
Preparing for Transitions : Schooling for Expats
Parental instincts encourage us to protect our children from adversity. Many parents are unenthusiastic about moving overseas with school aged children, unknown curriculum, social issues and repatriation. However, those of us who have moved abroad with children know that there is no greater gift that parents can give a child. »
Minimizing Schooling Challenges When Repatriation is Abrupt
You moved a family with three children to London at the start of the academic year. As a result of the recession, you are moving the assignee home next week. The family of 5 was transferred on an expat package. »
International Relocation and School Considerations for Children with Special Needs
International Relocation and School Moving with children is always difficult, overwhelming parents with guilt. Parents have researched and moved mountains to give their offspring every possible advantage at home. When children have special needs, whether medical or educational, parents worry even more about relocating. Some have devoted their lives to finding the right school... »
The International Baccalaureate Program
The IB Diploma Program is designed as an academically challenging and balanced program of education with final examinations which prepare students, normally aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. »
Top Ten Tips for Selecting a School for Relocating Parents
1. Separate your child from yourself. Learn all you can from your colleagues and friends, but recognize that your child is an individual and a solution that works for one child will not necessarily work for another. »
Schools: Education and Relocation
Educational concerns are often overlooked when structuring an expatriate package, but to families moving with children there is no greater obstacle to taking on an assignment or to the potential success of a move. »