International schools

If your family is bound to be relocated several times, or your assignment is supposed to be short, you should consider International schools or National ones, when the chance of going back to your home country is high.

International schools are designed to cater for students who are not nationals of the country in which they are taught. These schools also attract many native students looking to attend a school offering a strong international education programme. Most teach internationally transferable qualifications such as the International Baccalaureate (IB) or develop their own curricula, generally based on the UK or American education system. English is generally the primary language of instruction, but programmes are also offered to help non-native English speakers.

National schools, such as the American, the French, the German, the Italian and the Swedish generally follow the same curriculum as the home country with lessons most often taught in the native language or in a combination of those and English.

Pupil turnover tends to be higher than at other schools. As such, these schools develop programmes to ease the transition. Services are set up to help with the relocation process and enable parents and students to forge links and friendships with other families in similar situations.

"Choosing an international school should not be a headache" from FOCUS Magazine mar-Apr 2018

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