ED U C A T I O N
IN T E R N A T I O N A L SC H O O L S
Liz Perelstein, President of School Choice International, discusses how to choose the right international school for your
children when posted abroad and what questions parents should consider when making such an important decision.
ow can I get my child into the top school? The To many, if not most parents, choosing the right school
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best school? The most challenging school? The is probably the most important factor in a relocation. And
one that my colleague’s children attend? How yet, the factors they look for in a new school rarely refl ect
do I make sure my child can transition back into the home their children as learners or even echo their own family
curriculum when we repatriate? These are the questions values. Frightened by the little they know about the new
that I hear daily from anxious parents, as much today as country, often a new experience for highly educated and
before the recession. successful professionals, parents reach snap judgments
based on word of mouth, stereotypes or assumptions, when
Moving is stressful, there’s no doubt about it. And as these may have little or no relevance to their own child.
a child-centered generation of parents, we want to protect
our children from adversity of any type. Just as we buckle
FIND THE SCHOOL THAT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR CHILD
them into seatbelts before driving and make sure they
It begins by looking inward, at your child, rather
have on their bicycle helmets and sunscreen before playing
making the common mistake of starting with schools or
outdoors, we want to control the school experience our
homes. Does your child learn by doing, in a child-centered
children have abroad.
classroom, or by listening, with the teacher at the helm? Is
Below: Happy graduates at ACS International School - Egham Campus. Top (L-R): ACS Egham students studying in the Library. TASIS students in class.
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