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and bursaries it offers. Not all UK-based international schools are British
of course. Te high standards of the French Lycée in South Kensington, central London, and the German School in Ham, near Richmond have long led local Brit parents to eye up their admissions procedure, with a view to their children becoming bilingual. However, it is worth pointing out that such schools are substantially subsidised by their respective countries, and natives are given precedence. And while the longing for your child to work in a computer lab sponsored by a company like Siemens (with its aim to provide the best facilities for the children of its London-based employees) can be tempting, most parents of incumbent pupils warn British children, who have no natural connection to the school, (i.e. a parent who is at least fluent in the appropriate language) that they may struggle. American schools are another option, with TASIS
Te American School in England (sister to Te American School in Switzerland) in Surrey and the three ACS schools (campuses in Hillingdon, Egham and Cobham – and one in Doha, UAE) offer US study programmes and qualifications to cater for US professionals in Britain. British students fare well here too, benefiting from their modern facilities. At ACS Cobham, for example, there is a 134-seat, interactive learning centre complete with audio and video conferencing, delegate voting, and online streaming media. It has state-of-the-art sports facilities, too. Attending a school like TASIS can also open a
pupil’s mind to a whole raft of different types of further education; forget UCCA, here upper school students follow a college-preparatory curriculum and enter colleges and universities in the US, UK, Europe, and the rest of the world. Te North London International School – which
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‘At ACS Cobham, there is a 134-seat interactive learning centre, complete with audio and video conferencing, delegate voting and online streaming media. It has state-of-the-art sports facilities, too’
has partner schools in the US – is now one of just a few schools in the UK able to offer all three educational programmes of the International Baccalaureate Organisation – the Primary Years Programme, the Middle Years Programme and the prestigious IB Diploma. From September 2010, it has also been granted the opportunity to be one of the first schools internationally to pilot a vocational International Baccalaureate course for students aged sixteen plus. While it is hard to imagine anyone who wouldn’t
benefit from an education with an international outlook, some children may not enjoy the IB. It is certainly more demanding than A levels in the spread of subjects required. Although the flip side is that more universities are looking to a strong IB as a way of picking the best candidates. Matthew de Unger Brown believes that at the
heart of schools such as Le Rosey’s success, is the fact that they turn out “global citizens with global responsibility. My education has prepared and enlightened me for the 21st century.”
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Above: Pupils on campus at ACS International School, Egham
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