NORTH AMERICA
...Relocating to the US
academic standards are important considerations for most families that are relocating internationally,” says Monica Harter, regional director of admissions and marketing, North America, for Nord Anglia. “The international qualifications, including the IB Diploma Programme, that our schools offer provide families with the assurance that their child’s credentials will be accepted and transferable around the world should they relocate again in the future.”
CULTURAL AGILITY
But it is not just the ease of global transferability that makes an international school an attractive choice; relocating families are typically also acutely aware of the advantages of the cultural diversity that can go hand in hand with education in an international school.
“Global awareness and international-mindedness have become very important considerations for families when selecting a school for their child,” says Monica Harter. “Though more prominent amongst families that have made successive moves, we see this thinking also developing in local families who want to ensure that their children will have the skills, knowledge and tools they need to succeed anywhere in the world that their careers and lives will take them. “We also believe that an international education is about
more than just an international curriculum. Our schools support students to develop a truly global perspective, through programmes like our Global Classroom, which unites all our students around the world and allows them to talk and work together on a wide variety of activities.”
HELPING FAMILIES CHOOSE A NEW SCHOOL Most schools are keen to stress the vital importance of maintaining a close relationship with the professionals assisting families with an international move. “One of the primary recruitment channels used at
Meritas schools is the relationships we’ve established with agencies,” says Kim Eklund, Meritas’s director of global enrolment, “and each of our admissions directors works very closely with relocation agents in their geographic areas to place new students at one of our US-based schools. “In fact, several of our schools are located in close proximity to large expatriate communities, and therefore the school admissions directors have a personal relationship with a large variety of relocation agencies, and work hand in hand to provide personal tours of the facilities, and also help them to understand the admissions process.”
In addition to curriculum choice, the big concerns of families moving to the US include integration – for their child and the entire family – selecting a neighbourhood, and safe school transport.
“Generally speaking, residences in the US are tied
to specific public schools, where children are guaranteed a spot by virtue of their address. Exceptions include NYC and the Bay area,” says Elizabeth Sawyer. “Due to this system, families often take into account the assigned schools for particular neighbourhoods when choosing an area in which to live. House-hunting and school-hunting should go hand in hand.”
But even with the relative freedom of choice that comes
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