INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
to help them connect with future classmates, build friendships, and gain confidence in new surroundings,” says Mary Mitchell, associate director of marketing and communications at Surrey-based TASIS, The American School in England. Each summer, hundreds of students aged from four to
18 journey to Lugano for the TASIS Switzerland Summer Programmes, which feature intensive language programmes and exciting activities in visual and performing arts as well as access to adventures around Europe.
Language requirements A priority for any family moving internationally with school- age children will be to acclimatise themselves quickly to their new country. Children will be faced not only with challenging language barriers, but also with new academic programmes. Fortunately, there are a growing number of options that help
students immerse themselves in a new language and culture alongside an emphasis on supporting the child’s first language as part of their integration into a new school. Many schools run holiday courses, often in the summer, which are
also designed for international students. These combine language teaching and/or academic study with other social, sporting and cultural activities. Courses like these can provide children with a taste of school life ahead of enrolment and help to develop their language skills.
International Study Centres are dedicated to preparing students
for education in their new country. Chris Lewis is director of studies at Bishopstrow College, an independent International Study Centre in Wiltshire that offers English-language and academic-pathway programmes to prepare international students aged from seven to 17 for entry into British boarding schools in the UK. “We recognise that schools are looking for skillsets that
international students do not always show, on paper or in interview,” he says. “We have identified the skills and knowledge required for an international student to be successful, and deliver courses that enable these students to adapt and excel in British schools.” Bishopstrow College offers courses throughout the year – a useful fact for employers to know.
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We are an international IB school for 3 to 18-year-olds, situated in Marylebone. A school whose IB average has increased to 35 points and whose students this year have been offered places at the world’s top universities, including Oxford and Imperial College London.
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