EDUCATION BY REGION & COUNTRY
“ INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPECTATIONS OF GLOBALLY MOBILE FAMILIES AND OFFER PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN LINE WITH THE DEMANDS” BENJAMIN HUNTER, HEAD OF SCHOOL, ERMITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FRANCE
“Not only is Paris an ideal location for them, with a recent article in Le Figaro explaining how France has been better for companies during the pandemic,” he explains. “Maisons Laffitte, where Ermitage is located, is 15 minute direct train ride to the Financial heart of France, La Défense. Many families relocate to Maisons Laffitte to have dual access: a quality international school in a safe and less urban environment and easy access to Paris and the financial hub, La Défense.” He says that while it is difficult to measure the
true impacts of Brexit on our families, as a school community there has not been much of an impact. “We have had increased interest in applications from the UK, with many families maintaining interest but in a holding pattern waiting for the official Brexit deadline to see what happens,” he says. “We have not seen a departure of families rushing back to the UK.” One of the advantages for globally mobile families of attending an international school is the transferability of the curriculum and academic programs and facilitated transitions from school to school.
“International schools have a better understanding of the expectations of globally mobile families and offer programs that are in line with the demands,” he explains. In addition, the school offers a strong university and career counselling approach that looks at opening doors worldwide and not just nationally within France.”
For children and young people joining a school such as Ermitage, there is the the benefit of being in an open minded and caring environment with families and teachers with shared and common values. “International schools have a stronger tendency
(in comparison with national schools in France) to look at the whole child; taking into account pastoral care, extracurricular activities, and overall well-being of each student,” Mr Hunter explains. Ermitage
offers the French Baccalaureate –
a strong educational program that is demanding and rigorous.
Pupils from Ermitage International School of Paris
“It usually requires students to acquire skills to become independent learners to succeed,” he says. “It is internationally recognized by universities as being a tough Diploma to get and therefore places the students towards the top of the application pool.”
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