First Day at School: What No Uniform? When my son started primary school last year it was a milestone. Not just for him, but for me too. Gone
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Post-holiday back to school routine
Returning to school, routine and constant adjustment First published 1st May 2012 So this morning my girls all returned back to school after 2 weeks of Spring break
What to expect from a bilingual kindergarten
What to expect from a bilingual kindergarten For almost 4 months now, LJ has been attending a German bilingual kindergarten. In Germany, children normally go to kindergarten (Kita)
Keeping up with the English!
When to teach written English? One big challenge when bringing up English speaking children in a foreign speaking country, is when and how to introduce written English. It’s
Teaching a multilingual child to read and write
Why I am teaching my 4-year old to read and write When to teach your child to read is definitely a hard decision. I have heard arguments on
Activities for the summer holidays
16 ways to be sure your kids keep learning over summer break Summer vacation is a time for fun in the sun and enjoying freedom from the drudgery
Springtime in England
Road trips! Well, we made it! So far, anyway… My to-do lists were completed just in time. Our trip to the UK was a success. In no way
Home-school your bilingual child
Send to school or home-educate? Oh my! What am I doing? Non-native mum seeks to raise her kids bilingually (ESP-UK) at home!? The letter has come back from
Raising bilingual children wherever you live
When you cannot, or choose not to, move abroad As I watched a recent episode of ‘A Place in the Sun’, ‘Home and Away’ or ‘Winter Sun’ I
I say tomato, He says tomahto
Kids and languages My kids got a bit shafted on the mother-tongue front. Although they have dual citizenship, both my husband and I hail from English-speaking backgrounds. He
