Benefits of an expat posting for children

Benefits of an expat posting for children – the parent perspective St. John’s International School recently asked expat parents what they expect to be the main benefits of

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Top 3 benefits of growing up an expat child

Benefits of growing up overseas St John’s School conducted a poll among 131 people who grow up as expat children and asked them for the main benefits. Respondents

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TCK problems

Note from Carole: What follows here is a piece of writing from a contributor who wishes to remain anonymous. If you feel you can provide advice and/or sympathy via

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A TCK story

Back in November 2012 I was happy to publish Cecilia Haynes’ TCK story in a three-part serialisation. Cecilia has lived in many, many countries and continues to travel

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Taking field trips with special needs children

Fieldtrips are a part of school life Most schools have them, and international schools are no exception. I just went with my nonverbal special needs child on two.

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International school or local school?

International school or local school: A complex decision Now that the economy has begun recovery, families who selected local schools abroad because of financial constraints – either imposed

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Are expat kids happy?

My own expat child This post is a little different from the normal articles I put on this site. Mainly because it is personal, but I feel it’s

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An unsettled but very happy Third Culture Kid: Part 3

TCK life – part 3 Cecilia continues her TCK story. On the road again Cecilia in Chennai. “This was taken on my old school campus. It was really

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Local school for language excellence

Benefits of educating children in a local school Are you considering putting your child into a local school, where the teaching is conducted in a different language? If

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Questions for choosing schools abroad

Local or international school? How do you decide on a school for your child in another country? There are some extreme views at both ends of this debate,

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