topics
tools
editor's choice

Religious services in English in the Netherlands

Maternity leave in the Netherlands

Expatica is seeking an editorial intern

Listing of international schools in the Netherlands

Guide to public transport in the Netherlands

Expatica countries
Index Last Var.(%)
BEL 20 2228.5 -1.86
DAX 6660.4 -1.89
IBEX 30 8753.6 -1.67
CAC 40 3366.62 -1.70
FTSE 100 5843.07 -0.89
AEX 319.85 -1.62
DJIA 12890.46 0.05
Nasdaq 2927.23 0.39
FTSE MIB 16359.61 -1.77
TSX Composite 12497.94 -0.18
ASX 4322.6 -0.79
Hang seng 20783.86 -1.08
Straits Times 2960 -0.71
ISEQ 20 501.48 -0.44
You are here: Home Moving to Getting Started All about educating your family and yourself abroad
Enlarge font Decrease font Text size


08/02/2008All about educating your family and yourself abroad

All about educating your family and yourself abroad Our newly launched E-special brings together the views of parents, students and teachers taking part in our recent education poll and, hopefully, covers all your questions concerning this vital topic.

Parents are often faced with the dilemma of which school to choose for their child. International schools are often the first option considered. Designed to ease the educational transition of a move from one country to another, such schools are a good choice for the children of foreign parents who are staying temporarily in the host country.

However, for families planning to settle into a country long-term, the national school system could be the most effective path.

Each country will have its pro and cons and parents will have to consider such factors as the age of their children and language(s) spoken in the host country before making a selection.

Professional advice from organisations at the host location can help the expat come to the best solution for their children, or even themselves, should they be seeking to continue higher education. But who do you contact to access such information?   

international studentsTo help families and individuals living in and moving to one of the Expatica countries - Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland - we ran a poll to find out your views on how to make the most of the education system in your chosen country and how pleased you are with the current situation.

Readers also went further and commented on international and national education outside the six Expatica countries.

To find out how the teachers themselves viewed it from the ‘other’ side of the system, we also ran a poll asking teachers what they felt were the greatest challenges of teaching outside of their home countries.

For both surveys, the majority of expats responding – about a quarter – came from the UK, followed closely by those of American origin. The diverse mix of other countries of origin includes Australia, Angola, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Lebanon, Switzerland, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

So do Expatica readers feel that their children are benefiting from schooling abroad? Do they find that sending their children to international schools allows for easy integration into their home-country school system upon return? What do you consider to be the drawbacks of the system in your Expatica country and what are the advantages?


Read reports on both surveys, along with a selection of features related to education and surrounding issues, in our just-released Education E-special across all the Expatica countries.


E-special Belgium
E-special Germany
E-special Netherlands
E-special Spain
E-special Switzerland

 

February 2008 

[Copyright Expatica 2008] 



0 reactions to this article

0 reactions to this article

Looking for a job?

Browse all jobs

Search for a home?

Browse all houses
ask your question
Discussion Forums

Netherlands Soapbox

Random Thought of the Day

Legal Problems in the Netherlands

Problem with Internet Provider

Netherlands Soapbox

"No, that's not possible."

Student Forum The Netherlands

Uni fees - questions

Legal Problems in the Netherlands

KM -> PR -> Citizenship

participate in the forums

Inside Expatica
Setting up home in the Netherlands

Setting up home in the Netherlands

A guide to telephone, internet and television along with utility services water, electricity and gas in the Netherlands.

Dutch immigration and residency regulations

Dutch immigration and residency regulations

Lost in the Dutch immigration system? Look no further than this guide compiled for our Survival Guide 2012.

A brief introduction to the Netherlands

A brief introduction to the Netherlands

Expatica offers a whistle-stop tour of life in the modern Netherlands.

Giving birth in the Netherlands

Giving birth in the Netherlands

The challenges and benefits of the maternity system in the Netherlands and how it differs to other countries.