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Which ones are legitimate, which ones aren't, how to tell the difference, why they matter...everything we can think of that you might need to know.
A quick guide through cross curricular planning: how and at what age you can jump between curriculum, and what unis in the US and UK think about it. And if you want to consider a US university, how to pay for it if you're an American - or if you're not.
Coming from abroad, understanding the system, whether your child has a chance of getting in, whether British schools are as daunting as their reputation, how to check out a school....a wealth of articles reprinted from The Good Schools Guide.
Just as definitive as, but not to be confused with, the famous military publishers of the same name, these travel tips come from a globe trotting consultant who makes it her business to enjoy the process of travel, and to find the comforts and shortcuts in every conceivable language and airport. Check your destination: if Jane Mason goes there, we have her up-to-the-minute advice for your city.
All curricula, exams and systems mentioned in the GSGI (with descriptions as we find authorities who can put each one in clear concise terms....which is almost NEVER the official and mostly useless website set up to do that). If you need information on one we haven't defined yet, just let us know.
Some of these are excerpts of other GSGI articles, or stand alone articles in their own right. So some are country-specific, but much of the information is universally useful, so here it is in one folder.
Definitions, descriptions, resources, solutions....these mini-guides to Special Education Needs in the UK and US will equip you for those countries, but help you find your way (and at least know what you're missing) in more far-flung corners of the globe.
When an international school has "an American curriculum", what does that mean exactly? How does the system work in the US, and what should you expect from the system when you move to America?
Thoughts from parents of boarders, and boarders themselves: how to choose, how to plan, or whether to do it at all.
Can you transfer out of the American system into the British, or out of the British into the IB? If summer is winter in Australia, when does school begin? What happens to children who need someplace to land in between, for extra work, visa help or beefing up on skills?
Everything you need to know about writing and advising for the Good Schools Guide International.
Articles
Words, agencies and phrases that are found peppered throughout the GSGI, many that are peculiar to one country (especially Montreal), or wander into a range of jargon for a particular area (say, US Financial Aid).
By Jennifer Sharple - Expat, parent, journalist. When is an international school not an international school? Or even a school where most students aren't international at all, but instead locals whose parents want them to have a British or American education...at least on paper? What should you look for, what should you ask?
By Jennifer Sharple. What to look for in an international school and how to strategize the search: pitfalls to beware of, what should wave a red flag; what to look for in accreditation, staff, special needs, financial stability.
Find everything you need to know about the British school system....wherever you find it, in this article written for Paragon by Sandra Hutchinson, one of the leading editors from The Good Schools Guide.
There are many mystery words amongst English speaking peoples, but some are more likely than others to incite international incidents....
A quick description of the ins and outs of the French education system: how it works, what to expect and how non-French children (and parents) make the system adjust to themselves (they don't), or learn to fit in (and it is possible).
The trials and tribulations of finding jobs during a teenage holiday...
How to figure out which curriculum your child should take (from primary school on) to get into university in the UK or the US....IGCSE, A levels, IB, AP??? If you choose one system and change your mind later (or your child does), is he doomed? Will he end up pumping gas?